1. The world's rarest Sherlock Holmes program. An extraordinary 1900 custon souvenir porgram for William Gillette starring as A. Conan Doyle's famous detective Sherlock Holmes, boldly autographed by William Gillette with a later presentation inscription to the famous Charlotte Cushman Club in Philadelphia. With many original turn of the century cabinet photos and magazine photos of the actresses who appeared with Gillette in the play including a cabinet photo of Katherine Florence, the first Alice Faulkner, Maude Fealy, and many more pasted into the program. Also with two original William Gillette cast sheet programs pasted in for New York April 1900 and Philadelphia February 1901, along with a number of scenes of Gillette in the play from 1900 magazines to augment the many photographs and illustrations in the program. Also, five original early postcards and a brochure and newspaper article of William Gillette's castle. Superb and one of a kind! Light wear else fine. Twenty pages. Dimensions twelve and a quarter by nine and a quarter inches. $1500.00

 
 

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2. An orginal pen and ink drawing of William Gillette, boldly signed by both William Gillette and the artist, Al B.Griffith and dated February 1936. Dimensions seven and three quarters by five and a half inches. $300.00

 
 
 
 
 

3. An extraordinary 1897 autographed Pach Brothers cabinet photo of William Gillette in his play Secret Service. Boldly signed by William Gillette Chicago October 25, 1897. Excellent condition. $250.00

 
 
 
 

4. An original autographed silver print photograph with pipe of Clive Brook, who played Sherlock Holmes in the famous 1929 Basil Dean film The Return of Sherlock Holmes and again in 1932 in Sherlock Holmes, adapted from William Gillette's play. Dimensions ten by eight inches. $100.00

 
 

5. A rare 1897 souvenir program for William Gillette in Charles Frohman's production of Secret Service. Four pages. $75.00

 
 

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