Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-23
SHERLOCK HOEMES."

SH hl4oNN HUE
 l 5, William Gillette has been. many. veryenfany years enacting various roles on both the American and English stages but it has never fallen to the lot of. Waterbury theatergoers to Wit ness his admirable skill in creating and acting any of his clever writings unnli last evening at Polls theater. That 1t was a mistake not to have brought him to this city in other seasons was fully attested, last night by the large and ap- recfatiye.audience that assembled 10 witness himself and his very excellent 4epmpany in his latest, production Of
 Sherlock Holmes."c It was an over flowing audience for there were many of theSregular .attendants of the the ater who were forced to accept Stand- ing room in any corner of the theater that was ceHyenient. And not one per son was dissatisfied, nor did any of those present lastnight feel any discom- fort because, of the necessity of. stand ing up. The performance was s> far beyond the ordinary meIodramas that all --inconypniences Were forgotten so wrapped did each become in the work ing out of the threads of the story. It was soaies zofssW ateFbury,s most repre-
 ptSdScp pS- yohff measure were the, people at the wonderful production. William Gill lette. is Connecticut boy also. which aSdfd to the. interest that was mani. fest fhrougliout tie evenings Hartford can. well feel proud of this author
 actor, and his will be. name that will shine among the leading playwrights of this coilntGy .when future years of fo, h,1f m hattnr thna tri- calswritings For thirty-six weeks did sherlock Holiness 7. delight the lovers of theatricals in New York, and the Garrick- theater of the metropolis. night after" night, betokened by large
 audiences the admiration that was felt
 for this briIGant t. American actor. A yshort.stour in this country and across
 theewateE sNill go this company of art
 iSts to present to the people of London
 this the latest and one of the best sue: icesses from the pen of William Gil Ette,s s,.sssz :, -- ..,4 s.-,-. ~4 <.. E-ss ,Ehe. play, deals with the adventures of sAr 4As, Conan Doyle's great detective
 and gis. intensely thrilling and delight fully Interesting. The story of the play is founded 7on a hitherto unpublished episode in. the, life of the great detec- tixe,. telling ins an interesting manner his :csnnection with the strange case .Qf Miss Alice Faulkner. This young lady has ill her possession certain pho .tosraRhs and. documents which were left her By her, sister, These photo grlp1ls and .docuinents ,confpromisc very strongly a Scion Of , nobls lfouse, Tosseeura Those papers .HolmesEis; .cn; S3gsa. and the mysterious Workings s1neh sN1nsehs sIo1lo a1fef efoe oeh ttancing ailid sen. sdfi6faf tt~tl tlftt@e ex1ff1rfie SeAriss fsaiilk- sHersealis into the hands of an ifnscftI. a5ufetts ceeIsl bss snainea James farra- Bee: ss1fs Iris Mifsa sNEdfee. They dis eaversthe xalue.of the7papers that Miss
 Faulkner. has in -her- possession. and 4tlfcEs-d tarInina sons q course of black
 mai. .sss At tlae, Lasrabee homo, .orarath- ser prison. far. that was what it was to t.AIiss Faulkner Holmes finds the . SirhyailfI sdiscnregs, ass well the sought for .cempronisnss documents. Holmes saIsaa finds samethingi be was notysearch- iags tas~ aalldsiC id opalles. a prisoner
 of fsttha eEea whose business it iwas to
 ignlrSoll, He was willing prisoner, for, hesreturns tue. valuable package ! to Miss sFsiTlkncEs and substitutes; a sRnSpls. nackage. When this package is
 fIrnea over to. the .scions for, whom : hc had sbeen worllin. he is denounced
 IS q. a.hiineler and Is being berated in
 strong 1angua gc until Miss Faulkner
 eoufess to. ms a1r Inr she herself sup SAAjt tlle wanted pa ekage ',Tlier Lar rii}ecss see s.fh emse1ves about to ssbs foilesr aIrA AeSHcaH in the king of zcrime. pfafs 3E6riarty.a y.and he with. .hls ijaax115 1153znf- lqx--villains and the beautiful |fens Mhoa acts as. .the deeoy. plot, tho fIuriIer of Holmes and Miss Faulkner. 9JHhey arc. entieetf to. Moriarty's .under-
 onnd qWfffers aid there are7 faced. 'bxs the band of villains. Of course stlfcy are foiledy for just as thei plot is :: t6 be put in execution Holmes puts the ssrSoRz in darkness by smashing the limp to .piaces and. all that can be seen E5&the lighted cigar which the detective , S}frlably held between his teeth.
 " Affh 46fstke eaiehtsdseig:lr,H wastthe f(ntcbword. but again was the .detec- ' kez too watchful. for when the lights 2 2keSJGrncd on the cigar Eas found
 S !s[ lsl ssA kasp sa ss4s @a's szalss Eass ' rough the door. The last act closes < 6 web around thess.apd and ;tl, c.stugy,
 61s .spith. the zltiliIs -mafriase -sof , <sssss ss.5s