claim: The soundtrack of Far from the Madding Crowd was by at least one person.
evidence: The Burglar and the Lady is a play written by Langdon McCormick .. Langdon McCormick. Langdon McCormick. play. Play ( theatre ). Like many of McCormick 's plays , it was primarily a touring show and first premiered on October 1 , 1905 , at the State Street Theatre in Trenton , New Jersey .. It came to Broadway in September 1906 , appearing for a week at the American Theatre .. Broadway. Broadway theatre. The story pitted Sherlock Holmes , the famous fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle , against A. J. Raffles , a fictional criminal created by E. W. Hornung .. Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes. A. J. Raffles. A. J. Raffles ( character ). Arthur Conan Doyle. Arthur Conan Doyle. E. W. Hornung. E. W. Hornung. McCormick did not bother to ask permission for the use of either character .. Former boxer `` Gentleman Jim '' Corbett played Raffles .. The character 's nationality was changed from English to American to match Corbett 's casting .. It was adapted as a movie in 1914 , with Corbett again playing Raffles , although the adaptation removed the Holmes character .