The Great Detective (ballet, 1953)

The Great Detective is a ballet staged by the Sadler's Wells troupe in 1953. It was directed by Margaret Dale and Richard Arnell; Kenneth MacMillan played the roles of Sherlock Holmes and |Professor Moriarty; Stanley Holden played Dr. Watson and Dale herself played the female lead.
==Notes==
*This is the only ballet to features the Holmes characters this writer personally knows of.
*Mr. MacMillan was thought to be too young for the role of Moriarty.
*Apparently the story was played for humour, which upset some critics.
==Reference==
The Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook (book edited by Peter Haining, pages 86-88)
Category:Adaptations