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“He was in a pitiable state of reaction, with every nerve in a twitter.“ – The Man With The Twisted Lip (TWIS) For those of you who are active in the area of social media, you can follow The Fourth Garrideb on Twitter – our “handle” is @FourthGarrideb. There are several other Sherlockian and numismatic… Continue Reading
I was fortunate to be able to attend the inaugural meeting and luncheon of the Diogenes Club of Washington, DC at the Hamilton Restaurant on September 20, 2014. Full membership is only available to those who are current and past employees of any agency, department, or branch of government be it local, state, federal, or foreign,… Continue Reading
This is the first of what we hope to be a monthly feature, where we ask for your assistance in getting more information on an item. Earlier this summer, I received an email, in response to one of the announcements about the possible formation of our scion, about some ancient coins that were owned by… Continue Reading
“It was nine o’clock at night upon the second of August – the most terrible August in the history of the world.” – His Last Bow (LAST) Published in September 1917 in Strand Magazine, LAST is unusual in the 60 stories of the Canon – the narration is in the third person, not, as usual, by Dr.… Continue Reading
“… he has definitely retired from London and betaken himself to study and bee-farming on the Sussex Downs.” – The Adventure of The Second Stain (SECO) The Cook Islands have partnered with CIT – Coin Investment Trust to issue a 2014 five dollar coin featuring the honey bee. We know that Holmes retired to a life… Continue Reading
In a previous post, we discussed the various radio broadcasts of The Three Garridebs. We are pleased to present this recording of the May 9, 1949 Mutual Broadcasting System version of 3GAR. Holmes is played by John Stanley and George Stelton plays the role of Dr. Watson. Later in the year, both would be replaced… Continue Reading
Granada Television aired The Adventures of the Mazarin Stone on April 4, 1994 as part of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes series. This was episode 40 of 41 and was the seventh and final season of the Granada adaptations of the Canon. This episode is unusual in two different ways. This is the only episode of the complete… Continue Reading
“Dead man was identified as Rodger Prescott, famous as forger and coiner in Chicago.” – The Adventure of Three Garridebs (3GAR) Who killed Rodger Presbury???? The answer is Killer Evans. But you just read The Adventures of the Three Garridebs in a previous post here, and Killer Evans killed the counterfeiter Rodger Prescott…. Peter E.… Continue Reading
The Adventures of the Three Garridebs has only been adapted for television a handful of times, however one of those times is probably the most significant television appearance for Sherlock Holmes. On November 27, 1937 NBC aired 3GAR, during field tests before actual television service would start, from their Radio City studio in New York.… Continue Reading
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs has been adapted seven times for radio. Sherlock Holmes first appeared on the NBC Blue radio network on October 20, 1930 and was played by William Gillette, the noted stage actor who was synonymous with Holmes since the turn of the century. Gillette was replaced the following week by… Continue Reading