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Fun Fact: there was a form of Anglicanised martial arts self defence in the Victorian era known as Bartitsu. It was a mishmash of jujitsu, kickboxing, regular boxing,ect. that was popular with Victorian era gentlemen due to Arthur Conan Doyle referencing it in his “Sherlock Holmes” stories
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Even though William Gillette was not the director, the assistant director (Essanay studio men Arthur Berthelet & William Postance) or even the scenario writer (H. S. Sheldon) the crew from Essanay’s Chicago contingent followed his lead almost down to the T- including the use of theatrical tricks like “Pepper’s Ghost” projections
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What we think of when we imagine Sherlock Holmes (smoking robe, deerstalker hat, pipe, daring physicality, “Oh, this is elementary, my dear fellow”, etc) comes from his stage work.
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“Sherlock Holmes” (1916) stars American actor, playwright and stage manager William Gillette. He became world famous for his re-interpretation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, who he portrayed on stage & on screen for a total of 32 non consecutive years and over 1,000 live performances.
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