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As Watson resumes his medical practice by opening the Holmes Clinic in Pittsburgh to treat patients with strange and unidentifiable ailments, he soon discovers that Moriarty might still be alive.
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The Moriarty Resurrection" [12] 2006 Radio (Imagination Theatre) Richard Ziman The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" [13] 2009 Alan Cox: Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem/The Empty House [14] 2011 Audio drama (Big Finish Productions) Norman Lloyd: Sherlock ...
Gillette's play features Professor Moriarty as the villain, but Gillette names him "Robert Moriarty". [6] At this point no forename had been given for Moriarty in Conan Doyle's stories. Holmes (William Gillette) and his hypodermic, with Dr. Watson (Bruce McRae, left), in the 1899 Broadway production of Sherlock Holmes
In the William Gillette play, Sherlock Holmes, Moriarty was played on Broadway in the original (1899–1900) run by George Wessells (and again in 1905), [1] then by Frank Keenan (1928), [2] John Miltern (1929–30) [3] and Philip Locke, Clive Revill and Alan Sues from 1974 to 1976.
Professor Moriarty's first appearance occurred in the 1893 short story "The Adventure of the Final Problem" (set in 1891). [2]The story features consulting detective Sherlock Holmes revealing to his friend and biographer Doctor Watson that for years now he has suspected many seemingly isolated crimes to actually all be the machinations of a single, vast, and subtle criminal organisation.
In the 1990s, Caliber Comics issued a four-part Sherlock Holmes Reader which features quotes from Holmes, a map of 221-B Baker Street, and canon story adaptations [12] as well as individual stories such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes [12] and The Sussex Vampire. [13] 2009 brought the Black House Comics series The Dark Detective: Sherlock Holmes. [14]
Dr John H. Watson becomes convinced that his friend Sherlock Holmes, the famous private detective, is delusional—particularly in his belief that the renowned mathematician Professor James Moriarty is a criminal mastermind—as a result of his addiction to cocaine. Moriarty visits Watson to complain about being harassed by Holmes.
After Laugh-In, Sues portrayed Professor Moriarty onstage in Sherlock Holmes (opposite John Wood, and later Leonard Nimoy), which, according to Alan, was "one of my favorite roles, because it's so against type, and I loved the makeup". The makeup for Moriarty was used in several books about makeup as an example of shadowing and technique. [2]