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The China Western Film Studios

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The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
The China Western Film Studios
Phone:
+86 951 213 6068

Address:
Zhenbeipu Town, Helan County 750200, China

William Hooker Gillette was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage-manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 silent film thought to be lost until it was rediscovered in 2014. Gillette's most significant contributions to the theater were in devising realistic stage settings and special sound and lighting effects, and as an actor in putting forth what he called the Illusion of the First Time. His portrayal of Holmes helped create the modern image of the detective. His use of the deerstalker cap and the curved pipe became enduring symbols of the character. He assumed the role on stage more than 1,300 times over thirty years, starred in the silent motion picture based on his Holmes play, and voiced the character twice on radio.His first Civil War drama Held by the Enemy was a major step toward modern theater, in that it abandoned many of the crude devices of 19th century melodrama and introduced realism into the sets, costumes, props, and sound effects. It was produced at a time when the British had a very low opinion of American art in any form, and it was the first wholly American play with a wholly American theme to be a critical and commercial success on British stages.
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