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The Silent Sherlocks Signing

24/8/2013

We have a new entry in The Howard Ostrom Collection Holmes and Watson Autograph Collection today with Edward Daw and David Forde from "Sherlock Holmes and the Stolen Emerald" (2013) .

The film was a six-minute silent comedic short made for film festival release . The premise is that Watson is the real genius of the duo, it features several characters dressed in exuberant steampunk attires. From an original idea by Celine Terranova, this short film was initially developed in May 2012 and financed thanks to a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo. The film was shot at Barts Pathology Museum in London in two weekends in early 2013.

A sequel is currently in the works with the title "Sherlock Holmes and the Wrath of Moriarty"

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Holmes and Blake On Stage

9/8/2013

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Sadly its not Tamzin Dunstone and myself I am talking about here (though that would be fun!) but a new entry in the stage section of The Howard Ostrom Collection.

This time around it is The Poluski Brothers William Nelson Govett & his brother, Samuel Thomas Govett - a popular music hall comedy double act from the 1880s up until the First World War.

Their claim to Holmes fame comes from their performance in "The Sleeping Beauty" a pantomime for children. The Poluski Brothers appeared as Detectives Holmes & Blake (a parody of Sherlock Holmes & Sexton Blake) who search for Auriol, who has been transformed by Anarchista into an ugly beast.

For those unaware, Sexton Blake is a 19th Century fictional detective who had his basis in Sherlock Holmes.

For more Holmes of the Stage era of by gone years be sure to check out the rest of the Howard Ostrom Holmes and Watson Collection Stage Page.

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Hungary For Holmes?

3/8/2013

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Of course you are, we always are!
Today's news posting is both an information piece and an international appeal.

Depicted to your left is Baumann Karoly (b.1871-1920). Karoly appeared as "Sherlock Hochmec"
in the 1908 parody comedy film
"Sherlock Hochmes".

Considered to be similar to Micheal Caines performance in "Without a Clue"(1988) The film caricatured the fact that Holmes knew everything. But the real significance of the comedy was that Baumann spoke and sang Hungarian in an age when German was the official language. In Hungary they are still hugely proud of him to this day and he was so respected for his courage that after his death he received a honorary grave.

In the very unlikely event that anyone might have any sources to track down an autograph myself or Howard would love to hear from you.

In light of this significant portrayal, among other Holmes and Watson actors we have previously made appeals for autographs too that we may never be able to collect, a special section of unfinished pieces will be opening in the Howard Ostrom collection in the future so their performances as our favourite Detective and Doctor can be forever immortalized in some form for generations to come.

-With thanks to Zsófia Marincsák of the Hungarian Sherlock Holmes Club for the photograph and the information on Karoly.

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The Silent Sherlocks Signing

Holmes and Blake On Stage

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