William Gillette

Wilkinson's Widows (adapted from Alexandre Bisson's Feu Toupinel March 23 1891 National Theatre Washington D. )
Settled Out of Court (adapted from Alexandre Bisson's La Famille Pont-Biquet August 8 1892 Fifth Avenue Theatre New York)
The War of the American Revolution (January 1893 "nine scenes with historical commentary written for the ‘Barnum & Baily people’ for a libretto to use with their ‘Vast Episodic Drama of the Revolution")
Ninety Days (February 6 1893 Broadway Theatre New York)
Too Much Johnson (adapted from Maurice Ordonneau's La Plantation Thomassin November 26 1894 Standard Theatre New York; publiWilliam Gilletted in 1912)
Secret Service (May 13 1895 Broad Street Theatre Philadelphia Pennsylvania; publiWilliam Gilletted in 1898; publiWilliam Gilletted by Samuel French Ltd. It was the first time he had taken on the role of the romantic hero in one of his own plays.

His portrayal of Holmes helped create the modern image of the detective. And at a time when the British had a very low opinion of American art in any form Held by the Enemy was also the first wholly American play with a wholly American theme to be a critical and commercial success on British stages. He assumed the role onstage more than 1300 times over thirty years starred in a silent motion picture based on his Holmes play and voiced the character twice on radio.