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Jan 12 #6 "What Scott Learned" was the headline on a story in the Wash- ington Post on Jan. 3 , about Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. One of the photographs with the story shows Scott writing in his journal in a wooden hut at Cape Evans, with shelves of books behind him, and two books on his bed. One of the books he took with him to the Antarctic was Conan Doyle's THE GREEN FLAG AND OTHER STORIES OF WAR AND SPORT, and it's still there, preserved as the southernmost copy of a book written by Sir Arthur. Anglofile, offering detailed coverage of British entertainment and formerly available by mail, now is a blog by Leslie King, and you can read her lat- est news at ; she offers early reports on programs to come on PBS-TV and on BBC America. Sarah Montague reports from time to time on Sherlockian affairs for WNYC-FM (New York), and this year she has honored Sherlock Holmes' birthday with a story about A STUDY IN SHERLOCK, the anthology edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger; she interviewed the editors and some of the contributors (including Neil Gaiman and S. J. Rozann), and you can hear her broadcast at . News from Don Izban: the Colonel Sebastian Moran Secret Gun Club will hold its quadrennial "Hunt for the Mongoose Named Moriarty" in Chicago on Feb. 29 (the event takes place only during Leap Years); contact Don (1812 Rene Court, Park Ridge, IL 06068) (847-292-1270) for more information. Compliments to eagle-eyed Nick Utechin, whose letter to The Times (Jan. 19) had the headline "If One Is Paying Careful Attention, Inside One Sherlock Holmes One May Well Find...Another Sherlock Holmes"; Nick was grateful to Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss for their choice of the actor who played the perturbed gentleman in the Diogenes Club in "The Reichenbach Fall" (that's the third episode of the new "Sherlock" mini-series). The actor was Doug- las Wilmer, who has played Holmes many times, and has just celebrated his 92nd birthday. The Woodland Opera House Theatre Company is performing Steven Dietz's play "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure" through Feb. 12. 340 Second Street, Woodland, CA 95695 (530-666-9617) The Vigilante Theatre Company is performing Bruce Hurlbut's new play "House Arrest: The Curious Events Surrounding the Retirement of Sherlock Holmes" on tour in Montana, with a stop at Quinns Hot Springs Resort in Paradise on Feb. 11-12; their web-site's at . The Daily Telegraph reported (Jan. 13) that the one-bedroom flat just above Speedy's on North Gower Street in London is available for rent for £300 per week. The building is used for exterior shots for the BBC mini-series that stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman (interiors scenes are filmed elsewhere). The story noted that the estate agent's listing does not men- tion whether living in the flat will "give you preternatural observational powers, a doting landlady, or a network of homeless friends." The agent's listing at may still be viewed (if the flat has not already been taken).
Jan 12 #7 The Mystery Writers of America have announced the nominees for this year's Edgar awards, which include Michael Dirda's ON CON- AN DOYLE; OR, THE WHOLE ART OF STORYTELLING (best critical/biographical), Neil Gaiman's "The Case of Death and Honey" (best short story), and Jeffrey Hatcher's "Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club" and Ken Ludwig's "The Game's Afoot" (competing head-to-head for best play); Neil's story appeared in the anthology A STUDY IN SHERLOCK. The winners will be announced at the MWA Gala Banquet in New York on Apr. 26. Distinctive Dummies, founded in 2010, creates attractive 12" custom action figures for fans of science fiction, horror, and Hammer Films, and the last of those categor- ies has brought them to Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes in the 1959 film "The Hound of the Baskervilles"). The figure costs $99.99 postpaid worldwide, and if you want to see it in full color you can visit their web-site at . If they're successful with Cushing, they hope to follow up with Basil Rathbone and Jeremy Brett. Mill Creek Entertainment is planning to release a three- DVD set with all 26 episodes of the animated children's series "Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century" on Feb. 21 ($12.98), along with a single "best-of" DVD with 10 episodes ($9.98). And for completists: there will be diff- erent artwork on the boxes. Sarah Greenwood, the production designer for both of Guy Ritchie's "Sher- lock Holmes" films, will recreate her production studio for an exhibition at the Arts Gallery at the University of the Arts London, through Mar. 9; she has mocked up her studio, including research material, scripts, note- books, drawings, schedules, and models. More information about the exhibition can be found at . CBS announced plans for a modern-day "Sherlock Holmes" drama last year (Sep 11 #5), and the entertainment trade press has now reported (Jan. 17) that CBS has green-lighted the project, which is now called "Elementary" and is a step closer to actual production. The new pilot will have Holmes living in New York City. Welcome to our new postage rates, which are now 45¢ per ounce (domestic), 85¢ (Canada), and $1.05 (international). The old rates were 44¢/80¢/98¢. The cost of printed envelopes also has increased, and the new subscription rates for the ink-on-paper version of Scuttlebutt are $11.70 (domestic) and $16.50 (Canada) and $18.90 (international). Electronically enabled readers can of course read the newsletter on-line without charge: searchable text of all issues since Mar. 1985 is available at Willis Frick's "Sherlocktron" , and Scott Monty's archive of scanned images of issues since Jan. 2011 can be found at Scribd's web-site . The Spermaceti Press: Peter E. Blau, 7103 Endicott Court, Bethesda, MD 20817-4401 (301-229-5669)
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