I long believed that Holmes loved as much the theatrics of his profession as the deductions themselves, and the Irving affair confirmed my suppositions.<\/p>\n
A German anarchist had made threats upon the life of noted thespian Henry Irving and Holmes, rather than simply collar the fiend, chose to draw him out with an elaborate disguise — becoming Irving himself!<\/p>\n
“For three nights I trod the stage, Watson, awaiting the anarchist to show himself. The Times praised Irving’s — my — performance. ‘Rare nuance,’ they wrote. ‘The definitive performance of this generation.’<\/p>\n
“What the stage lost when I chose my profession was justice’s gain.”<\/p>\n
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