1. Door leading to the hall.
2. Door leading to another room.
3. Door leading to bedroom and dining-room.
4. Large bay window with thin green silk curtains.
5. Arch opening through which is seen a laboratory.
6. Fire-place containing fire showing cheerful glow into the room. Fender and fireirons.
7. Gesterfield with several cushions. On it: Violin, tobacco pouch, loose music, two or three pipes, tobacco tin, violin bow.
8. Chesterfield with several cushions.
9. Large round table with drawer. On it: Two alarm bells, writing materials, matches. In drawers, two revolvers.
10. Small ordinary chairs.
11. Large arm-chair.
12. Table. On it: Electric stand lamp.
13. Bookcases filled with books.
14. Small kitchen table covered with American cloth to make it look like marble. On it: Spirit lamp, retort, and various bottles of coloured liquids, etc.
15. Laboratory backcloth. Shelves with phials, bottles, etc., etc.
16. Long curtains.
17. Window seats and cushions.
18. Mantelpiece. On it: Two tin boxes, clock and ornaments, jar of tobacco, wax matches, hypodermic syringe incase, small phial, several pipes.
19. Large fur rug.
20. Brass coal scuttle.
21. Carpet rugs.
22. Square upholstered stool, with casters.
NOTES.
Newspapers and books scattered about the floor in front of chesterfield (7). Several cushions on the floor in front of chesterfield (7).
Pictures and etchings on the walls and also several photographs of criminals about the room. Also sketches of hands and feet.
Writing-pad on cushion in front of chesterfield (7).
HAND PROPS.
Revolver for Moriarty. Letter for Billy. Boutonnière for Watson. Loose cartridges for Holmes. Coat and boots for Billy.
OFF STAGE.
Large alarm bell off R. Slam door off R.
LIGHT PLOT.
Electric fire set in fire-place. Blue lime set up L. to shine through laboratory window and across stage. Blue strip set back of window C. to shine front of transparency backing. White strip set back of transparency. Electric standard lamp set on table between arch and window.
Note.—When dark change is over, pilot light switches off. On signal from stage manager, come up slowly on fire and strips, also red and blue calcium till full up, then comes up to quarter on red and white foots and border. As Holmes puts hand under lamp shade, switch on lamp, and come full up on foots and border light.
At end of Act on cue, all lights flash out simultaneously and up again as required, for pictures, to end Act.
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