The Adventure of the Speckled Band a pipe. Even Conan Doyle's bow was upstaged when Lyn Harding appeared at curtain call with the snake draped around his neck. "The Speckled Band" ran for 169 performances at the Adelphi Theatre before transferring to the Globe on 28 August. The play enjoyed a successful tour in England, with two touring-companies on the road by the end of August, while the New York presentation was marred by clumsy production. Conan Doyle's financial difficulties were at an end, yet there were still problems to be resolved with the production. While the human cast was excellent, the live snake proved to
The Rocket (short story) outer-space, one that they say they will "remember... for always." In the end, his wife realizes what a wonderful memory he has given their children, even though the rocket never left the ground, and agrees to share a short trip in the rocket with him in the future. "The Rocket" was adapted as a radio drama by Ernest Kinoy in 1952 as a part of the series. Full audio from the January 4 broadcast can be found at the Internet Archive: "NBC Short Story". On March 16, 1952, "CBS Television Workshop" aired a television adaptation of "The Rocket" starring Martin