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
Hawk of the Hills (short story) of characterization is also praised and this story is noted as the reviewer's favourite of the series. The story is currently in print in the first volume of Del Rey's "The Best of Robert E. Howard". Hawk of the Hills (short story) "Hawk of the Hills" is an El Borak short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the June 1935 issue of the pulp magazine "Top-Notch", one of only five of the El Borak stories published within Howard's lifetime. The story was featured as the cover of that issue. The story is regarded as one of