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 Monster (short story) the crew to kill themselves, while he returned to Earth and revived the race without the rest of the Ganae learning of their existence. The Monster (short story) "The Monster" is a science fiction short story by Canadian-American writer A. E. van Vogt, originally published in "Astounding" in August 1948. It was one of van Vogt's favorite stories. It was included in several anthologies, including 1952's "", sometimes under the title "Resurrection". It involves aliens who come across a long-dead Earth and explore it in an attempt to find out what killed the obviously intelligent life forms. Their exploration leads