afoot

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The Game's Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays A 1930s actor renowned for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes must solve an actual murder in Ken Ludwig's farce.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2015

Something's Afoot is a thimbleful of nonsense that turns into a flagon of fun.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only question to ponder in Something's Afoot is which guest at a mid-'30s English country manor will be stiffed next, and how.

From Time Magazine Archive

Afoot and in wagons, they converged on Chichester Cathedral, whose distant spire was a grey needle against the sea.

From Time Magazine Archive

Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.

From Camping For Boys by Gibson, Henry William