Irving turned it down and Tree demanded that Doyle readapt Holmes to his peculiar acting profile ; he also wanted to play both Holmes and Professor Moriarty .
Doyle offered the role first to Herbert Beerbohm Tree and then to Henry Irving .
Henry Irving turned it down and Herbert Beerbohm Tree demanded that Doyle readapt Holmes to Doyle 's peculiar acting profile ; he also wanted to play both Holmes and Professor Moriarty .
Doyle offered the role first to Herbert Beerbohm Tree and then to Henry Irving .