Baldwin, under the stage direction of Belascoand the management of Gustavo Frohman:notable success.July.10. Belasco’s “American Born” was acted, forthe first time, at the Baldwin Theatre, SanFrancisco,—Edward N. Marble being thenthe lessee of that house.—. First meeting of Belasco and Charles Frohman.18(?). Belasco left San Francisco, travelling, asstage manager, with the [Gustave] FrohmanDramatic Company.31. That company began an engagement inDenver, Colo.,—at the end of which, apparently,it was disbanded.August.16. Belasco’s “American Born” was successfullyproduced, at the Grand Opera House,Chicago, under the joint management of Gustaveand Charles Frohman.October.9. First production of “Young Mrs. Winthrop,”by Bronson Howard, at the MadisonSquare Theatre. This was the first playproduced at that theatre under the stagemanagement of Belasco, and the incidentmarks his establishment in the Theatre ofNew York.The 100th performance of “Young Mrs.Winthrop” occurred January 12, 1883: the150th, March 5.1883.April.7. Last performance (original “run”) of“Young Mrs. Winthrop” at the MadisonSquare Theatre.9. First performance, by professional actors,Madison Square Theatre, of “A RussianHoneymoon,” by Mrs. Burton N. Harrison,produced under stage management ofBelasco.June.4. Last performance of “A Russian Honeymoon”and end of “the regular season” atthe Madison Square.5. Beginning of the “summer season” at theMadison Square, with first production of“The Rajah; or, Wyncot’s Ward,” by WilliamN. Young, revised by Belasco, and producedunder his stage direction.September.1. 100th performance of “The Rajah” at theMadison Square.October.31. 150th performance of “The Rajah.”November.12. At the New Park Theatre occurred thefirst performance in New York of Belasco’smelodrama (revised for the occasion) of“The Stranglers of Paris,” which was producedunder the stage direction of the authorand the management of Charles Frohman:Henry Lee appeared asJagon.December.8. “The Rajah” was withdrawn at the MadisonSquare.10. At the Madison Square first production of“Delmar’s Daughter; or, Duty”; by HenryC. De Mille, under Belasco’s direction. It wasa failure and was withdrawn on the 15th.17. “The Rajah” was revived at the MadisonSquare.1884.January.29. Last performance of “The Rajah.”31. First New York performance, MadisonSquare Theatre, of “Alpine Roses,” by H.H. Boyesen; stage direction of Belasco.Georgia Cayvan, Marie Burroughs, EbenPlympton, and Richard Mansfield played thechief parts in this drama.April.10. Last performance of “Alpine Roses.”12. At the Madison Square Theatre, first production,on any stage, of Belasco’s dramaof “May Blossom,” founded in part on hisearlier play of “Sylvia’s Lovers”: producedunder the stage direction of theauthor.July.5. Belasco sailed for England, on board theSS. Alaska, to witness performances of“Called Back,” at the Haymarket Theatre,London,—that play having been purchasedfor production in America by the Mallorybrothers. First meeting of Belasco and authoroccurred on this voyage.19. He sailed for New York, on board theSS. Alaska.27. He arrived in New York.August.27. Public announcement by the Mallorybrothers that Albert Marshall Palmer hadbecome a partner in the management of theMadison Square Theatre. Friction betweenBelasco and Palmer, relative to managementof the stage, had arisen some timeearlier.September.1. First production in America of “CalledBack,” made by the Mallory brothers at theFifth Avenue Theatre, under the stage directionof Belasco.9. 150th performance of “May Blossom” atthe Madison Square Theatre.27. Last performance of “May Blossom” atthe Madison Square Theatre.29. A new policy was put into effect at theMadison Square Theatre, under the influenceof Palmer, marked by the presentation, onthis date, of “The Private Secretary.”This farce was placed on the stage almostentirely under the direction of FrankThornton.After the successful production of “CalledBack” at the Fifth Avenue Belasco resignedhis position as stage-manager of the MadisonSquare Theatre company.1885.—. Belasco contemplated abandoning stage directionand reverting to acting,—it being hisplan to appear at the head of a companymanaged by himself asHamletand in the centralpart of a play he wished to write for hisown use.He became acquainted with Steele Mackaye.1886.February.15. At Wallack’s Theatre, New York, occurredthe first production on any stage of “Valerie,”a play in three acts altered by Belascofrom Sardou’s “Fernande.”March.13. “Valerie” was withdrawn at Wallack’s.May.—. Belasco returned to San Francisco as stagemanager of Al. Hayman’s “all-star stock company.”31. That company appeared, under his direction,at the Baldwin Theatre, in a dramatizationof the novel of “Moths.”June.Hayman’s company acted at the Baldwinunder Belasco’s direction as follows:7. In Belasco’s “Valerie.”14. “The Marble Heart.”21. “Anselma.”24. “The Lady of Lyons.”28. “Alone in London.”July.18. (Sunday night.) Belasco took a benefitat the Baldwin Theatre, San Francisco: extraordinaryprogramme and great public enthusiasm.26. He left San Francisco for New York, totake up work there in connection with theLyceum Theatre.September.Belasco revised A. C. Gunter’s “A WallStreet Bandit,”—which was produced at theStandard Theatre, September 20.18. Henry C. De Mille’s play of “The MainLine; or, Rawson’s Y” was produced at theLyceum Theatre, under Belasco’s stage direction.October.18. May Fortesque (Finney) began an engagementat the Lyceum, actingGretchen, inGilbert’s “Faust”: Belasco officiated as stagedirector throughout that engagement, duringwhich Miss Fortesque also acted asGilberte,in “Frou-Frou”;Iolanthe, in “KingRene’s Daughter,” andJenny Northcottin“Sweethearts.”1887.March.23. Under Belasco’s direction, pupils of theLyceum Theatre School of Acting gave aperformance, at the Lyceum, of an Englishtranslation of Molière’s “Les PrécieusesRidicules.”May.3. First production, at the Lyceum Theatre,of “The Highest Bidder,” made by Belascoon the basis of a play called “Trade,”—whichwas written by John Maddison Mortonand Robert Reece, for the elder Sothern.Notable success.July.16. End of the original “run” of “The HighestBidder,” and close of the season at theLyceum Theatre.August.22. Revival of “The Highest Bidder” at theLyceum.September.12. “Pawn Ticket 210,” by Belasco and ClayM. Greene, was produced by Lotta, at McVicker’sTheatre, Chicago.19. Cecil Raleigh’s farce, “The Great PinkPearl,” and Augustus Thomas’ one-act drama,“Editha’s Burglar,” were produced, underBelasco’s stage direction, at the Lyceum.October.24. At the Fourteenth Street Theatre “BaronRudolph,”—originally entitled “Only aTramp,”—by Bronson Howard, first rewrittenas well as renamed by Howard;then, at Howard’s request, altered andimproved by Belasco, was produced, for thefirst time in New York, by George S. Knight,—CharlesFrohman representing Knight inthe business management and Belasco stagedirecting the performance. Failure: theplay was kept on the stage four weeks, tobad business. (In its original form Knightfirst presented “Baron Rudolph” in NewYork, at the Windsor Theatre, October 17,1881.)November.1. At the Lyceum occurred the first performanceon any stage of “The Wife,” byBelasco and Henry C. DeMille.19. “Baron Rudolph” was withdrawn at theFourteenth Street Theatre.December.—. During this month Belasco revised andrectified William Gillette’s dramatization ofHaggard’s “She,”—which had been producedat Niblo’s Garden on November 29. His work,for which he received $1,000, made a popularsuccess of that spectacle.1888.June.16. 239th consecutive performance of “TheWife,” and close of the Lyceum Theatre.August.21. The Lyceum was reopened for the seasonwith first performance anywhere of Belascoand De Mille’s “Lord Chumley.”September.11. Belasco’s revision of E. J. Schwartz’s “TheKaffir Diamond” was produced at the BroadwayTheatre, New York, with Louis Aldrichin the chief part. (Belasco was paid $300for his work on this play.)November.11. —th and last performance at the Lyceumof “Lord Chumley.”1889.March.11. The fifth annual performance of the Academyof Dramatic Art (formerly the NewYork School of Acting) occurred at theLyceum Theatre, under the direction ofBelasco, Franklin H. Sargent, and HenryC. De Mille,—pupils of that school appearingin an English version of Sophocles’ “Electra.”18. “The Marquis,” a version of Sardou’s“Ferréol,” prepared by Belasco, was producedunder his stage direction at the Lyceum.Failure.29. Revival of Belasco-De Mille drama of “TheWife,” at the Lyceum.April.29. A play by William Gillette, based on Mrs.Humphry Ward’s novel of “Robert Elsmere”and bearing the same name, was producedat the Union Square Theatre underthe stage direction of Belasco—by specialarrangement with the directorate of theLyceum Theatre: Belasco received $500 forhis labor on this production.May.6. James Albery’s play of “Featherbrain”(adapted from a French farce called “Tête deLinotte”) was produced, under stage managementof Belasco, at the Madison Square Theatre—aspecial company organized by DanielFrohman appearing in it.18. Close of the season at the Lyceum.(Month, date?) Belasco and De Millewere commissioned to write a new play forthe season of 1889-’90, at the Lyceum.—. First meeting of David Belasco and Mrs.Leslie Carter.September.—. Mrs. Leslie Carter sought Belasco atEcho Lake, New Jersey, and obtained hispromise to undertake her training for thestage.November.19. First performance anywhere of “TheCharity Ball,” by Belasco and De Mille, stagedirection of the former.This was the last play for the Lyceumwith which Belasco was concerned.December.—. Belasco, being in need of the use of a stagefor rehearsals of Mrs. Carter, agreed to revisea play by Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson,based on Mark Twain’s “The Prince and thePauper,” and to rehearse a company in it, onthe understanding that, as payment, he shouldbe permitted to rehearse Mrs. Carter on thestage of the Lyceum Theatre.1890.January.20. Belasco’s revision of “The Prince and thePauper” was acted at the Broadway Theatre,Elsie Leslie appearing in it as Tom Cantyand asPrince Edward of Wales.January-February.Belasco was active in planning a play forMrs. Carter, called “The Heart of Maryland,”in negotiation for its production underthe management of A. M. Palmer, and intraining of Mrs. Carter.February.26. The bargain between Daniel Frohman andBelasco, for the latter to use the stage ofthe Lyceum Theatre, was wrongfully abrogatedby the directors of that institution.Belasco soon afterward resigned his place atthe Lyceum.March.27. Belasco ended his association with theLyceum Theatre.May.24. 200th performance of “The Charity Ball,”and close of the Lyceum Theatre.October.21. A melodrama entitled “Men and Women,”by Belasco and De Mille, was produced atProctor’s Twenty-third Street Theatre, byCharles Frohman, under the stage directionof Belasco: and, to accommodate Miss AnnieA. Adams, an old friend, Belasco wrote inthis play a small part for Miss MaudeAdams.November.10. Belasco, with E. D. Price as business manager(the financial capital having been providedby Mr. N. K. Fairbank, of Chicago),presented Mrs. Leslie Carter, at the BroadwayTheatre, as a star, in a play by Mr.Paul M. Potter, called “The Ugly Duckling”;that wasMrs. Carter’s first appearance on the stage.1891.March.14. End of tour of Mrs. Carter in “The UglyDuckling,” and of career of that play, inKansas City, Mo.25. 200th consecutive performance of “Menand Women” at Proctor’s Twenty-thirdStreet Theatre.28. Last performance of “Men and Women,”—originalproduction.April.15. Belasco, Mrs. Carter, and Mrs. Dudley,her mother, sailed for England, on boardSS. City of New York, and proceeded toParis, to see the French play with musicafterward presented in America as “MissHelyett.”November.3. “Miss Helyett,” a farce with music,adapted from the French by Belasco, was, byhim, in association with Charles Frohman,produced at the Star Theatre, New York,—Mrs.Carter appearing in it asMiss Helyett.December.17. 50th performance of “Miss Helyett” at theStar.1892.January.10. Last performance of “Miss Helyett” at theStar.11. “Miss Helyett” was transferred from theStar to the Standard Theatre.29. 100th performance of “Miss Helyett.”February.13. Close of the New York engagement of Mrs.Carter in “Miss Helyett”: she then went on atour in that play, under the management ofFrohman and Belasco, which lasted until theend of the theatrical season of 1891-’92.During the greater part of the remainderof 1892 Belasco’s attention was bestowedprincipally on the writing of “The Girl I LeftBehind Me.”1893.January.16. “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” by Belascoand Franklyn Fyles, was produced, by CharlesFrohman, for the first time anywhere, at theNew National Theatre, Washington, D. C.,—underthe stage management of Belasco.25. The Empire Theatre, New York, wasopened, under the management of CharlesFrohman, with a performance of “The Girl ILeft Behind Me.”March.29. “The Girl I Left Behind Me” was playedat the Empire with an entirely new cast—theoriginal company, with one or two exceptions,going to Chicago, where, during the World’sColumbian Exposition, it was presented inthat drama, at the Schiller (now, 1917, theGarrick) Theatre, for many weeks.June.24. 288th consecutive performance of “TheGirl I Left Behind Me,” at the Empire, andclose of the first season at that theatre.October.24. First performance in New York, at theEmpire Theatre, of “The Younger Son,”adapted by Belasco from a German playcalled “Schlimme Saat” (“Evil Seeds”).Failure: it was withdrawn after four performances.1894.August.22. Belasco left New York, taking his brotherFrederick with him, for San Francisco,—calledthere by the illness of his mother, whowas thought to be dying.1895.October.9. Belasco’s play of “The Heart of Maryland”was presented, by the author, in associationwith Mr. Max Bleiman, of New York,for the first time anywhere, at the GrandOpera House, Washington, D. C.22. “The Heart of Maryland” was acted forthe first time in New York, at the HeraldSquare Theatre: notable success.1896.March.3. 150th performance of “The Heart ofMaryland.”31. An extra performance of “The Heart ofMaryland” was given at the Herald SquareTheatre, for the benefit of the HebrewInfant Asylum.April.18. 200th performance of “The Heart of Maryland,”and distribution of souvenirs at theHerald Square.May.16. End of the “run” of “The Heart of Maryland,”and close of the season at the HeraldSquare Theatre: 229 consecutive performanceshad been given of this fine melodrama.June.3. Trial of Belasco’s suit against N. K.Fairbank, to recover $65,000, losses, expenses,etc., incidental to instruction ofMrs. Carter and her tour in “The UglyDuckling,” was begun before Justice LeonardGiegerich and a jury, in Part V., SupremeCourt, State of New York. This suitwas fought with extreme acrimony at everypoint.23. The jury in Belasco’s suit against Fairbankreturned a verdict for the Plaintiff,awarding him $16,000 and interest, for fiveyears, at 5 per cent.August.20. “Under the Polar Star,” revision by Belascoof play by Clay M. Greene, was produced atthe Academy of Music, New York.1897.August.16. Belasco presented “The Heart of Maryland”at the Baldwin Theatre, San Francisco.October.5. At the Manhattan (previously the Standard)Theatre Belasco, in partnership withCharles Frohman, presented, for the first timein New York, a tragedy of Chinese characterentitled “The First Born,” by Francis Powers.It was produced under the stage managementof Belasco, and Powers appeared in its principalpart,Chan Wang: notable success. Thetragedy was acted in association with a farcecalled “A Night Session,” derived from aFrench original by Georges Feydeau.23. The theatrical company that acted “TheFirst Born” in New York sailed for England,—anew company taking its place at theManhattan.November.6. “The First Born” was acted at the Dukeof York’s Theatre, London,—where it failedand was withdrawn after one week.Last performance of “The First Born” atthe Manhattan Theatre. Nov. 29.—Transferredto Garden Theatre, where it was acteduntil December 11.1898.—. Close of the third season of “The Heart ofMaryland” at Springfield, Mass.March.30. Belasco, Mrs. Carter, and the companywhich had been acting in “The Heart ofMaryland” sailed for England on SS. St.Paul.April.8. Belasco, in partnership with Charles Frohman,presented Mrs. Carter, at the AdelphiTheatre, London (her first appearanceabroad), asMaryland Calvert, in “The Heartof Maryland.”June.25. End of the season of “The Heart of Maryland”in London.September.7. Belasco arrived in New York, from England,on board SS. Majestic.December.25. Belasco’s adaptation of “Zaza,” from aFrench play of that name, by MM. PierreBerton and Charles Simon, was acted for thefirst time, at the Lafayette Square OperaHouse (now, 1917, the Belasco Theatre),Washington, D. C., Mrs. Leslie Carterappearing in its central part.1899.January.9. “Zaza” was acted for the first time in NewYork, at the Garrick Theatre.11. Death of Mrs. Humphrey Abraham Belasco,at 174 Clara Street, San Francisco, in her69th year. Mrs. Belasco was buried at Hillsof Eternity Cemetery, San Mateo, California.June.5. 150th performance of “Zaza,” observed bydistribution of souvenirs during the evening.17. End of “run” of “Zaza,” and close of theseason at the Garrick: 164 performances hadbeen given.December.25. Belasco’s “Naughty Anthony” was produced,first time, at the Columbia Theatre,Washington, D. C., with Blanche Bates andFrank Worthing in its principal parts.1900.January.8. Belasco presented his farce of “NaughtyAnthony,” for the first time in New York, atthe Herald Square Theatre.March.5. At the Herald Square, first performanceanywhere of the tragedy, in one act, byBelasco, entitled “Madame Butterfly,”—foundedon a story of the same name by JohnLuther Long,—Blanche Bates acting in it asCho-Cho-Sanand Frank Worthing asLieutenant B. F. Pinkerton.21. Close of the Belasco season (“NaughtyAnthony” and “Madame Butterfly”) at theHerald Square Theatre.April.5. Belasco, Mrs. Carter, and the theatricalcompany to act “Zaza” sailed for England onSS. St. Paul.16. Belasco, in partnership with Charles Frohman,presented Mrs. Carter in his play of“Zaza,” at the Garrick Theatre, London.28. In association with Charles Frohman, Belascopresented “Madame Butterfly” at theDuke of York’s Theatre, London: memorabletriumph.May.—. Belasco fell on stairs of the GarrickTheatre, London, and was seriously injured.July.28. End of the London engagement of Mrs.Carter, in Belasco’s “Zaza.”August.—. Belasco and Mrs. Carter sailed for NewYork on board SS. ——-.—. They landed in New York.1901.February.5. Belasco, in partnership with Charles Frohman,presented at the Garden Theatre, forthe first time on any stage, a dramatizationof Ouida’s novel, “Under Two Flags,” byMr. Paul M. Potter,—revised by Belasco.Blanche Bates, making her first appearancein New York as a star, acted in it asCigarette. Stage direction of Belasco.June.1. 133rd performance of “Under Two Flags”at the Garden Theatre, and close of the seasonthere.September.9. At the Hyperion Theatre, New Haven,Conn., Belasco presented David Warfield asa star, in “The Auctioneer,”—then firstacted on any stage,—a play built on suggestionsby Belasco, by Charles Klein and LeeArthur, and amended by Belasco.23. Belasco presented Warfield in “The Auctioneer,”for the first time in New York, atthe Bijou Theatre.December.12. At the New National Theatre, Washington,D. C., Belasco, for the first time anywhere,presented his play of “Du Barry,”with Mrs. Carter in the central part.