BELASCO, DAVID

(1859), an Amer, dramatist, son of Abraham and Reina Martin Belasco. Graduated from Lincoln College, California, in 1874. Began his stage career as stage manager of Baldwin Grand Opera House and Metropee Theatre in San Francisco, Cal. n 1880 became stage manager of Madison Square Theatre where he made a great succe . Remained with Madison Square Theatre until 1887 going then to manage Lyceum, where he again made iki changes which greatly added to his reputation as a manager. He is now owner and manage: of Belasco Theatre, New York. He presented E.H. Sothern as Lord Chumley in 1887; Mrs, Leslie Carter in the Heart of Maryland in 1895; Zaza, in 1896 and 1900; Blanche Bates in Naughty Anthony, in 1899; Madame Butterfly in 1900; Du Barry in 1901; Henrietta Crosman: in Sweet Kitty Bellairs in 1903; David War field in The Music Master, in 1904; The Girl of the Golden West, in 1905; The Easiest Way, in 1909; The Return of Peter Grimm, in 1911; The Secret, 1912; The Heart of Watona, in 1916; Polly with a Past, in 1917; Daddies, in 1918; Ina Claire in The Gold Diggers in 1919; Frances Starr in One, in 1920; David War field in The Return of Peter Grimm, in 1921; Lionel At will in The Grand Duke, in 1921, and Lenore Ulrich in K7ki, in 1921. He was the author of many plays, the more prominent being Lord Chumley, The Charity Ball, The Girl I Left Behind Me (with Franklin Fyles), the Heart of Maryland, Du Barry, The Girl of the Golden West, the Return of Peter Grimm, with many adaptations of other plays. In 1923 he entered into an agreement with prominent moving picture interest to turn over for screen i ag many of his plays and producons. town, Egypt. Pop. 11,500.