[Gutenberg 16551] • The Girl of the Golden West 1

[Gutenberg 16551] • The Girl of the Golden West 1
Authors
Belasco, David
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Tags
western stories , california -- fiction , women pioneers -- fiction
ISBN
9781544789705
Date
1911-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.19 MB
Lang
en
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The Girl of the Golden West is a theatrical play written, produced and directed by David Belasco, set in the California Gold Rush. The four-act melodrama opened at the old Belasco Theatre in New York on November 14, 1905 and ran for 224 performances. Blanche Bates originated the role of The Girl, Robert C. Hilliard played Dick Johnson, and Frank Keenan played Jack Rance. Bates was joined by Charles Millward and Cuyler Hastings for two-week Broadway runs in 1907 and 1908. William Furst composed the play's incidental music. The play toured throughout the US for several years.