Gender
Male
Born
Jul 25, 1853
San Francisco, California, USA
Died
May 14, 1931
New York, New York, USA
Director Theatre Owner/Operator Stage Manager Producer House Manager Performer Writer Other Source Material
Relations
Brother of
Walter Belasco
Cousin of
Genevieve Belasco
Father-in-law of
Morris Gest
Father-in-law of
William Elliott (1911 - 1911)
See Also
Comments
Gave Mary Pickford her stage name
Madame Butterfly (Apr 14, 1948 - May 02, 1948)
Special, Revival
  • Based on the drama by David Belasco
Madame Butterfly (May 15, 1946 - May 30, 1946)
Special, Revival
  • Based on the drama by: David Belasco; Based on the book by: John Long
Bachelor Born (Jan 25, 1938 - Jan 31, 1939)
Play, Original
  • Theatre Owned / Operated by New Lyceum Theatre Co. (Daniel Frohman, President) and The Shubert Organization
One Good Year (Nov 27, 1935 - Jun 06, 1936)
Play, Original
  • Theatre Owned / Operated by New Lyceum Theatre Co. (Daniel Frohman, President)
Bitter Oleander (Feb 11, 1935 - Mar 02, 1935)
Play, Original
  • Theatre Owned / Operated by New Lyceum Theatre Co. (Daniel Frohman, President)
Sailor, Beware! (Sep 28, 1933 - Dec 01, 1934)
Play, Original
  • Theatre Owned / Operated by New Lyceum Theatre Co. (Daniel Frohman, President)
Tonight or Never (Nov 18, 1930 - Jun 1931)
Play, Original
Dancing Partner (Aug 05, 1930 - Nov 1930)
Play, Original
Madame Butterfly (Jan 06, 1930 - Jan 18, 1930)
Special, Revival
  • Based on the drama by David Belasco; Based on the short story by John Luther Long
Berkeley Square (Nov 04, 1929 - May 1930)
Play, Original
  • Theatre Owned / Operated by New Lyceum Theatre Co. (Daniel Frohman, President)
  • Theatre Leased and Managed by Charles Frohman, Inc. and David Belasco
It's a Wise Child (Aug 06, 1929 - Jul 1930)
Play, Original
The Freiburg Passion Play (Apr 29, 1929 - Jun 1929)
Play, Original
  • Staged by David Belasco
Polly (Jan 08, 1929 - Jan 19, 1929)
Musical, Original
  • Based on "Polly with a Past" by David Belasco
Mima (Dec 12, 1928 - May 1929)
Play, Original
The Big Fight (Sep 18, 1928 - Oct 1928)
Play, Original
  • Staged by David Belasco
The Beaux Stratagem (Jun 04, 1928 - Jun 1928)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: David Belasco
    • Epilogue - Original
The Bachelor Father (Feb 28, 1928 - Oct 1928)
Play, Original
Hidden (Oct 04, 1927 - Dec 1927)
Play, Original
Honor Be Damned! (Jan 26, 1927 - Mar 1927)
Play, Original
What Never Dies (Dec 28, 1926 - Jan 1927)
Play, Original
Lily Sue (Nov 16, 1926 - Dec 1926)
Play, Original
Fanny (Sep 21, 1926 - Nov 1926)
Play, Original
  • Staged by David Belasco
  • Produced by David Belasco
    See Full Producer List
  • Written by Willard Mack and David Belasco
Lulu Belle (Feb 09, 1926 - Mar 19, 1927)
Play, Original
Accused (Sep 29, 1925 - Dec 1925)
Play, Original
Canary Dutch (Sep 08, 1925 - Oct 10, 1925)
Play, Original
The Dove (Aug 24, 1925 - Oct 1925)
Play, Original
The Dove (Feb 11, 1925 - May 10, 1925)
Play, Original
Ladies of the Evening (Dec 23, 1924 - May 1925)
Play, Original
The Man in Evening Clothes (Dec 05, 1924 - Dec 1924)
Play, Original
The Harem (Dec 02, 1924 - May 1925)
Play, Original
Tiger Cats (Oct 21, 1924 - Dec 1924)
Play, Original
The Other Rose (Dec 20, 1923 - Mar 1924)
Play, Original
Laugh, Clown, Laugh! (Nov 28, 1923 - Mar 1924)
Play, Original
  • Staged by David Belasco
  • Produced by David Belasco
    See Full Producer List
  • Written by David Belasco and Tom Cushing
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary (Sep 11, 1923 - Nov 24, 1923)
Play, Original
The Comedian (Mar 13, 1923 - May 1923)
Play, Original
The Merchant of Venice (Dec 21, 1922 - Mar 06, 1923)
Play, Revival
Shore Leave (Aug 08, 1922 - Dec 1922)
Play, Original
Kiki (Nov 29, 1921 - May 05, 1923)
Play, Original
  • Directed by David Belasco
  • House Manager: David Belasco
  • Produced by David Belasco
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  • Book adapted by David Belasco
The Grand Duke (Nov 01, 1921 - Mar 1922)
Play, Original
The Wandering Jew (Oct 26, 1921 - Dec 1921)
Play, Original
The Return of Peter Grimm (Sep 21, 1921 - Nov 1921)
Play, Revival
The Easiest Way (Sep 06, 1921 - Oct 1921)
Play, Revival
Deburau (Dec 23, 1920 - Jun 1921)
Play, Original
One (Sep 14, 1920 - Dec 1920)
Play, Original
Call the Doctor (Aug 31, 1920 - Dec 1920)
Play, Original
The Son-Daughter (Nov 19, 1919 - Jun 1920)
Play, Original
The Gold Diggers (Sep 30, 1919 - Jun 18, 1921)
Play, Original
  • Theatre Owned / Operated by New Lyceum Theatre Co. (Daniel Frohman, President)
  • Produced by David Belasco
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  • Theatre Leased by Charles Frohman, Inc. and David Belasco
Dark Rosaleen (Apr 22, 1919 - Jul 1919)
Play, Original
Tiger! Tiger! (Nov 12, 1918 - Apr 1919)
Play, Original
The Auctioneer (Nov 04, 1918 - Dec 1918)
Play, Revival
Madame Butterfly (Sep 30, 1918 - Apr 12, 1919)
Special, Revival
  • Based on the drama by David Belasco
Daddies (Sep 05, 1918 - Jun 1919)
Play, Original
Kitty Darlin' (Nov 07, 1917 - Nov 17, 1917)
Musical, Original
  • Based on the play "Sweet Kitty Bellairs" by David Belasco; based on the novel by Edgerton Castle
Tiger Rose (Oct 03, 1917 - Sep 1918)
Play, Original
Polly With a Past (Sep 06, 1917 - Jun 1918)
Play, Original
The Very Minute (Apr 09, 1917 - May 1917)
Play, Original
Little Lady in Blue (Dec 21, 1916 - Mar 1917)
Play, Original
The Music Master (Oct 10, 1916 - Feb 24, 1917)
Play, Revival
Seven Chances (Aug 08, 1916 - Dec 16, 1916)
Play, Original
The Heart of Wetona (Feb 29, 1916 - May 1916)
Play, Original
The Boomerang (Aug 10, 1915 - Nov 1916)
Play, Original
A Celebrated Case (Apr 07, 1915 - Sep 1915)
Play, Revival
Marie-Odile (Jan 26, 1915 - May 1915)
Play, Original
The Secret (Nov 1914 - Nov 1914)
Play, Return Engagement
The Phantom Rival (Oct 06, 1914 - Jan 1915)
Play, Original
The Secret (Dec 23, 1913 - Apr 25, 1914)
Play, Original
The Man Inside (Nov 11, 1913 - Jan 1914)
Play, Original
The Auctioneer (Sep 30, 1913 - Dec 1913)
Play, Revival
The Temperamental Journey (Sep 04, 1913 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
A Good Little Devil (Jan 08, 1913 - May 1913)
Play, Original
Years of Discretion (Dec 25, 1912 - Jun 1913)
Play, Original
  • Directed by David Belasco
  • Theatre Owned / Operated by David Belasco
  • Produced by David Belasco
    See Full Producer List
The Case of Becky (Oct 01, 1912 - Dec 21, 1912)
Play, Original
  • Directed by David Belasco
  • Theatre Owned / Operated by David Belasco
  • Produced by David Belasco
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The Governor's Lady (Sep 10, 1912 - Jan 1913)
Play, Original
The Return of Peter Grimm (Oct 17, 1911 - May 1912)
Play, Original
The Woman (Sep 19, 1911 - Apr 1912)
Play, Original
Nobody's Widow (Nov 15, 1910 - May 1911)
Play, Original
The Concert (Oct 04, 1910 - May 1911)
Play, Original
Just a Wife (Feb 01, 1910 - Apr 1910)
Play, Original
The Lily (Dec 23, 1909 - May 1910)
Play, Original
Is Matrimony a Failure? (Aug 24, 1909 - Jan 1910)
Play, Original
The Easiest Way (Jan 19, 1909 - Jun 1909)
Play, Original
The Fighting Hope (Sep 22, 1908 - Apr 1909)
Play, Original
The Girl of the Golden West (Jan 27, 1908 - Feb 1908)
Play, Return Engagement
The Rose of the Rancho (Dec 30, 1907 - Jan 1908)
Play, Revival
The Warrens of Virginia (Dec 03, 1907 - Oct 1908)
Play, Original
The Girl of the Golden West (Nov 11, 1907 - Nov 1907)
Play, Return Engagement
A Grand Army Man (Oct 16, 1907 - Feb 1908)
Musical, Original
The Rose of the Rancho (Aug 31, 1907 - Jan 1908)
Play, Revival
The Rose of the Rancho (Nov 27, 1906 - Jun 29, 1907)
Play, Original
  • Staged by David Belasco
  • Produced by David Belasco
    See Full Producer List
  • Written by David Belasco and Richard Walton Tully
The Girl of the Golden West (Nov 14, 1905 - Jun 19, 1906)
Play, Original
Zaza (Oct 03, 1905 - Nov 06, 1905)
Play, Revival
Du Barry (Oct 03, 1905 - Nov 06, 1905)
Play, Revival
Adrea (Sep 20, 1905 - Oct 07, 1905)
Play, Return Engagement
  • House Manager: David Belasco
  • Produced by David Belasco
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  • Written by David Belasco and John Luther Long
Adrea (Jan 11, 1905 - Apr 26, 1905)
Play, Original
  • Directed by David Belasco
  • Staged by David Belasco
  • Produced by David Belasco
    See Full Producer List
  • Written by David Belasco and John Luther Long
Zaza (Nov 07, 1904 - Dec 03, 1904)
Play, Revival
  • Book adapted by David Belasco
The Music Master (Sep 26, 1904 - Sep 1906)
Play, Original
Sweet Kitty Bellairs (Dec 09, 1903 - Jun 04, 1904)
Play, Original
The Darling of the Gods (Sep 16, 1903 - Jul 1904)
Play, Return Engagement
  • Theatre Owned / Operated by David Belasco
  • Staged by David Belasco
  • Produced by David Belasco
    See Full Producer List
  • Written by David Belasco and John Luther Long
  • Production Supervised by David Belasco
The Auctioneer (May 04, 1903 - May 30, 1903)
Play, Revival
The Darling of the Gods (Dec 03, 1902 - May 1903)
Play, Original
  • Theatre Owned / Operated by David Belasco
  • Staged by David Belasco
  • Produced by David Belasco
    See Full Producer List
  • Written by David Belasco and John Luther Long
  • Production Supervised by David Belasco
Du Barry (Sep 29, 1902 - Nov 29, 1902)
Play, Return Engagement
Du Barry (Dec 25, 1901 - May 31, 1902)
Play, Original
  • Staged by David Belasco
  • Produced by David Belasco
    See Full Producer List
  • Written by David Belasco
  • Production Supervised by David Belasco
The Auctioneer (Sep 23, 1901 - Dec 1901)
Play, Original
DuHurry (Sep 05, 1901 - Apr 19, 1902)
Musical, Original
  • A burlesque of "DuBarry" by David Belasco
Under Two Flags (Feb 05, 1901 - Jun 1901)
Play, Original
Zaza (Oct 01, 1900 - Nov 1900)
Play, Revival
Madame Butterfly (Mar 05, 1900 - Mar 1900)
Play, Original
Naughty Anthony (Jan 08, 1900 - Mar 1900)
Play, Original
Zaza (Jan 09, 1899 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Book adapted by David Belasco
The First Born (Oct 05, 1897 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
L'Arlesienne (Mar 22, 1897 - Apr 1897)
Play, Original
  • Staged by David Belasco and Eugene W. Presbrey
Under the Polar Star (Aug 20, 1896 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Revised by David Belasco
The Heart of Maryland (Oct 22, 1895 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Staged by David Belasco
  • Written by David Belasco
Pawn Ticket (Oct 01, 1894 - Oct 08, 1894)
Play, Original
  • Written by David Belasco and Clay M. Greene
The Younger Son (Oct 24, 1893 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Written by David Belasco
The Girl I Left Behind Me (Jan 25, 1893 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Written by David Belasco and Franklin Fyles
Miss Helyett (Nov 03, 1891 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Written by David Belasco
Men and Women (Oct 21, 1890 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Written by David Belasco and Henry C. De Mille
The Charity Ball (Nov 19, 1889 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Written by David Belasco and Henry C. De Mille
The Wife (Mar 29, 1889 - Aug 1889)
Play, Revival
  • Written by David Belasco and H.C. DeMille
Lord Chumley (Aug 21, 1888 - Nov 1888)
Play, Original
  • Written by David Belasco and Henry C. De Mille
The Wife (Nov 01, 1887 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • The Entire Production under the stage direction of David Belasco and Henry C. De Mille
  • Stage Manager: David Belasco
  • Written by David Belasco and Henry C. De Mille
The Highest Bidder (May 03, 1887 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • The Play Edited by and under the stage direction of David Belasco
The Main Line; or, Rawson's Y (Sep 18, 1886 - Oct 17, 1886)
Play, Original
  • Directed by David Belasco
Valerie (Feb 15, 1886 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Written by David Belasco
May Blossom (Apr 12, 1884 - Sep 27, 1884)
Play, Original
  • Written by David Belasco

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