The Music Master was a theatrical play written by Charles Klein, and produced and directed by David Belasco.
Background The three-act comedy-drama opened at the Belasco Theatre in New York on September 26, 1904."David Warfield in The Music Master", The New York Times, September 27, 1904 It ran for 124 performances before it was moved to the Bijou TheatreAdvertisement for the Bijou Theatre, The Sun (New York), January 9, 1905, p. 5, col. 6 ("125th time in New York") where it ran for another 511 performances over that and the next two seasons (taking summers off), before going on tour."Warfield's Long Run Ends", The New York Times, September 30, 1906 ("The performance marked the termination of a run of 635 performances in this city.") David Warfield originated the title role, Anton Von Barwig,Mantle and Sherwood, The Best Plays of 1899-1909, p. 467. and continued playing it in revivals and on tour for two decades. William Furst composed the play's incidental music.Clipping/theatrical program folder, NYPLPA It was adapted into the film The Music Master.
References
Bibliography Mantle, Burns and Garrison P. Sherwood, eds., The Best Plays of 1899-1909, Philadelphia, The Blakiston Company, 1947. The Music Master clipping/theatrical program folder held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.