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.[1] It ran for 124 performances before it was moved to the
Bijou Theatre[2] where it ran for another 511 performances over that and the next two seasons (taking summers off), before going on tour.[3]David Warfield originated the title role, Anton Von Barwig,[4] and continued playing it in revivals and on tour for two decades.
William Furst composed the play's incidental music.[5] It was adapted into the film The Music Master.[6]
^"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.")
^Mantle and Sherwood, The Best Plays of 1899-1909, p. 467.