Project Gutenberg 2020-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 775 Winter, William 1836 1917 Vale, Mark Winter, William Jefferson 1878 1929 Winter, Jefferson The Life of David Belasco; Vol. 2 Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Life of David Belasco; Vol. 2" by William Winter is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on the life and contributions of David Belasco, a prominent theatrical manager and playwright in America. The book explores Belasco's significant role in the theatrical world, detailing his productions, innovations, and the artists he worked with during his influential career. At the start of this volume, Belasco is depicted returning to America after a successful London engagement of "Zaza," where he plans to launch actress Blanche Bates as a star in a revamped version of "Under Two Flags." The opening chapter delves into Belasco's creative process as he revives the classic narrative to suit the contemporary stage, emphasizing his intricate staging techniques and attention to character development, particularly that of the adventurous female lead, "Cigarette." Additionally, the text introduces David Warfield, whose journey from variety performer to a serious actor under Belasco's guidance illustrates the manager's talent for nurturing performers and shaping theatrical successes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Theater -- United States Belasco, David, 1853-1931 PN Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Biographies Category: American Literature 1235307 2025-09-25T08:20:54.126999 text/html 1176864 2024-10-18T07:54:01 text/html 9907117 2025-09-25T08:21:34.488896 application/epub+zip 9897711 2025-09-25T08:21:05.343950 application/epub+zip 489892 2025-09-25T08:20:59.459983 application/epub+zip 10298392 2025-09-25T08:21:50.201786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10087859 2025-09-25T08:21:23.634853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 729646 2022-09-28T17:36:39.478825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 898412 2025-09-25T08:20:50.476029 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 878454 2024-10-18T07:54:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17110 2025-09-25T08:21:50.467728 application/rdf+xml 13493 2025-09-25T08:20:59.750018 image/jpeg 1960 2025-09-25T08:20:59.603995 image/jpeg 9553432 2025-09-25T08:20:54.382007 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia