1874. March. 1-7? Belasco returned to San Francisco from Virginia City. 10. Engagement of Adelaide Neilson in San Francisco began at the California Theatre,--Miss Neilson making her first appearance there in “Romeo and Juliet.” Belasco participated in all the performances given during that engagement,--which ended on March 30,--as a super and helper about the stage. May. 4. Grand Opening of Maguire’s New Theatre, San Francisco, (the old Alhambra, rebuilt and altered),--“The Entire Lingard Combination,” Wiliam Horace Lingard, Dicky Dunning, Alice Lingard, etc., appearing in “Creatures of Impulse,” “Mr. and Mrs. Peter White,” and a miscellaneous entertainment. June-September. Belasco worked as a copyist, etc., for Barton Hill, at the California Theatre and played minor parts (not recorded) at Maguire’s New Theatre. Also, he made several brief excursions as a “barnstormer” to small towns of California and Nevada. September. (14?). Belasco became attached to Maguire’s New Theatre as assistant stage manager and prompter, actor of small parts, hack playwright, and secretary and messenger to Thomas Maguire. In this employment he came into association with James A. Herne, Thomas Whiffen, Annette Ince, Ella Kemble, Sydney Cowell, etc. He remained there for about four months. October. 12. He played the _Dwarf_ in “Rip Van Winkle” at Maguire’s,--Herne being _Rip_. December. 24. Belasco played _Pietro_ and _Galeas_, in the prologue and drama of “The Enchantress,” at Maguire’s New Theatre.