Other plays which Belasco recalls having written for presentation there are “Wine, Women, and Cards” and “The Christmas Night; or, The Convict’s Return.” I have not, however, found _record_ of the presentation of them. During that engagement at Egyptian Hall, Belasco also gave several recitations, including “The Maiden’s Prayer,” with musical accompaniment, and “Little Jim.” May-July. Belasco acted with Gardiner and his wife, in various cities and towns of California and the Pacific Slope, in the plays above mentioned. August. 18. Belasco played _John O’Bibs_, in Boucicault’s “The Long Strike” (billed as “The Great Strike”), and the _Earl of Oxford_, in the Fifth Act of “King Richard III.,” in a benefit for A. D. Billings, at the California Theatre, San Francisco. September. 24. A theatrical company, from the California Theatre, San Francisco, under the management of Thomas W. Keene, of which Belasco was stage manager, began a “Fair week” engagement at the Petaluma Theatre, Petaluma, California. Bill: “The Lady of Lyons,” in which Belasco played _Monsieur Deschapelles_; and “The Young Widow,” in which he played _Mandeville_. 25. Same engagement: “The Hidden Hand,” Belasco playing _Craven Lenoir_; and “Robert Macaire,” in which he played _Pierre_. 26. Same. “The Wife,” Belasco as _Lorenzo_; and “My Turn Next,” Belasco as _Tom Bolus_. 27. Same. “The Streets of New York,” Belasco as _Dan_; and “The Rough Diamond,” Belasco as _Captain Blenham_. 28. Same. “Deborah,” Belasco as _Peter_; and “Solon Shingle” (“The People’s Lawyer”), Belasco as _Lawyer Tripper_. Same. Benefit of Keene. “The Ticket-of-Leave Man,” Belasco acted one of the subsidiary parts. October. --. Belasco joined the Frayne Troupe, at Humboldt, Oregon, opening as _Mrs. Willoughby_, in “The Ticket-of-Leave Man.” This engagement lasted about three months.