1890. January. 20. Belasco’s revision of “The Prince and the Pauper” was acted at the Broadway Theatre, Elsie Leslie appearing in it as Tom Canty and as _Prince Edward of Wales_. January-February. Belasco was active in planning a play for Mrs. Carter, called “The Heart of Maryland,” in negotiation for its production under the management of A. M. Palmer, and in training of Mrs. Carter. February. 26. The bargain between Daniel Frohman and Belasco, for the latter to use the stage of the Lyceum Theatre, was wrongfully abrogated by the directors of that institution. Belasco soon afterward resigned his place at the Lyceum. March. 27. Belasco ended his association with the Lyceum Theatre. May. 24. 200th performance of “The Charity Ball,” and close of the Lyceum Theatre. October. 21. A melodrama entitled “Men and Women,” by Belasco and De Mille, was produced at Proctor’s Twenty-third Street Theatre, by Charles Frohman, under the stage direction of Belasco: and, to accommodate Miss Annie A. Adams, an old friend, Belasco wrote in this play a small part for Miss Maude Adams. November. 10. Belasco, with E. D. Price as business manager (the financial capital having been provided by Mr. N. K. Fairbank, of Chicago), presented Mrs. Leslie Carter, at the Broadway Theatre, as a star, in a play by Mr. Paul M. Potter, called “The Ugly Duckling”; that was _Mrs. Carter’s first appearance on the stage_. 1891. March. 14. End of tour of Mrs. Carter in “The Ugly Duckling,” and of career of that play, in Kansas City, Mo. 25. 200th consecutive performance of “Men and Women” at Proctor’s Twenty-third Street Theatre. 28. Last performance of “Men and Women,”--original production. April. 15. Belasco, Mrs. Carter, and Mrs. Dudley, her mother, sailed for England, on board SS. City of New York, and proceeded to Paris, to see the French play with music afterward presented in America as “Miss Helyett.”