 The play opened in New York City, New York, USA on 23 October 1905  and closed 1 April 1906 after 222 performances.  William S. Hart (qv) was the title character, and the cast also  included George Fawcett (qv) and Mitchell Lewis (I) (qv) who was  also in this film version. The play had several revivals, the last  in 1926.