Beethoven, a play by Rene Fauchois, freely adapted by Louis N Parker, starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the title role. First produced at His Majesty?s Theatre, London, January 1909. Front of a four-page flyer for the revival (one week only), in January 1910. At the end of the play, with Beethoven blind and wretched, nine young female performers advance from the wings to console him - they represent his nine symphonies.