Hazel Kirke is a play in four acts written by American actor and dramatist Steele MacKaye.
Originally titled An Iron Will, the play toured Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington until renovations on the Madison Square Theatre were complete.
It premiered there on February 4, 1880, and the original production became immensely successful; it starred actress Effie Ellsler in the title role and ran for 486 consecutive performances, the record of its time.
[3] In 1987, a revamped version of Hazel Kirke by Mark Houston which added a musical score debuted at the Lake George Opera Festival.
The New York Times called the result "like watching a B movie; its kitschy charm wears thin after a short while.