It should not be confused with the play of the same name by Jeannette Leonard Gilder which also was staged on Broadway in the year 1900 during the same period of time.
[1] Quo Vadis premiered in Chicago at McVicker's Theater's on December 12, 1899.
The cast included William V. Ranous as Vitellius, Joseph Haworth as Vincius, Arthur Forrest as Petronius, Maude Fealy as Eunice, Margaret Fealy as Pomponia, and Lucia Moore as Paulina among others.
The United Kingdom premiere of the work took place at the West End's Adelphi Theatre on May 5, 1900; closing on June 1, 1900, after 28 performances.
[2] After the Broadway opening, The New York Times also said the play was too long, but was well acted and well staged.