1,400 productions.

In the late 1890s, Walker began to swing away from classic production in favor of more contemporary and thus more profitable plays. On January 31, 1901, just fifteen minutes after the final curtain call of Walker's play Heart and Sword, the Coates Opera House in Kansas City caught fire and burned to the ground. By the time the fire had spread from the boiler room, the building had been evacuated, forcing Walker's company to abandon their theatrical gear to the flames. Later,