The sun., 1916-10-15

convinced everybody that I was a
bad business man. end the old gentle
man evidently thought ] could not
do much worse than | was doing and
removed his objections.
Il often wish | had struck u heroic
pose and dehed everybody, because
1t sounds so much better. doesn't 1t?
However. | got an introduction from
d relative. the wife Of Sir Charles
Flower. to +. X. Benson. the Shake
spcarian actor and scholar. and for
that matter an Incompatible teacher
and kindly gentleman. | recited to him
one night in the manufacturing own
of Oldham. I say recited. But when he
said enough 7 quite agreed with him
II expected IL tart command to re-
turn whence I came. But evidently I
had impressed him enough for q trial.
SIN the eighteen months I stayed
with the Benson troupe | worked up
fium small parts 20 big ones. Yes.
Mr.. Benson IL an excellent tutor, and
| am proud Of my connection with him
and his alented company. He has
given the world a number of fine actors
ana actresses who when they left his
company knew how to use their voices,
wear their clothes and carry them.
selves properly.
Following this altogether delight
ful engagement | went to London and
appeared with Charles H,wtry ut tho
Haymarket Theatre in Lucky Miss
Dean and The 1ndecision Of Mr..
kingsbury.' Then I played Prince HaI
with BeerDohm Tree In Henry the
Fourth" "a. III, Sbnla.,aari,, p.-st
val. which was followed by an eleven
months engagement with Gerald du
Maurier in 'Raifles.' In which | took
the part 81 CroUicU.
" remained with Du Maurier to
p,"y Tommy IL 'Brcwster's Millions
ana ] also understud!ed Du Maurier.
After Il or two short engagements
at the Court Theatre / again Joined
Bcerbohm Tree. playing Lord Worth
in1ton in ADMIRAL Nashville Then
! think | played with Gcrdh Laurence
in Into the Light at the Court"
What happened them"
u Vas tired out and wanted a rest
81 | took ali eight months holiday.
travelling over England and going to
the Srily Isles and to- Paris. Here |
Purchased two plays and WIS In the
nidst ~: translating them when an
'ctor friend Visited me ana told me he
WAS sailing 10" America. asked him
When.
I'm three weeks h.. told the, why
h"t come al"ug"' Having nothing
definite In view I said 'riGntu.' and
So ! cam. Five day after | landed
IN New York ] appeared with Diesy
ell and kathrr'ne clifford IN The
Doctors. ttnins TIC part IL irthur
'i'rH'um. We went on TN. road with
'W' .ptS add lid Vel. Then followed
III Succession Cdpt1in Tack .ircher ir
IT, fires of Fate. under Truhman,
Shciton P,nrp in Is M~u,rinony a
Faildre?' in New York and Chics 60
ANGER Be!asco and VfScouat charles
bccd'ord. Il part ! created with George
hIii>S, In 'DisrGeli.'
Then | took u six months holiday
IN England and returned to appear
under the Liebler management in the
all star cast Of oliver Twist
For a long time my thoughts had
seen turnlns screenward. So then
visited the N!tagraph studios and
finally actually decided 20 try my
hand before the camera. In my first
picture | u the Lead in the first Of
the Captain Barnac!e' series. After
quite a stay in the realm OF the
canned drama | went to Europe Cor
another holiday. where I was surprised
To find that a great number Of my
English friends were also plctLr.,g.
Returning TO America I went TO Call
fornia with David Griffith and while
there met Oliver Morosco and later
hecime II member Of his Morosco stock
company.
1T was az tie Morosco Theatre that
Upstairs aud Down wac first pro
auccd and where ! created the role 81
captain O'heefr. This Hatton Gomez
proved an unusual success in Los
Angeles on its tryout and AS every one
hDows has more than duplicated this
success in New York