Arizona republican., 1919-10-05
PLAYED VILLAIN SO
 WELL THE AUDIENCE:
 WANTED VENGEANCE

To look at William Wartman Brew CT, better known as Billy" Brewer thc very excellent character man witl the Edler stock company at the Elks theater. one would scarcely believe he could be such a first-class villain. His roles thds far in the stock engagement: of the Edler company in Phoenix have given no indication of such trait.
 But history, which is very truthful, especially theatrical history, states that MT. Brewer, years ago in San Francisco, when melodrama was at its height, played villain roles so realis- tically that it has been necessary for him to have protection going from the theater 10 his home to save him from the outraged newsboys who had wit messed the play and took too much to heart the prosecuting of the heroine by the villain, Mir. Brewer
 An, those were the good old days when Laura. the Beautiful Cloak Model" and Bertha. the Beautiful Sewing Machine Girl" and Willie Live, the Boy Detective and q score of other thrillers were in their prime Mr. Brewer yesterday afternoon, after rehearsal at the Elks. lived over a few of tbose days and told considerable Of his hfe history, which is linked pretty
 
 the coast during the past quarter cen tury,
 1'lierc. it is out. Mr. Brewer is no spring chicken. although he doesn't looks his real age ny many years. He is ole of the old 'coast defenders p and bas played up and down this Pa viiic. line for 27 years. ever since he broke into the business. During these years he has become one of the very hcst- character actors in the country as many people who have attended the productions Of the Edler company al inc Elks theater will attest. Mir. Edler the shead of tho company, thinks so well of MT Brewer and of his work that he has included him in every one Of his companies.
 In arriving at his position as premier character actor. Mr. Brewer has run the gamut of Inc theatrical business and has had fling at almost every sort.Of stage business. He started out Witlt road show, back in 1892, and played all the California mining camps Talk of experience. that was some when the theater was anything from tho dining room of a hotel to the loft of a barn. Then he went into stock then joined a read show, then back 10 the Burbank theater in Los Angeles the first year t was opened.
 Old timers can remember the Benson grand opcrat house Tn Los Angeles Brewer went from the Burbank to the MT. Benson and joined the Pike Opers company. From that he went with T Daniel Frawley and has as companion players such then unknown actors an6 actresses as Blanche Bates, Wilson Boucicault, Maxine Elliott and others
 After a season with MT. and Mrs I-ackaye, Theodore Roberts, Mrs. Dior Sidney Drew, Mir. Brewer went tC work for the elder Morosco and wa. with him and with "Oliie7 for fivt years. That isn't all. Mr. Brewel played the CTpheum circuit for three years with Lillian Burkhart. There 4 not a city of any size on the Pacific coast, Mir Brewer ayers, in which ht has not played stock.
 This is not his first visit to Phoenix Mr Brewer was here on January 20 1904, and his not book on that dat. states that it showed in Phoenix H, insists that notation about the snow |, correct. but the weather bureau coulC not be reached in time to verify it.