New-York tribune., 1921-05-15
Career Of Stanley Hewlett ]
Rich in Varied Experience

bic personality to those VII
stood him. From him I learned -ef' M
great deal, for he demanded tbe
o. MS people. ! played Horatio !. Dss1 ~
aanlet and understudied hia ..S n,s
hamlet was indeed very b.s....a .s
conception of the role. Msnr '-a
followed under his management I.,s. p,sgs
and Hyde, Princess clsn.ss. sAsh
Cesar Borgia.' / journeyed ws.s ''.i'
TO the Antipodes, where we nl.ras nm =
year, including New zealand !; ! 4'f
pilgrimage. In the Lyons NJ ~
used to be his double and ~. !
the scrimmage with the paris 'sssa
while H. B. was hastily eban.i.s 'nO0
the villanous Dubesc back to sbs NE I'm
wronged Leronvas, always be.as ',1sn
return to his management and T. 3 .
nave done so but for his sudden -
Sevaring my connection witt Ia'a. -.
went to Sir Herbert Tree >. a p.
Majesty's Theater. There ,srs., Aia
years, playing in Drsks
Joseph The Brethren "rbe H.
Island and revivals of sh.Lo appy
The stories of Sir Herhert reaie'
,oia ana | know many, but one Of a;aal. =.
rest actually happened in INV bsa.. sas
During protracted rehearsal Of NJ. .,As
anc at about o'clock in tha
lns' every one was tired and eros, sr,', -
sapers were endeavoring to do -, M
istic light between brakes sa.s 80.
and the Spaniards. Sir Herbert aa4sa s.
their efforts for a little while tbss s0ep
despair he rushed at them. .os =
1od' no' ne exclaimed; never Il.
back drop when it's down, -'
From Tree, I went on tour. nl,v,..
count orloff in Diplomacy Tbsn
reJoIned Sir Frank Benson for So
playing those parts with him vbirs
had envied others in my younger ~ d.,.
Antonio, Pistol, orsino. clarna.s
remember in Leeds, as I swaved III.
oemused with sleep, through the .ns
tains, the whole backing gave w,v sas
| played the rest of the scene-ar..-
Gus yassal, the great King of Kings -.
with murderers, who had come 10 t.Es
my life, assisting me in holding nm u.
back fat. '
Then followed work in other eh,n.
neis IN connection with which mn..
relate another trying experience / wa.
playing Bruce Wilton in the original
version of The Rosary to q crowded
house, and my manager, Jerrie NIL.
ward, was naturally anxious for me n
be at my best. In the middle Of ssv.
ing, The hours l spent with thee. des,
heart with the diapason note of NV
voice full out and the sob in nv
throat, the chair collapsed under me-
but, strange to relate, the audience did
not break into yell, as I anticipated
and was able to finish the lines with
the remnants of the chair in nv hand
There was a brief but pleasurabls
excursion into musical comedy in which
l played Lucifer D. Nation in LADY
Trayle,' on tour, very fine part and
one of the few straight dramatic parts
that have been written into a musical
piece.
Then came the war, in which had
served without distinction, but with
some success in the Royal Naval Air
Service, or Fred Karmers Navy, as it
was called by the groundlings. Toward
the end OF service l became %. C.
Grease Paint for our camp produced
many shows. 1 also proved that fact
that the English sailor boy appreciates
good work handed to him properly, for
| played Shakespeare and recited good
poetry to them and they stood for it
and liked it. After the armistice Oh.
tanned my release and was engaged by
Miss Doris Keane and her husband
Basil Sydney, for their production Of
Romeo and Juliet in which ] doubled
Tybalt and the apothecary.
When this finished, l Joined the
Henry Boynton Company. now playing
Shakespeare, and playing it success
fully all over England. With him !
played such parts as Marc Antony,
Macduff, Bassanio, and the business we
did proved that Shakespeare is by no
means dead name in England"