Although he had several successes on Broadway after the First World War, he encountered strongly negative criticism in a 1921 production of Macbeth and in three productions in a row in 1925.
Meskipun ia meraih beberapa kesuksesan di Broadway setelah Perang Dunia Pertama, ia sangat mendorong kritikan negatif dalam produksi tahun 1921 Macbeth dan dalam tiga produksi berturut-turut pada 1925.