Henry Herbert (actor)
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Henry Herbert was an English stage actor and producer, who became well known in the United States.
He appears to have commenced his early career with Ben Greet's Company, and with Sir Frank Benson
; for some years he managed Benson's No.2 Company on tour, as well as playing leading parts. On April 22, 1911, he directed Basil Rathbone
in his first appearance on stage at the Theatre Royal, Ipswich
, as Hortensio in The Taming of the Shrew
.
In 1912 he went to the U.S.
and appeared at the Lyceum Theatre (New York)
on September 9 as Captain Jeyes in The 'Mind-the-Paint' Girl, and from March to May 1916 he appeared (with Sir Herbert Tree
) at the New Amsterdam Theatre
, New York, as Griffith and the Jester in Shakespeare's
King Henry VIII
, Tubal in The Merchant of Venice
, and Dr. Caius in The Merry Wives of Windsor
.
He took up residence at 16 Gramercy Park
, New York City, and became solely engaged on the American stage thereafter both as an actor and a producer, with an impressive career.
He appears to have commenced his early career with Ben Greet's Company, and with Sir Frank Benson
Francis Robert Benson
Sir Francis Robert Benson , commonly known as Frank Benson or F. R. Benson, was a British actor-manager...
; for some years he managed Benson's No.2 Company on tour, as well as playing leading parts. On April 22, 1911, he directed Basil Rathbone
Basil Rathbone
Sir Basil Rathbone, KBE, MC, Kt was an English actor. He rose to prominence in England as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in over 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films...
in his first appearance on stage at the Theatre Royal, Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
, as Hortensio in The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591.The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself...
.
In 1912 he went to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and appeared at the Lyceum Theatre (New York)
Lyceum Theatre (New York)
The Lyceum Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 149 West 45th Street in midtown-Manhattan.It has the distinction of being the oldest surviving Broadway venue , the oldest continuously operating legitimate theatre in New York City, and the first Broadway theatre ever to be granted landmark status...
on September 9 as Captain Jeyes in The 'Mind-the-Paint' Girl, and from March to May 1916 he appeared (with Sir Herbert Tree
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree was an English actor and theatre manager.Tree began performing in the 1870s. By 1887, he was managing the Haymarket Theatre, winning praise for adventurous programming and lavish productions, and starring in many of its productions. In 1899, he helped fund the...
) at the New Amsterdam Theatre
New Amsterdam Theatre
The New Amsterdam Theatre is a Broadway theater located at 214 West 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the Theatre District of Manhattan, New York City, off of Times Square...
, New York, as Griffith and the Jester in Shakespeare's
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
King Henry VIII
Henry VIII (play)
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight is a history play by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, based on the life of Henry VIII of England. An alternative title, All is True, is recorded in contemporary documents, the title Henry VIII not appearing until the play's publication...
, Tubal in The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is a tragic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic...
, and Dr. Caius in The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life...
.
He took up residence at 16 Gramercy Park
Gramercy Park
Gramercy Park is a small, fenced-in private park in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park is at the core of both the neighborhood referred to as either Gramercy or Gramercy Park and the Gramercy Park Historic District...
, New York City, and became solely engaged on the American stage thereafter both as an actor and a producer, with an impressive career.