Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Sir
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (
December 17,
1853 -
July 2,
1917) was an
English actor-manager. Born in
London, he was the half-brother of
Max Beerbohm. Educated in
Germany, he went on the stage on his return to
England and by
1887 he was running the
Haymarket Theatre in the
West End of London. Ten years later, he was responsible for the construction of His Majesty's Theatre, also in the West End. He played many of the leading roles in his own elaborate productions, which included the premiere of
George Bernard Shaw's
Pygmalion, in
1914.