1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- ), English actor and manager, was born in London, on the I7th of December 1853, the son of Julius Beerbohm, a London merchant of German parentage; his half-brother, Max Beerbohm (b. 1872), became well known as a dramatic critic, a miscellaneous writer and caricaturist. Taking the stage name of Beerbohm Tree he made his first professional appearance in London in 1876. After some years of varied experience he made a striking success in 1884 as the curate in The Private Secretary, but…
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