Trivia

Separated from his first wife in 1914 and received a "Mexican Divorce" from her in 1925.

Second wife Lillian Trimble Bradley became his general stage director in 1919. The couple had previously collaborated on the writing of several plays.

Abandoning his training to be a cleric, he left home at age 15 and booked passage to America. He did not return home to visit until he had achieved success on Broadway.

Such Broadway luminaries as Minnie Maddern Fiske, E.H. Sothern, James K. Hackett, William Gillette and John Bunny appeared in his plays.

His most successful plays were "The Wrong Mr. Wright", "What Happen to Jones", "The Crown Prince", "A Fool and His Money" and "The Man of the Hour".

Wrote and produced plays on Broadway for over 30 years.