born Nov. 25, 1870, North Easton, Mass., U.S.
died Nov. 3, 1937, Boston, Mass.
U.S. theatrical producer and manager.
Born into a wealthy New England family, he traveled to Europe in 1904 to study the management of 60 opera and theatre companies. After comanaging a Boston theatre, he became managing director of New York City's New Theatre (190811). He founded the Little Theatre and the Booth Theatre, where he produced and directed such successful plays as The Philanderer (1913), Beggar on Horseback (1924), and a series of Gilbert and Sullivan revivals (192629). His Snow White (1913) was the first play produced in the U.S. especially for children.