Bertram Wallis

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Bertram Wallis (February 22, 1874 - April 11, 1952), was a British actor and singer, known for his performances in plays and musical comedies in the early 20th century and then for roles in films.

[edit] Life and career

Wallis won a scholarship to study voice at the Royal Academy of Music. After his studies, his first role was Amiens in George Alexander's production of As You Like It in 1896. Soon afterwards, he played in Much Ado About Nothing, and that ended his association with Shakespeare.

In the early years of the 20th century, Wallis had his first successes on the musical stage, including in A Country Girl. He then travelled to New York to play in several Broadway productions, including A Madcap Princess (1904), Princess Beggar (1907), and Miss Hook of Holland (1907-08). Later, Wallis starred in a number of successful London musicals, often with Isabel Jay or José Collins, including King of Cadonia (1908), Dear Little Denmark (1909) The Balkan Princess (1910), The Count of Luxembourg (1911), The Happy Day (1916), the hit revue Zig Zag! (1917), A Southern Maid (1920), Madame Pompadour (1923), Blue Eyes (1928), and So This is Love (1929).