Sir
Herbert Beerbohm Tree (
1853 -
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.