Bertram Wallis

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name = Bertram Wallis


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birthdate = birth date|1874|02|22
location = London, England
deathdate = death date and age|1952|04|11|1874|02|22
deathplace = England
occupation = actor, singer
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Bertram Wallis (February 22 1874 - April 11 1952) was an English actor and singer known for his performances in plays and musical comedies in the early 20th century and then for roles in films.

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).

Between the wars, Wallis also made a number of films, including:
*The Cost of a Kiss (1917), as Lord Darlington
*Victory and Peace (1918), as Bob Brierley
*The Wandering Jew (1933/I), as Prince Bohemund
*A Dream of Love (1938), as Liszt 'old'
*Chips (1938), as Smuggler
*A People Eternal (1939), as The English Prince
*Shipbuilders (1944), as Caven Watson

External links

* [http://library.kent.ac.uk/library/special/icons/playbills/playdat1.htm List of London cast information, including several cast lists starring Wallis from 1902-1910]
* [http://library.kent.ac.uk/library/special/icons/playbills/PLAYDAT3.htm List of London cast information, including several cast lists starring Wallis from 1920-1929]
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=63897 Information about some of Wallis' appearances on Broadway]
* [http://shakespeare.emory.edu/actordisplay.cfm?actorid=236 Information about Wallis' early Shakespeare roles]
* [http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/a/1/2/doc/a12868.shtml Photo of Wallis and Lily Elsie in "The Count of Luxembourg"]
* [http://www.collectorspost.com/Jay.htm Photo of Wallis and Isabel Jay in "Dear Little Denmark"]
* [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/stage2/produce/th-rvw014.html Review of "The Balkan Princess" referring to Wallis]