(1877-1958) Although Charles Quartermaine played many parts in many kinds of plays, Shakespeare seems to have always been his center of gravity. He said, in fact, that his favorite role was Romeo. Born in Richmond, Surrey, he made his first stage appearance at Tunbridge Wells in 1896. That same year he joined Sir Frank Benson‘s company and stayed with him until 1901; he of course almost exclusively played Shakespeare during those years. Before he joined Donald Wolfit’s troupe in 1944, he playedRead more