WALKER, STUART

(1888-1941)

A native of Augusta, Kentucky, Stuart Walker became assistant director toDavid Belascofollowing a brief acting career. He also worked withJessie Bonstellebefore establishing the Portmanteau Theatre, actually a series of stock companies in Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Baltimore, among others, where many young actors had their first opportunities. Walker's Broadway credits include his direction ofSeventeen(1918),The Goldfish(1922), andThe Love City(1926).