Bacon was a member of the repertoire company at the Alcazar Theatre for many years and only left after the theatre fell victim to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Afterwards he became a popular comedian at Oakland 's Ye Liberty Playhouse and toured with theatrical and vaudeville companies . Bacon made his Broadway debut at the Gaiety Theatre in December 1912 playing Papa Carr in Carlyle Moore ’s long running comedy , '' Stop Thief '' . In late 1914 , Bacon played Hiram Higgins at the Astor Theatre in George M. Cohan ’s moderate success , '' The Miracle Man '' ( from the novel by Frank L. Packard ) and , over the first seven months of 1916 , he scored a hit at the Hudson Theatre as Jerry Primrose , The Shebear ’s Servant , in the Edward Childs Carpenter drama , '' The Cinderella Man ''
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Frank Bacon (actor)