ale ▁at ▁the ▁Shakespeare ▁Memorial ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Str at ford - up on - Av on . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁he ▁appeared ▁for ▁Gre et ▁as ▁Ant ig on us ▁in ▁The ▁Winter ' s ▁T ale ▁at ▁the ▁Theatre ▁Royal ▁in ▁Ald ers hot ▁in ▁Ham pshire . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁during ▁the ▁Ben ▁Gre et ▁Season ▁at ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London ▁West erton ▁played ▁Se xt us ▁Pom pe y ▁in ▁Anton y ▁and ▁Cle op atra , ▁Gr at iano ▁in ▁The ▁Mer chant ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁and ▁Ban qu o ▁in ▁Mac b eth . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁he ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Census ▁as ▁a ▁The atr ical ▁A ctor . ▁ ▁Move ▁to ▁America ▁West erton ▁first ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁where ▁he ▁tou red ▁in ▁Ever yman ▁for ▁The ▁Ben ▁Gre et ▁Play ers ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁S weet ▁K itt y ▁B ella irs ▁( 1 9 0 3 - 0 4 ) ▁at ▁the ▁Bel as co ▁Theatre ▁before ▁moving ▁there ▁perman ently , ▁marry ing ▁the ▁American ▁actress ▁Mad ge ▁E . ▁Mc N ulty ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁West erton ▁appeared ▁regularly ▁on ▁Broadway ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁making ▁his ▁Broadway ▁début ▁as ▁Be vil acc as , ▁a ▁lic ensed ▁news - b ear