ée ▁Ad kin son ▁( 1 8 4 3 – 1 9 1 5 ) ▁and ▁Samuel ▁John ▁West erton ▁( 1 8 4 0 – 1 8 8 9 ), ▁a ▁D rys al ters ▁Agent . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁Census ▁the ▁family ▁were ▁living ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁where ▁West erton ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁a ▁Junior ▁C ler k . ▁▁ ▁Frank ▁West erton ▁comm enced ▁his ▁successful ▁stage ▁career ▁som etime ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁opposite ▁Ell al ine ▁Terr iss ▁in ▁a ▁rev ival ▁of ▁Ar rah - Na - P og ue ▁at ▁the ▁Princess ' s ▁Theatre ▁in ▁London . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁he ▁played ▁Richard ▁H are ▁in ▁East ▁Lyn ne ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ty ▁Theatre . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁he ▁appeared ▁as ▁Red ▁Mike ▁in ▁The ▁Life ▁We ▁Live ▁at ▁the ▁Princess ' s ▁Theatre . ▁▁ ▁For ▁about ▁a ▁de cade ▁he ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁company ▁of ▁Ben ▁Gre et . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁he ▁appeared ▁for ▁Gre et ▁as ▁Sil vi us ▁in ▁As ▁You ▁Like ▁It , ▁Ernest ▁V ane ▁in ▁M ask s ▁and ▁F aces , ▁Cla udio ▁in ▁Much ▁A do ▁About ▁Nothing , ▁George ▁H ast ings ▁in ▁She ▁Sto ops ▁to ▁Con quer ▁and ▁Ant ig on us ▁in ▁The ▁Winter ' s ▁T