8 , ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁stage ▁and ▁silent ▁film ▁actor . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁M ace ▁Green leaf ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁D ix field , ▁Maine , ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁Charles ▁Ward ▁and ▁Mary ▁( née ▁E ust is ) ▁Green leaf . ▁Charles ▁Green leaf ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁supported ▁his ▁family ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁survey or . ▁ ▁Career ▁Green leaf ' s ▁first ▁important ▁role ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁playing ▁Herbert , ▁the ▁king ' s ▁for ester , ▁in ▁stock ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁The ▁Pr ison er ▁of ▁Z enda ▁and ▁its ▁companion ▁piece ▁Ru pert ▁of ▁H ent z au . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁he ▁played ▁Mr . ▁H unst on ▁in ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Wing ▁Pin ero ' s ▁play ▁Tre la wn y ▁of ▁the ▁' W ells ' ▁that ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁Ly ce um ▁Theatre ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁His ▁next ▁Broadway ▁performance ▁was ▁in ▁The ▁P ride ▁of ▁Jenn ico ▁with ▁James ▁K . ▁H ack ett ▁and ▁Ber tha ▁Gall and ▁st aged ▁at ▁the ▁C riter ion ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁played ▁My rt le ▁May ' s ▁lo ver ▁in ▁a ▁road ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁Par ish ▁Pri est ▁with ▁Daniel