Background
Hare was born in Giggleswick in Yorkshire and was educated at Giggleswick School.
Hare was born in Giggleswick in Yorkshire and was educated at Giggleswick School.
Studied at Giggleswick Grammar School, Yorkshire.
He made his first appearance on the stage at Liverpool in 1864, coming to London in 1865, and acting for ten years with the Bancrofts at the Prince of Wales"s Theatre. He soon built a reputation, particularly in T. West. Robertson"s comedies, and in 1875 became manager of the Court Theatre. In association with Mr. and Mistress
William Hunter Kendal at the Saint James"s Theatre from 1879 to 1888, Hare established his popularity in London in important character and men of the world parts.
The joint management of Hare and Kendal made this theatre one of the chief centers of the dramatic world for a decade. In 1897 he took the Globe Theatre, where his acting in Pinero"s Gay Lord Quex was another personal triumph.
He became almost as well known in the United States as in England, his last tour in America being in 1900 and 1901. Hare was knighted in 1907.
He retired from the stage by 1912, but appeared in two films a few years later, including The Vicar of Wakefield and the film A Pair of Spectacles, both in 1916.
He died in 1921, aged 77.
Clubs: Garrick, Beefsteak.
Spouse 1864, Mary Adela Elizabeth,daughter of John Hare Holmes.
Knight, cartulary-register 1907. Sir.