Dané raris sareng ring parikrama drama amatir, antuk lakon dados yowana sané  nyolahang pantomin Cina ring Lenox Hill Neighborhood House (silih tunggil paumahan pertama ring negara punika). Semetonnyané Harry raris medal taler katuntun olih Florence James.
He became involved in amateur dramatics, starting as a scenery boy for a Chinese pantomime at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House (one of the first settlement houses in the nation) where his brother Harry performed and Florence James directed.