(1888-1941)
A native of Augusta, Kentucky, Stuart Walker became assistant director to David Belasco following a brief acting career. He also worked with Jessie Bonstelle before establishing the Portmanteau Theatre, actually a series of stock companies in Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Baltimore, among others, where many young actors had their first opportunities. Walker's Broadway credits include his direction of Seventeen (1918), The Goldfish (1922), and The Love City (1926).
The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater. James Fisher.