sentences:  However he soon moved into acting in the theatre and directed plays on Broadway for Charles Frohman.He was a stage manager for the Shubert family, sang baritone with the Carleton Opera Company, and starred in his own play, "Henri Duvar".In 1906, after he had been with the Shuberts for four years, Ricketts was persuaded by a friend to join Essanay Studios in Chicago.