from 1907 anson appeared in several productions at her majesty's theatre in london. they included shakespeare's "hamlet", "the merry wives of windsor" (as falstaff), "the merchant of venice" (as old gobbo) and "julius caesar" (as ligarius); also "the school for scandal" by richard brinsley sheridan and a dramatisation by j. comyns carr of charles dickens's novel "the mystery of edwin drood" (as durdles). this theatre was built in 1897 with the involvement of herbert beerbohm tree,who directed and appeared in these plays.