Bertie Meyer

Bertie Alexander Meyer (17 June 1877 - mid November 1967) was a British theatre producer and entrepreneur.

Meyer was born on 17 June 1877 to a Jewish family. In 1902, he worked under director Arthur Lewis at the Garrick Theatre who was putting on a series of plays with actress Gabrielle Réjane. He worked with Réjane the following year at Terry's. He was appointed manager of the German Theatre in London, becoming business manager for Charles Frohman and manager of the Queen's Theatre after his death. Meyer then went on two tours of Australia with Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton. He returned to London in 1913, and in October of that year, he was appointed business manager of the Globe Theatre. He served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps from 1914 during World War I, reaching the position of lieutenant and acting as an interpreter.

Meyer oversaw the construction of the St Martin's Theatre in the West End. Following his discharge from military service in 1922, he was appointed general manager of the Ambassadors Theatre, and in 1923 worked with Owen Nares to produce The Enchanted Cottage and If Winter Comes on stage. He was the producer of the Grand Guignol Season in 1927-28 at the Little Theatre.

The Cambridge Theatre in the West End, which opened on 4 September 1930, was built for Meyer by the architect W.G.R. Sprague. In January 1932, he married the second time; the wedding to the American film actress Rosemary Ames, occurred at St Martin's register office in London. Two years later, Ames filed for divorce in Chicago on the grounds of desertion. During the period 1936 to 1939, he lived abroad.

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