Mackay was born in Philadelphia, being a son of F. F. Mackay, the famous

actor and instructor. He l^egan his stage career in 1886 with Louis James

and Marie Wainwright, playing a variety of small juvenile roles in their

support. He then appeared in " The Kaffir Diamond," at the Broadway, and

for some time after this was highly successful as Lieutenant Frank Bedloe
in " Shenandoah." For several seasons thereafter Mr. Mackay supported
Joseph Grismer and Phoebe Davies in " The New South." He was next
leading man with Sol Smith Russell, then appeared with E. M. and Joseph
Holland in " A Superfluous Husband " and was in the melodrama, " New
York," at the American Theatre. On May 3, 1897, Mr. Mackay opened with
the Castle Square Stock Company, Boston, and he remained with this com-
pany for five consecutive seasons, playing all manner of juvenile roles. The
season of 1902-03, he appeared under Charles Frohman's management in
Fitch's " The Bird in the Cage," was a member of Elitch's Garden Stock,
Denver, the next summer, then appeared under Klaw and Erlanger as
Messala in " Ben-Hur," was next with the Baker Stock in Los Angeles
and for a season was leading man with William Farnum's Stock in Cleve-
land and Buffalo. The season of 1905-06, Mr. Mackay was back with the
Castle Square Stock, Boston. He began the next season as leading man in
Liebler and Co.'s production of ** Cape Cod Folks," and about the middle
of the season he joined " The Man of the Hour," to play the part of
Scott R. Gibbs, and he has continued in this role ever since.
