Barrymore
Barrymore names 3 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Barrymore MAURICE, an American actor
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
MAURICE, an American actor , whose real name was Herbert Blythe, born in India in 1847. He was educated in Cambridge University, and entering upon a stage career, removed to the United States, where he quickly rose to eminence in his profession. In 1876 he married Georgiana Drew of the famous family of actors. He acted as leading man for Modjeska , for Mrs. Langtry, for Olga Nethersole, and for Mrs. Fiske. Barrymore was considered one of the most finished and accomplished actors of his day. He wrote several plays, including "Nadjeska," in which Mme. Modjeska appeared in 1884. He died in 1905.
Barrymore ETHEL (Mrs. Russell G
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
ETHEL (Mrs. Russell G. Colt), an American actress, born in Philadelphia in 1879, the daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana furnished some of the most striking (Drew) Barrymore. She was educated privately and first appeared on the stage in John Drew's company in 1896. She later appeared in leading rôles with Henry Irving. She first appeared as a star in 1900, and later played as star in many successful plays. She was one of the most popular American actresses of her generation. In
Barrymore JOHN, an American actor
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
JOHN, an American actor , brother of Ethel Barrymore and son of Maurice Barrymore, born in 1882. He first appeared on the stage in 1903 and two years later played in London as leading man with great success. 1919-1920 he appeared with his brother Lionel Barrymore in "The Jest" and following this appeared as the star in a production of " Richard III." He also appeared in several moving-picture plays, notably "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde."
What Has Changed in the Last Century
When Collier's wrote in 1921, John Barrymore was noted mainly for "The Jest" and "Richard III"; the following year his Hamlet became the most celebrated American performance of the role in its era, and he went on to a Hollywood career as "the Great Profile" before drink wrecked it, dying in 1942. Ethel, still "one of the most popular American actresses of her generation" in 1921, had a Broadway house named for her in 1928 and won an Academy Award for "None But the Lonely Heart" in 1944; she died in 1959. Lionel, mentioned only in passing as John's brother, won an Oscar of his own for "A Free Soul" and became familiar to millions as Dr. Gillespie in the Dr. Kildare films and as Scrooge on annual radio broadcasts. The line did not end there: John's granddaughter Drew Barrymore became a star as a child in "E.T." (1982), keeping the family on screen into a third century.
Written for this edition, 2026.