Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-30
MAURICE BARRYMORE INSANE.
Placed in Insane Pavilion in Bellevue
 Yesterday By His Son.

Yesterday By His Son.. New York, March 3O.-Accompanied by his young son John. Maurice Bar rymore. the actor, was taken to the in- sane pavilion in Bellevue yesterday. He was brought from the Lambs club, No 70 West Thirty-sixth street, where he makes his headquarters when ill New York, and where he had been all 1 the morning. His friends have been | anxious about his condition for some | time past, and yesterday afternoon, after a consultation with some of his | fathers oldest friends in the club, Little Jack" Barrymore ordered a | carriage and drove to Bellevue with him. Barrymore made no objection to l going in the coach, and submitted to 1 the examination of the hospital physi- cians without protest. Their investi- | gatiOn satisfied them that the actor | was in q condition that warranted | their signing a certificate of insanity. An orderly was sent to the Yorkville police court to obtain the signature of Magistrate Mott to an order of com l mitment
 While waiting in the superinten- dents room. Barrymore asked for paper and ink. saying that there were several letters he wished to write. Writing materials were given him, but after scribbling short note he laid | down the pen. ..--
 After all.'' he said, Il think that will be enough.''
 | His son took charge of the letter and it was not ascertained to whom it was | addressed.
 It was noticed that Barrymore | looked III. His face was haggard and gray, his eyes were glaSsy and uncer- tain, and he seemed to take little mo- tice of. his surroundings. His move ments were listless and his whole man. | ner suggested mental breakdown. He | took no part in the conversation be- tween Dr Stewart and his son John, as the little party sat awaiting the return of the orderly from the magistrate s court. But when called upon to cross the courtyard he followed the two at tendants who had been summoned at once. At the insane pavilion he was | given into the care of Dr Abbott. who now is in charge of that department under the general supervision of pr | Schultz. and was assigned to a place in ward No 3S.
 Maurice Barrymore. who is of Eng | fish descent, was born in the East In | died fifty years ago. His father was an English army officer, and it was under this name that he took his de l gree at CamDflQTe university. 1nere he took q prominent part in athletics l and soon became famous as the best amateur boxer of his time. He was amateur champion for several years and while sparring assumed the name of Barrymore. His tastes early led him to the stage. and on his appear ance on the boards family reasons lee him to continue the name of Maurice Barrymore. This name he took later by regular legal process. and conse Quently Barrymore is now the req name of his branch of the family.
 His first theatrical engagement 1T this city was at the Fifth Avenue the ater, where he scored big success ir "Diplomacy.' ..-
 Probably no one has created so many parts in new plays as the man whose intellect has failed him. For many years he was leading man in A. NJ Palmer's stock company. He alst held the same position in AugustiI Daly's company. His greatest sue cesses were in Captain Swift" whicl had tremendous run on both sides oI the water, and as leading man fol Modjeska.
 As playwright, too, he won consid erable recognition, one of the bes known of his pieces being Roaring Dick" in which he himself played th' leading role. But ever since his re
 turn from q theatrical tour in England some six years ago his powers have been failing him slowly.