The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-26


the part Barrymore refused, was one Of
the Successes Of the production.
For the cause Of the White Rats Barry
more made speeches and wrote circulars.
One OF these he wanted printed on three
sheet bills apd posted about the city, and
was enraged when II was not done, The
excitement seemed 70 have a Tremendous
effect upon his nervous system, and In
March, 1901, his intellect orUmbled. Re-
turning from trip 10 Pittsburg he brought
twenty suits Of clothes Of the same pattern,
Tor which he paid Si4 suit.
While giving a monologue at Lion Palace
ne burst into furious attack upon theatrical
managers and Hebrews. II was 80 violent
and unexpected that the audience gAsped.
He was led from the stage with dlficulty
and went to his home at CoitsviHe. N. j.
Two days later he returned 70 New York
and told Of fighting a policeman on q Fort
Lee ferryboat and Of killing a man who
had interfered. He hung about the Lambs
Club for three days, saying that he was
about to build the largest theatre In the
world and that he would cover the city
with posters denouncing the theatrical
managers for their jealousy Of him.
At times he seemed himself again. There
were the inimitable Barry" stories, the
epigrams and witty rejoinders, Then he
would fall into daze and talk Of his inn
possible schemes. The lambs sheltered
him as long a. they could, but when II was
seen that he might become violent at any
more's close friend, advised the actors
children, Miss. Ethel and John Iionel was
absent from the city, that they had best
remove their father TO sanitariuin.
He was decoyed from the club on the
pretext that he was going 10 make COM
plant against the policeman he had told
OF fighting, and was taken to Bellevue on
March 20, 1901. His once fine physique
was broken and his mental condition be-
came worse rapidly. 1t was seen that he
could never recover and he was taken to
the Long Island home. There, while a
vesuge Of bis strength remained the keep
ers were able 10 do but little with him.
He was traotable only in the presence Of
bis daughter, whom he greatly loved and
who had a remarkable power over him.
Barrymore told more stories and more
stories were told OF him than any member
the Lambs ever had. One day he strolled
into the club and stopped in front Of an
impressionistic painting labeled Summer
which had just been presented TO the club.
What do you think Of II, Barryl' asked
a friend.
Well said the actor, Summer isn't
as bad as she's painted"
During his happiest period. his early
married life, he and his wife went TO Eng
land TO visit his relatives, taking two OF
their little children. The Barrymores had
not lived In great luxury in New York.
The children had been brought up as
carefully as possible. but they had In some
way learned undesirable phrases. While
at dinner In the Blythe home, where
every one was straightlaced, one Of the
Barrymore youngsters remarked to the
other:
This soup is damn hot
George said Maurice, looking sternly
at his wife, haven't / often warned you
not to let tho children stray into the coach
mans quarters, where they hear such
language7"
The actor and some friends were drink
ing at the club one day when a player OF
recent English importation wandered in,
sat down and took several drinks with
the party. just as It looked 10 be his turn
TO order the Englishman got up and said
he must be excused, as he must 60 to his
room and work on a book he was writing.
An ought-to-buy-ography, presume,
said Barrymore.
Barrymore, although very good look
ing. was often careless about his dress.
One night he appeared on the stage in
a rather dilapidated evening suit and one
Of the newspaper critics wrote that IL looked
as though Barrymore had got II for N.57,
marked down from IS. Some one asked
Barrymore what he was going 10 do about it.
Il can't dispute the estimate with him,
said the actor. His name IL Cob en-
Until few years before his death Bar
Tymore kept himself In fine physical trim
and was always eager for bout with the
led Rim to seek a friend who was SINH
lRrly inclined and they would 20 out In
the highways seeking battles with cabmen.
VIGOROUSLY free with his money there
we're always plenty Of hangers on 10 &C
company Barrymore when he was in his
merry moods. One Of these gentry, who
posed as a hero because he was in Florida
during the yellow fever epidemic Of fifteen
or twenty years ago and didn't have the
price to escape, was supported for two
years by the actor. Every time Barrymore
stopped In a cafe there was a crowd 70 hang
upon his words and offer fiattery which
was 80 dull that Barrymore generally didn't
relish t.
Barrymore's children by his first wife,
who died carly in the 90s, are Ethel and
Lionel, the actors and John, who is an artist.
He was married gain in 1894 to Mamie Floyd,
whose father for years was stage manager
at Wallack's Theatre. She had not been a
professional up to the time Of the marriage,
but afterward appeared in vaudeville With
her husband.
The BODY will probably be removed 10
New York to-day by the relatives and the
Benevolent Order Of Elks, Of whom the
actor was member.
PHILADELPHIA March 25.-Ethe Barry
more was not told Of her fathers death
until the curtain fell on the last act Of SUN
day" at the Garrick Theatre this after
noon. just before the curtain was 70 rise
for the matinee Manager Horace McVickers
received a telegram Informing him that
Maurice Barrymore was dead. He crushed
the message in his hand and gave orders
that no one was TO see Miss Barrymore
until the play was over Guards were
stationed 70 intercept messages, all OF
which were turned over TO Mr.. McVickers
After the performance the news was
broken to the actress and she started for
New York on the 8 o'clock train. No
performance Of Sunday was given this
evening