The Irish standard., 1906-01-20

maturity.
But she won't look it for some years
yet. She has countless personal ad-
mirers, and almost as many different
moods and ways of looking fascinating.
One of these Sargent has caught in
about as subtle and characteristic
portrait as ever he painted. Rumor
always has Miss Barrymore engaged to
marry some highly eligible gentleman
or other. At present, the lucky indi-
vidual seems to be Capt. Harry Gra-
ham, the English guardsman-poet
whose pseudonym of Col. D. Streamer
is on the title page of that clever book
misrepresentation Men,"
Lionel Barrymore, the elder brother,
had been always intended" for the
stage-at least ever since the mother
died and. Ethel practically took her
place as head Of the family. Before
he was of age, Lionel had become an
accomplished leading juvenile. Lat
terly he has gone in for strong, indi-
vidual character parts, such as the Or
gan grinder in 1.-The Mummy and the
Humming Bird" the pugilistic double
of Kid Mccoy in 1.-THE Other Girl"
and his present remarkable study Of
the pathetic old Pantaloon.
John Barrymore, better known as
Jack" the youngster Of the family, as
a schoolboy in Philadelphia showed
such talent for drawing that he was
sent to England to study art in the
Slade School. He has gained some
reputation as a cartoonist and illus
traitor. In 1902 he won the first Press
Artists League scholarship, in New
York. But histrionic heredity pre-
vailed, and "Jack" decided to follow
his brother and sister on the stage.
He made his debut in the role of a
serio-comic press agent, in Clyde
Fitch's "Glad of It." The play fell
down, but "Jack'' Barrymore didn't.
He got part in the Willie Collier pro-
duction of 1.-THE Dictator" and walked
away with it-the nonchalent and
thirsty wireless telegraph operator at
Porto Banos, which he has been play
ing ever since-until cast with the rest
Of the Barrymore bunch in "Alice-Sit-
by-the-Fire." The indications are that
henceforth Jacks rdrawing" talents
will be exerted mostly on audiences
and his salary.
her brothers have thought Of writing
themselves a play. This recalls one
Of her fathers best-remembered WITH
cisms. When Steele Mackaye once told
Maurice Barrymore that he would new
er become great actor until he had
had great sorrow or thrilling ex-
perience, Barry" retorted in a flash:
You write me play, Steele, and
then shall have both!"
Marie Cahill, star Of MOLLY Moon
shine," the Royle-Hobart-Hein musical
play, which will be seen at the Tre-
mont Theater commencing next Mon
day, after q ten weeks run in New
York City, and who has earned the ex-
preston, 1.-THE Quiet Coincidence" was
born in Brooklyn, N. Y. Shortly after
her baby carriage days" she went upon
the stage in little Brooklyn theater
where Harley Merry, the famous seem
ic artist, was conducting stock COM
pany. Miss Cahill announces with
much pride that she never spoke a
piece" during her childhood and that
she was never precocious and never
gained the reputation of being an in
fant phenomenon.
! Catholics throughout the country
take justiaable pride in the personality
and achievements of Miss Cahill. She
has raised musical comedy to a point
never before essayed on the American
\ stage. She has the carefulness Of a
trained comedienne of the most scrup-
ulous school-such as the French stage
occasionally supplies-and lightness
of touch, breadth of sympathy, per-
ception of humorous value, as well as