The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-06-24

as the danger from Jack BarrymOre's
own susceptibility for the fair sex. II
ever a man was rightfully called
ladies' man" that man Is young Bar
rymore
He has been engaged or reported TO
be engaged, nearly n dozen times, and
In addition has been named in no less
than two divorce cases, not to men
ton his indirect connection with the
Thaw.White tragedy.
From the time he was II years old
and lived with his uncle, John Drew,
at Mrs. Hudsons boarding house, op.
posite the Lambs club. Jack Barry
more has been constantly in love. He
himself says So
In addition he has been a successful
matchmaker. Not only did he intro.
duce Russell Colt to his beautiful sis
ter, Ethel, who was married to him
few months after their first meet.
ing, but he introduced his brother,
Lionel, to the girl who is now the lat.
ter's wife.
Miss Maude Adams was one of the
boarders at Mrs. Hudson's when the
young Jack Barrymore lived there
with his uncle. Miss Adams was
years older than he, but like most
youths OF II young Barrymore found
the difference in their ages no bar to
love. 1t was simply puppy love" and
admiration. Not a word of his pas
sion did he breathe to Miss Adams,
although he waited on her hand and
foot. The famous star, who was then
John Drew's leading woman, liked the
| fresh faced son of Maurice Barrymore,
but of course, she did not return his
tender passion, of which she probably
knew nothing.
1t may surprise many people to
know that Evelyn Nesbit now the
wife of Harry X Thaw, was one OF
Jack Barrymore's youthful sweet
hearts. He met her when she first
came to New York-long before her
meeting with Stanford White and Har.
ry Thaw. He was madly infatuated
with her and wanted her to marry
him. However, he had just come of
age and was without money-at least
without enough money to marry.
Evelyn Nesbit passed him by for
the rich Stanford White and the still
richer Harry Thaw.
/ The next object of his admiration
and tender passion was Miss Bonnie
Maginn, the chubby little dancer at
Weber e Fields music hall. She was
at the height of her popularity when
young Barrymore was presented to
her, and as she took a decided fancy
to him they were seen in each others
company almost every night. How
ever something came between them
or they drifted apart, for young Bar
rymore began paying attentions to
Miss Vivian Blackburn, a beautiful
show girl, and Miss Maginn turned
her attention to cultivatng the friend
ship of a son of Henry Gassaway DAY.
is of West Virginia, who ran for the
vice presidency some years ago. She
is now Mrs. Davis and lives far from
Broadway.
Young Barrymore's attachment to
Miss Blackburn-the original of the
famous fencing girl posters-did not
last long. The fact that he was seen
frequently with Miss Elsie Janis, who
had just become a star in THE Van
derbilt Cup" gave rise to rumors that
they were engaged, and not until Mrs.
Bierbower, Elsies mother. authorita-
lively denied the engagement were the
rumoTs disCredited.
One of the late Lolita Faust's most
ardent admirers was Jack Barrymore,
and before she married Richie Ling
they were frequently seen in each
others company.
Miss Ida Conquest was the next ac'
tress of prominence with whom the
young matinee idols name was linked
Her marriage to another, of course
dispelled that rumor.
In Chicago, however, where Barry
more went to play a theatrical engage
ment, he became engaged to Miss
Grace Lane, a famous beauty OF that
city. Their engagement was an
nounced, but for some reason they
were never married.
Within a year after this-two years
ago, to be explicit-the report of his
: engagement to Miss Sallie Fisher, his
leading woman in "A Stubborn Cinder
= ella" was published. They were con
} stantly in each others society both or
: the stage and off, and their friends
: confidently expected the wedding date
: to be announced. Whether Miss Fish
er broke the engagement or young
Barrymore proved too tickle will prob
: ably never be known. At any rate
: the engagement was broken and bOtt
L, went on their separate ways.
: About year ago the popular matt
r nee idol began to be seen in the com
? pany of Miss Irene Frizelle, formerl!
+ the wife of Felix Isman, the real es
!. tate and theatrical man. When Mrs
, Isman filed suit for divorce Mr.. IsmaI
l answered with a counter petition, il
. which he named several we'll know
g men.
e The young matinee idol has beef
e seen recently in the company of Mis-
S Hazel Allen, young woman who i