The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
JACK BARRYMORE PROVES
FALLACY OF EARLY RISING
Sister Ethel and Wife katherine Harris) Cruise Long
in Taxicab Seeking Place for Rehearsal--Jack
Sleeps, but Beats Them to It.

Whether or not The snapplly mustached
and aesthetic Jack Barrymore agrees
with the late Pete Dailey's daybrealS
motto--"What's the use OF going 20 bed?
You'll only fall asleep'--there's a lot ot
proof that young Mr., Barrymore is a
stanch believer in the theory that once
In bed a great artist should no; como
up for air again until noon on matinee
days and long. long after that on the
days in between.
Nevertheless, with only the severity
that a wife or a sister would dare use
ESPECIALLY to so stern tragedian as
Jack Barrymore) Mrs. Barrymore.
known to Kick In" audiences as Miss
Katherine Harris, and friend sister, Miss
Ethel Barrymore, both told Jack as ne
started to lock up and put the cat out
the night before las; that he must BE-
up yesterday morning In time to attend
80 o'clock \. W. rehearsal Of 'hr
Slice of Life" sketch, which Miss Barry
MOI e. Miss Hattie Williams and Jack
Barrymore are 10 revive at the Actors
Fund beheiit at the Century Theatre
this afternoon.
"Oh. all right, all right all right:
I'll lie there waiting for YOU" he said (;
and he trailed of to bed, grumbling some
thing about leave II to your own folks
70 think up things"
Promptly at 9:25 O'Clock Yesterday
morning Miss Barrymore and Miss Will
Jams started to unwind furs on the dim
stage OF the Century Theatre to so to
work Twenty minutes later they were
stir waiting for dear brother Jack Then
a boy came down the aisle with a tee-
phoned message that the rehea rsal was
not TO be at the Century, but down at the
Knickerbocker Theatre
Maybe we'll find Jack waiting there"
suggested Miss Williams as they wound
the furs again hurriedly.
Maybe" said Miss Barrymore but
there was no real ring Of certainty in her
voice.
No. said Manager Harry Summers at
the KnickerboCker. there must be a mis-
take Richard earle was using the stage
OF the knickerbocker for rehearsal OF
some new business and things In that
"Foolishness" song he has been singing
in all shows since he wrote 1t the time he
broke into the business.
So Miss williams and Miss Barrymore
started on a taNicab cruise to find out
where on earth they were to rehearse.
They toured the Thity-ninth street cir
cult OF theatres and found the STAGES In
use or stage doors locked. Next they
booked themselves extensively east and
west along the Forty-second street circuit
After an unsuccessful "trip over the Forty
eighth street stage door circuit-as skiing
along all circuits II Jack had been seen
and hearing nothing OF him-they had
lunch at high noon. and decided to call 1t
a day.
Let's make one last try suggested
Miss Barrymore Gwen make final
stab down at the Garrick Theatre"
1t was few minutes after O'Clock
in the afternoon when their taNicah skid
ded into Th.rty-ffth street and stopped
at the Garrick. At exactly O'clock
Jack barrymore. who knew where the
rehearsal was to be all the time and sup
posed Miss Barrymore and Miss Williams
knew also, wandered onto the GarriCll
stage rubbing his eyes sleepily. He had
Just taken of his oVerCoat and was prop
ping IL on the back of chair to resume
the sleep he had recently interrupted
2, home when in came Miss Barrymore
and Miss Williams breathessly apollo
getic.
But John Barrymore would take no
apologies. II ever one brother balled out
one sister enthusiastically for being late
said ballng out occurred the instant Jack
realized that Miss Barrymore didn't know
he had Just arrived himself And when
he had firmly implanted I'm the humblcd
souls or MISS barry more ana MISS w Ill
Jams that such disregard or time never
got (sic) nobody nothin he consented 10
20 on with the rehearsal
Jack Barrymore said last night be-
tween acts OF kick In" that for the sake
OF all concerned perhaps II would be as
well to keep the truth from Miss Barry
more and Miss Williams as much as pos
slble. And the moral OF the tale, he
added. is but a proof OF what he has
always commended Why get up before
noon?
At last Joe Trbans religiously ethereal
scenic effects which he built with loving
care for the Garden OF Paradise" OF
recent and very brief fame have been
accorded real text, an adequate cast and
a properly thoughtful atmosphere Flo
ZieGfeld is using the banquet and the
island scenes from the Garden Of Para
disc" in his Midnight Frolc" on the
New Amsterdam Theatre roof
Just about the time this is being writ
ten Fifth avenue and Broa dway and
some blocks in between are heading to-
ward the first big party held AZ the cake
and tea and dancing shop at 500 Madison
avenue recently opened by Mrs. Daniel
Sully, wife OF the one time cotton king
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