New Britain herald., 1930-10-02
Barrymore to Keep Acting While 1 Can Walk;
 Plans Active Watch Over Daug ghters Career

New York R)-Now that Ethel Barrymore Colt has come to carry the royal family of the theater through a ninth generation, what of her mother?
 | The answer is that Ethel Barry more will continue to reign as she has since she made her own debut at the age of 13. | Slje will continue to act, accom- panied by her daughter, ill plays that she will select and direct, to be presented in her own playhouse. | Her own career will go on, and she will be there to watch over Ethel Colts. determined that this 19-year-old daughter will not fol- low , her uncles, Lionel and John Barrymore. into talking pictures. Perhaps, now, Ethel Barrymore might want to retire as an actress, confining herself in the future to directing and producing.
 No, won't do that" she told US. as l am able to walk on the stage.
 "As for directing. have been di- recting my plays for a long time, | but never said anything about it 1 before because I wouldn't have a chance with the critics
 You think the critics would be unfair to you?" we inquired. | "Very likely. They are usually only fair with their favorites," she an- swered However, poe- fellows, I suppose one shouldn't blame them. Their jobs must get awfully tire some"
 Following Scarlet Sister Mary" in which she and her daughter are now playing, Miss Barrymore plans | to do -"-'eral other productions this season. She would like to have a repertoire of six or seven plays in her theater.
 One of the dramas she may have vival cf Sunday" the play which gave her that famous line: | That's all there is, there isn't any mcre!"
 Miss Barrymore was seen in the title role of Sunday in 1907. In discussing her plans for a re- 1 pertoire, Miss Barrymore was asked l if she had in mind a subscription group.
 No, I'm not interested in the commercial theater," she answered. Mine is not a commercial the ater. I do not drive people in to see my plays by using subscrip- tions."
 Would you rather play on the road or in New Yory?"
 If you mean by the road cities like Washington and Boston and Philadelphia, she replied. T do like it. also like to play in New York.
 "Of course. I always take my plays out of town a week or 50 to get an audience reaction. It would be terrible to expose play to these New York critics without first test Drews and Barrymores.
 And so we left the queen of the royal family of the theater, regal, | OulSpOkSu "OlIldn WHO IS 0eIer- mined that her daughter, now that she has chosen it for her career, will carry on the tradition of the Drews anl Earrymore.s-
 She left these impressions with us:'
 She has her own ideas about the thaater and commands that they be carried out.
 She is passionately fond of hard work, she believes fully that her daughter is a great actress. She heartily disapproves of most dramatic critics and does not hesi- 1 tate to say as much. She has lGAe love for the news paper profession.
 She believes that truth is the only thing that ever matters" 1 She is very fond of England. She cannot understand why news papers print front page stories when something unusual happens to a member of the Barrymore clan.