Evening star., 1939-05-07

pattern that has shaped his phi
losophy since he decided to follow the
tradition of his family, to 60 along
with Sister Ethel and Brother Lionel
and become an actor. He expressed
it well himself when he made such
a hit in Hamlet" in 1922.
THE man who doesn't compromise
with life has a pretty bad time of it, !"
he said. That was Hamlet's trag-
edy. He couldn't compromise. Per-
sonally, 1 like to change. That IS,
with the exception of Hamlet. I
could play him always"
Fortunately, he has sense of hu-
NOR.
Il don't mind wives leaving me, y
he said once, but, I strenuously
object to their taking along my first
editions. I've never had wife leave
who didn't sneak out with some OF
my best books. I can't understand
why persons who can barely read fee
impelled to walk off with mans
precious volumes"
He has a genuine affection for
these, but never particularly cared
for the $448000 home and estate in
Beverley Hills, Calf, which he once
tried vainly to sell at auction.
No buyers appeared at the auc-
ton for the huge house which he
called that Chinese tenement that
I bought when I had more money
than I knew what to do with-easy
! come-easy 60"
1t is house that features a bar
room transplanted from the Alaska
gold mining country, with another
room housing his trophies from ex-
petitions in search of rare animals
birds and fish. The music room has
an SO 500 chandelier bought from ar
Austrian archduke, and there is ar
aviary rooted with glass, wine Gel
/ lar and wading pool.
Despite such opulence Barrymore
has had and still has his financia,
! troubles. and such troubles have beer
a strong impetus in pushing him
higher in his career
In the San Franciso earthquake
he wired his sister Ethel for $25
saying that his hotel had beer
wrecked and that soldiers hac
forced him to work cleaning ur
debris in the streets.
His uncle, John Drew, looked al
the telegram quietly; then decided
TT took an earthquake to get hin
out of bed and the United State,
Army to get him to work. Let him
stay"
He ran up against another finan.
cial dilemma in 1887. shortly after
he had married Miss Barrie. He de.
cided to ease his money worries by
selling his yacht Infanta for SIT 500
But when the sale was made it wa!
discovered there was a $4,000 mort.
gage against the boat and income
tax collectors took another $35 ,00(
to satisfy lien, which left him g
mere $500 to toss to his more press.
ing creditors
His star in the theatrical skies
had definitely been becoming dim
for couple of seasons. He had beer
constantly going in and out of his
pitals, he had been able to work
only in an occasional picture ano
he had been unable to find a suit
able play in which to return to the
stage.
But, when Miss Barrie moved ir
as his wife she also moved in as his
manager Barrymore admitted that
he no longer needed professional
manager after his marriage, that
Elaine was a strict and astute guide
of both his artistic and persona
lives. He quickly re-establisheo
himself in pictures
After their wedding ceremony ir
Yuma the minister offered Miss
Barrie small horseshoe for gooo
luck.
II don't need that" Barrymore
said as he kissed her. with you
darling, I'll have nothing but good
luck"