Show John Barrymore Suffers Breakdown w. w w. w w. w w. w w. w Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Is Cause no other actor In the the PROBABLY world has made such uch a remarkable record as that made by John Barrymore Barrymore Barrymore Bar Bar- famous a member of ot the Drew Barrymore-Drew Drew family until the last few weeks lie He has had the unusual distinction distinction distinction dis dis- dis- dis of ot drawing two of the greatest theatrical crowds crowds' crowdson on Broadway at the same sam time Mr Barrymore took the the title role in a revival of Shakespeare at a New Hew York theatre He took the role of this archfiend arch archfiend fiend of history ry while playing with his brother Lionel In The Jest another play with a great number of horrible sit sit sit- I At the same time he devoted alt all of ot his spare moments moments to the tte filming of Robert Louis Louie Stevenson's Immortal story Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde All three of these productions are of a R. I ghastly type and n are a very severe strain t 11 ha upon the actor 0 who undertakes d them But Mr Barrymore attempted all alt PICTURE COMES ti HERE RE i iThe The Paramount picture Dr and Mr Hyde which comes to the Paramount-Empress Paramount next week was the he final blow to his waning strength however however however how how- ever and upon completing the picture he broke down completely Many actors who have attempted merely the Stevenson story have broken down under the strain straits but Mr Barrymore attempted all The picture which comes cornea here Is now rU run running rusl- rusl ning at the Rivoli theatre theatte In New York The expected has happened While he was drawing unprecedented crowds to two Broadway d productions one at the handsome handsome hand hand- a some oW moving picture e a theatre r and d the other at the Plymouth theatre his health gave way He tIe has suffered a a. se severe severe severe se- se vere nervous breakdown and will give all his work at least until next fall In Inthe Inthe Inthe the few brief weeks of its run before the collapse of the star Richard III lit IIII achieved I a phenomenal phenomena n 1 success U s Critics I I and public I a alike united i t to praise I It tL The house was packed every night and tickets were selling weeks In advance when the end came BARRYMORE INDISPENSABLE As a a. rule the Illness of an actor even though he be playing the leading role simply p rac means ea hl that an understudy ra s takes a his place This Is especially s true I if it the play Is having an an unusually successful run In this case such a a. thing was Im Impossible Impossible Impossible Im- Im possible for tor no one else could be found who could even attempt to take the part of Richard III Now that John Barrymore Is s a ft victim of ot a a. real collapse there Is no telling when he will return to the stage Anyhow r his is stage appearances only sa n gave an opportunity opportunity It for only a small portion ti of the American public to see him l since e he has never made Jb a real ls tour u of i this h country n and seldom acted except In London or New York Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde will give Millions of persons all over the country an opportunity to see him at his best He Is a master of makeup for which the dual role gives ample ample- scope and he seems to delight In the morbid and horrible hor hor- tible in which the story abounds PICTURE IS HIT After playing a week at the moving movIn moving In ing picture theatre the film was transferred transferred transferred trans trans- to the Rialto where it played for fora a a. week to unprecedented crowds The Tile Theline line Une at the ticket windows reached for more than a block the greater part of the time and the crowds constantly waiting to get In blocked the sidewalk and street Many Children attended although it is rs scarcely a play that would Interest young young- The ghastly close ups of ot Mr Hyde make ones one's flesh crawl and are enough to give children th the nightmares for tor a a. cou ecu couple couple of weeks The changes between Jekyll and Hyde are accomplished with rare skill and artistry both on the part of the c camera cameraman cameraman mera man and Mr Barrymore The gruesome metamorphosis shows not only in his features but In his whole body The hands especially become hideous talons with withered flesh and enlarged nails As pears a the ea as young on a handsome t doctor ci g Mr lr rather Barrymore Byronic ap appears appears ap- ap looking young n man leaving e i little to O be J desire desired As Mr r Hyde d he is perfect ct a anchis ana anc anahis his expressions of ot sheer fiendish evil linger In the Imagination to provoke shudders for days afterward DOES REMARKABLE WORK It is true that he depends to some Bome extent extent extent ex ex- tent upon makeup but the greatest impression Impression impression im Im- im- im Is made by the complete change of expression that comes over his mobile face In every line of his figure he has become the personification of all that is evil and frightful His eyes are those of some unclean beast Yet nowhere does he overplay his part nor Is there any sU suggestion of the burlesque which could easily creep in under less lees skillful acting Many liberties were taken with Robert Louis story |