Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-07-10 | Page 2 | Screen 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Recalls Stage Play

SCfiEEi. 1 JEKVLL IB li. HYDE I-CJLIS I-CJLIS STAGE PLM John Barrymore's Portrayal of Jekyll Compared With That of Richard Mansfield The appearance of John Barrymore in the screen version of "Ir. Jekyll and Mr Hyde," which Will be shown lor (our days, cormuencmc tomorrow, at the Alhambra Theatre, lias proven an event in the dramatic world as momentous as was the performance of Richard Mansfield in the stage play adapted from Stevenson's famous fam-ous etory, Mr Mansfield created a sensation In the ihealrlcal world with the dual character In 1SS7. At the- Invitation of Bjr Henrv Irvine, he took the production pro-duction to London and there duplicated dupli-cated ibe success he had scored in America Mi. Mansfield continued to appear in irooucnt revivals of Lr Jekyll and Mi Hyde" until ihe time of his death The esteemed actor's portrayal was a masterpiece, but the very charac ter of the story made the transition from "Jekyll" to "Hyde.1 which must be done before the eyes of the audiences, n rather difficult and ihe-atrlcal ihe-atrlcal piece 01 business, it is done more snioothh by Mr. Barrymore, since motion pictures can make use of the simple and effective device of "double exposure." Mr Barrymore'a characterization of the young physician is a most remarkable re-markable and subtle piece of work It Is as good as an. thing this taleni-ed taleni-ed star, hailed by many as the great est actor on the American stage, has ever done, and it Ib easily the equal of. if not superior to Mr Mansfield's performani