| Maurice Barrymore | |
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 Maurice Barrymore as Mr. Weilding in 'Captain Swift', 1891 | |
| Born | Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe September 21, 1849 Amritsar, Punjab, India |
| Died | March 26, 1905 (aged 55) Amityville, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Georgiana Drew Barrymore Mamie Floyd |
Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe (September 21, 1849 – March 26, 1905) is the patriarch of the Barrymore acting family and great-grandfather of actress Drew Barrymore. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Amritsar (ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ meaning The Lake of the Holy Nectar, is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar District in the state Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Amityville is an upscale village in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Georgiana Emma Drew aka Georgie Drew Barrymore ( July 11, 1856 – July 2, 1893) was an American stage actress Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a Pater familias over an extended family The Barrymore family is an American acting family The members have gained a reputation for both tremendous talent and tendencies for self-destructive behavior Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22 1975 is an American actress and Film producer.
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Early life
Born Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe in the Sikh holy city, Amritsar, Punjab or more precisely Fort Agra, India, he was the son of William Edward Blythe, a surveyor for the British East India Company and his wife Matilda Chamberlayne. Amritsar (ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ meaning The Lake of the Holy Nectar, is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar District in the state Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule Agra Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Agra, India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or Herbert had an older brother named Will and a sister named Evelin. Matilda, after a difficult pregnancy died shortly after giving birth to Herbert on September 21, 1849. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In his formative years Herbert was raised by his Aunt Amelia Blythe, his mother's sister. Amelia, a Chamberlayne by birth, had married a brother of Herbert's father and was a Blythe by marriage. Herbert was sent back to England for education at Harrow School, England and studied Law at Oxford University where he was Captain of his class football (soccer US) team in 1868. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the On March 21, 1872 he won the middleweight boxing championship of England. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Middleweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland His father expected him to become a barrister, but Herbert fell in with a group of actors, which scandalized the elder Blythe. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation That same year 1872 Herbert sat for his first posed theatrical photographic portrait by noted photographer Oliver Sarony. In order to spare his father the "shame" of having a son in such a "dissolute" vocation, he took the stage name Maurice Barrymore(though he never legally changed Blythe), inspired by a conversation he had with fellow actor Charles Vandenhoff about William Barrymore, an early 19th-Century English thespian after seeing a poster depicting Barrymore in the Haymarket Theatre. Haymarket Theatre (Leicester|Her Majesty's Theatre The Theatre Royal Haymarket or Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre is a West End theatre in He wanted his first name to be pronounced in the French manner (môr-ĒS) instead of the English (MÔR-is). His friends avoided that altogether by simply calling him "Barry". [1]
Career
On December 29, 1874 Barrymore boarded the SS America for Boston, and joined Augustin Daly's troupe making his debut in Under the Gaslight. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common SS America may refer to, a passenger steamer for North German Lloyd, 1863–1894, originally the Hamburg America Line liner John Augustin Daly ( July 20, 1838 - June 7, 1899) American theatrical manager and Playwright, was born in Plymouth
He made his Broadway debut in December 1875 in Pique; in the cast was a young actress, Georgiana Drew. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Georgiana Emma Drew aka Georgie Drew Barrymore ( July 11, 1856 – July 2, 1893) was an American stage actress Maurice and Georgiana had been introduced earlier by her brother John Drew Jr. who had befriended Maurice when he first arrived in America. John Drew Jr ( November 13, 1853 &ndash July 9, 1927) was an American stage actor noted for his roles in Shakespearean After a brief courtship Maurice & 'Georgie' married on December 31, 1876, and had three children: Lionel (b. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Lionel Barrymore ( April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American Academy Award -winning actor of stage radio 1878), Ethel (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ethel Barrymore ( August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American actress and a member of 1879), and John (b. John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest 1882). Georgiana died July 2, 1893 from consumption, and Barrymore re-married exactly one year after her death to Mamie Floyd much to Ethel's consternation. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common During his career, Maurice Barrymore played opposite many stars of the time including Helena Modjeska, Mrs. Fiske, Olga Nethersole, Lillian Russell, and Lily Langtry. Helena Modjeska (aka Helena Modrzejewska, "Mod-zhe- yev -ska" modrzew = "larch" born Helena Opid in the Free City Minnie Maddern Fiske (Mrs Fiske ( December 19, 1865 – February 15, 1932) was one of the leading American actresses Olga Isabel Nethersole CBE RRC ( 18 January[[ 870]] - 9 January 1951) was an English Actress, Theatre producer Lillian Russell ( December 4[[ 860]] &ndash June 6 1922) was an American actress and Singer. Lillie Langtry ( 13 October 1853 &ndash 12 February 1929) born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton, was a highly successful British
On March 19, 1879, in Marshall, Texas, he and fellow actor Ben Porter were shot by an intoxicated Texas and Pacific Railway engineer named Jim Currie (who shared a cell with the accused killer of Diamond Bessie). Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marshall is a city of the northeastern region of the US state of Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The Texas and Pacific Railway Company (known as the T&P) was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern Transcontinental railroad between Diamond Bessie is the popular name given to Bessie Moore, née Annie Stone, a Prostitute whose murder in the woods outside of Jefferson, Porter was killed; doctors spent the night operating on Barrymore to save his life. He made a full recovery, and returned to Marshall for the legal maneuverings that followed. Currie's brother was mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana and apparently used his influence to secure a not guilty verdict (after a 10 minute deliberation). Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America An enraged Barrymore vowed never to return to Texas.
According to a 2004 A&E Biography piece, after the Ben Porter tragedy, Maurice asked Georgiana to tour with him and Helena Modjeska in a play he had written. A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta, Biography is a Documentary television series. Originally produced by CBS in 1962 and hosted by Mike Wallace, the A&E Network Helena Modjeska (aka Helena Modrzejewska, "Mod-zhe- yev -ska" modrzew = "larch" born Helena Opid in the Free City Georgiana and the children had converted to Roman Catholicism under Helena's influence. Learning that he and Helena had resumed their romance, Georgiana, who had been given ownership of the play by Maurice, forced his hand by closing it. Helena's husband, its producer, sued her. In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy The real reason for Georgiana's actions never got into the press. However, Maurice's many dalliances did make the tabloids. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest
Death
He eventually became infected with syphilis. Syphilis is a Sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochetal Bacterium Treponema pallidum pallidum. The March 25, 1905 New York Times reported: "He was playing a vaudeville engagement(in 1901) at a Harlem theatre when he suddenly dropped his lines and began to rave. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center The following day he became violent and was taken to Bellevue insane ward by his son John. Bellevue Hospital Center, founded in 1736 is the oldest Public hospital in the United States " He died in his sleep, and was buried by his daughter Ethel at Glenwood Cemetery in Philadelphia. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə [1]
References
- ^ a b Said that Maurice had died in Amityville, New York, pp. Amityville is an upscale village in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous 21-22,41.
External links
- Maurice Barrymore at the Internet Broadway Database
- "Bullets for Barrymore"
- photo galleries of Maurice Barrymore throughout his Broadway & Vaudeville career in the Billy Rose collection of the New York Public Library
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