John Barrymore

...who literally eggs Sylvester Stallone on to glory in Rocky. 1922 A revival of Hamlet opens tonight at the Sam Harris Theatre. John Barrymore in the title role is "the new and lasting Hamlet," says The New York Times. This show, which was...

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...Reynolds Museum, Dec. 10, 11 and 12 with a one-man staged reading of William Luce's celebrated play, "Barrymore," about the legendary actor John Barrymore. "I've never done the classics or anything quite this daunting before. It's not like...

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...Florida, I'd be very interested. There's no financial rush to do anything. Q. Are you involved romantically with anybody? A. As John Barrymore said, his four marriages, in my case two, were traffic accidents. Who wants to think about...

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...in a surrealistic stage play. A successful television actor must choose between pleasing his girlfriend and the ghost of John Barrymore by playing the title role in "Hamlet" and taking a role in a television pilot that could make him...

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...York was made in 1976 and is widely believed to be the worst Holmes movie of all. Dark, brooding, Heathcliffian and uncontrollable, John Barrymore starred in the silent 1922 movie Sherlock Holmes, produced by Sam Goldwyn. He was brilliant,...

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...entertainment at 6:30) Adults $5, students $3. A TV actor becomes a Shakespearean actor in New York and is haunted by the ghost of John Barrymore. Presented by the Capital High School Theater Department. Capitol High School, 1500...

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...Myrtle St., Portland, Maine; 207-553-4363, www.ticket.porttix.com, Oct. 30, $17 adults, $10 students, under 12 free), which stars John Barrymore in both title roles. Costume contest begins at 7 p.m., film at 7:30 p.m. It's scary good On...

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...of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (***) stands out from the pack because of the bravura lead performance by John Barrymore. Still amazing is the way Barrymore uses his acting skills, rather than makeup and special effects, to pull off the...

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...in a tiny narrow Village townhouse. "Wasn't even 8 feet wide," said Miss Sternhagen. "It had formerly housed John Barrymore, which was good because he needed close walls to help him stand up." And who's "The Royal Family" about? The...

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...are making it look too much like work. There are exceptions: Reg Rogers, as the roguish Tony Cavendish clearly modeled on John Barrymore has just the right boozy twinkle in his eye. He strides through the show, in an assortment of louche...

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