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Date: 16 February 1882
John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen, and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father, Maurice, in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of Justice (1916), Richard III (1920), and Hamlet (1922); his portrayal of Hamlet led to him being called the "greatest living American tragedian".
After a success as Hamlet in London in 1925, Barrymore left the stage for 14 years and instead focused entirely on films. In the silent film era, he was well received in such pictures as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), Sherlock Holmes (1922) and The Sea Beast (1926). During this period, he gained his nickname, the Great Profile. His stage-trained voice proved an asset when sound films were introduced, and four of his works, Grand Hotel (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Twentieth Century (1934), and Midnight (1939), have been inducted into the National Film Registry.
Barrymore's personal life has been the subject of much attention before and since his death. He struggled with alcohol abuse from the age of 14, was married and divorced four times, and declared bankruptcy later in life. Much of his later work involved self-parody and the portrayal of drunken has-beens. His obituary in The Washington Post observed that "with the passing of the years – and as his private life became more public – he became, despite his genius in the theater, a tabloid character." Although film historians have opined that Barrymore's "contribution to the art of cinematic acting began to fade" after the mid-1930s, Barrymore's biographer, Martin Norden, considers him to be "perhaps the most influential and idolized actor of his day".
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Date: 15 February 1882
Rivers Swollen; Ice Breaks Up; Floods
Date: 16 February 1882
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.--The original order issued by Gen. Hancock for the trial of Sergt. Mason on the charge of shooting at Guiteau was dated Sept. 21, 1881. Several of the officers originally detailed for the court-martial have been transferred to other military departments.
Date: 16 February 1882
The Baroness de Thomson gave a reception at Delmonico's last evening to a large number of guests.
Date: 15 February 1882
Opposition to Promotion
Date: 15 February 1882
Excise Fees, New Schedule
Date: 16 February 1882
ALBANY, Feb. 15.--Disgusted with their share of committee appointments and thoroughly maddened at the way in which they have been outwitted, the Tammany people today took their first revenge upon the regular Democrats.
Date: 16 February 1882
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Feb.15.--The weather continues unusually mild. The Transportation Company has announced that its steamers will commence running on Tuesday next, which will open navigation from New-York to this point.