BARRY MORE, LIONEL

(1878), American actor. His stage debut was made in 1893 in The Rivals, in which his grandmother, Mrs. John Drew, was playing the part of Mrs. Malaprop. In 1897 he appeared in Cumber land ’61, and two years later played with J. A. Herne in Sag Harbor. His art matured steadily, and in Peter Ibbetson, 1917; and The Copperhead, 1918, he achieved marked -succe es. He scored heavily also as Neri in The Jest, 1919, and in the title role of Macbeth, 1921. 1905), the stage name of Herbert Blythe, American actor, was b. in India and educated at Harrow and Oxford, England. He studied for the Civil Service, but his health broke down, and he later tried the law. This latter calling, however, was not to his taste and he went on the stage. He made a tour of the English provinces and in 1875 came to America, playing first in Boston, and obtaining considerable succe in The Shaugh raun. Not long afterwards he married Georgiana Drew, a member of the famous theatrical family. In 1882 he became leading man to Madame Modjeska, the famous Polish actre , and later played with Mrs. Langtry, Mrs. Bernard Beere and Olga Nether sole. In 1899 he played with Mrs. Fiske in Becky Sharpe, being extremely succe ful in the role of Rawdon Crawley. He was also leading man with Mrs. Leslie Carter in Belasco’s Heart of Maryland. He was the author of a play, Nadjeska, which Madame Modjeska produced in 1884. In 1901 Barry more suffered a complete mental collapse, and went into retirement, dying four years later. As an actor he was endowed with much romantic dash and melodramatic fervor, having a natural manner, picturesque bearing and very handsome presence. He had natural endowments greater than many a modern star actor, but he neverthele seemed destined to play always in support of others, his attempts to stand alone usually ending with comparatively little succe .