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THE BIG PRODUCTIONS
Harold Seton Collection
Over at M-C-M the studio is all of a dither because the three Barrymores are playing in "Rasputin." Above (center picture) you'll
find John and Ethel Barrymore talking with Diana Winyard. At top of page, Lionel, John, Ethel and Tad Alexander in a scene from the picture. The small picture is the Czarina of Russia— the part played by Ethel Barrymore. They bore a marked resemblance, incidentally.
creating fictional characters . . . they are re-creating old friends! Ethel met the former Czarina when they both attended the funeral of the Queen Alexandra. They were drawn into close friendship by the fact that they bore a startling resemblance to one another. Through this friendship, Ethel Barrymore learned the inside story of the death of Rasputin. She can tell you who the murderer actually was. You might be surprised at his name. It is not the name carried in the history books.
John Barrymore met Prince Youssapoff in Paris a few years ago. They became great friends. Today John is in the process of bringing the character of the Prince to the screen. Of course, Lionel has never seen Rasputin, the man he is to portray. He realizes, however, that everyone who sees the picture will remember his "Rasputin" as the real Rasputin as long as they live. He has studied long hours to make this historical character as real as those played by his brother and sister.
On the huge sets that have been constructed for the picture, one may always find John and Ethel — joking and having a fine time. Never once does one overhear them talking of the picture they are making. Generally they gather with the old stage players on the picture and talk over the old days on the stage in New York. Lionel is never on the set unless he is actually working in the scene. But one can always find him ... in his secondfloor dressing room working on his etchings ! The day I journeyed up the steps to say "Hello," Lionel was almost beside himself with joy ... he had just received his first check for some etchings from a New York art dealer : $65.00 !
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The new crop of pictures are big-time knockouts
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