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The idiosyncrasies and the extraordinary
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ACTIONS speak louder than words. A genius is known by his actions. The Russian ballet couldn't do without action — although one might be forgiven for believing the performers not quite sane, especially in a presentation such as the "La Maison de Fous."
What am I talking about? I'm trying my hardest to lead up to my topic — the strange actions, idiosyncrasies, and extraordinary behavior of the geniuses of filmland. They prove to the onlooker that a genius can never be like an ordinary individual.
If one be ordinary, it seems one is not a genius.
It seems, also, that a genius can let his mind become possessed by the character he portrays, just as eccentric people in ancient times were often described as being possessed by a devil. For instance, John Barrymore, in "Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," actually made audiences believe he was a crazed creature when playing the latter character. So much for what genius can do !
John has been labeled a
An artist sees, feels, and hears things not revealed to an ordinary person, says Jetta Goudal.
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genius because of his stage
talent. Some of his screen work has also reached heights. His roles are always colorful— yet few, perhaps, are as striking as the great Barrymore himself.
The Barrymores — Ethel, Lionel, and John — are the Barrymores, as everybody knows. Edna Ferber's play, "The Royal Family," is said to depict them en famille. True, or false, the title is good. Royalty, in ye goode olde days, dwelt much on the divine right of kings. A king could do no wrong. However peculiar his actions, he remained always a king.
So it is that one might say, "John can do no wrong." I am sure John is a firm believer in this himself.
Once, at a Pasadena restaurant, Barrymore and his then fiancee, Dolores, her sister, Helene, and a friend, arrived for dinner one evening, after the hotel dining-room had been closed.
What to do ? The ordinary person, of course, would have dined at the proper hour, or, seeing the dining room barred, would have left and bought a hamburger, or a hot dog, from a roadside stand. Not so the royal Barrymore.
Strolling to the desk, John struck it twice with his open hand.