Barrymore's drawing of himself and Ethel in A Slice of Life, 1912
This Portrait portrays John himself starring in the show, A Slice Of Life, that reshaped his career as an actor. Also in the painting is John's sister Ethel who also stared in A Slice Of Life. This is an important piece of the Barrymore history because A Slice Of Life was the show that got him off his losing streak of flops shows. This show also proved to critics that his alcoholism wasn't controlling him, yet. The drawing is beautiful and really demonstrates that John was not only an actor but also had an eye for visual arts. The portrait also seems to depict him and his sister as fancy and high class.
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