#Barrymore Episodes

A Hollywood story . . . or is it really a Philadelphia theater story? Our take on the life of actress Diana Barrymore, daughter of John Barrymore.

Like the ghost of Hamlet's father, the body of John Barrymore would not stay still . . . one dark night it suddenly appeared in the Philadelphia.

The final tour of veteran actor John Drew Jr.,  from a memoir written by the actress Peggy Wood.

Like the ghost of Hamlet's father, John Barrymore wouldn't stay still and kept showing up! A chapter about Philadelphia's most famous acting family, from Wicked Philadelphia, a book by Thomas H. Keels.

We continue our story of Louisa Lane Drew's life and career, covering the period from 1862 to 1897.

We begin the story of Louisa Lane Drew's early years, long before she became the grandmother of All Them Barrymores.