The Unrecognized Drew

She acted in her ‘Uncle Jack’s’ plays with him such as ‘Richard Carvel’, ‘The Tyranny of Tears’, ‘Cricket on the Hearth’ and ‘The Rivals.’ She was very open with her uncle and demanded the same respect that her whole family and other actors would receive.

Georgie Drew

The Barrymore family were most definitely amongst this elite group that received a large fan base and critical acclaim. Theater managers started using the same actors over and over again as well.

Her theater credits include

- The Ladies' Rattle

- Pique

- As You Like It

- The Senator

- Mr. Wilkinson's Widows

However once people started recognizing the actors there was a demand for certain actors to receive certain parts.

According to Bordwell and Thompson, “in 1911, the first fan magazine, The Motion Picture Story Magazine, appeared” (page 31). Films didn’t start using credits and actors as a form of advertisement until 1914.

In early Hollywood, before 1908, actors were never credited for their work and were simply just players. This was done partly so that actors wouldn’t ask for higher wages.

Stardom

Chicago

She finally found a home in Chicago. There was the only place that she could create her own legacy out of New York where he family was.

According to Serna’s lecture, the rise of the feature film took Hollywood by a storm, which made the female actress a star in her own right. The Barrymore’s and Drew’s entered Hollywood at a great time when actors were in demand.

Annie Russel

Although Georgie Drew Mendum often played a supporting role to those around her, she believed that all actors are good-natured. She recounts her positive experiences playing with actresses Clara Bloodgood and Annie Russell in a Chicago newspaper.

She referred to Annie as ‘the sweetest little thing in the world’

Clara Bloodgood

She recalled Clara always checking up on her and asking her how she was doing.

Bibliography

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The Unrecognized Drew

By Talia Myers

Georgie Drew Mendum

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Georgie Drew Mendum

She even referred to herself at the ‘mutt’ of the family.

Her Family

Louise Drew

Louise Drew was an actress but not as successful as the rest of her family. She shared a stage with her cousin Ethel Barrymore in the play ‘Her Sister’.

John Drew

John Drew worked as an actors and theater manager. He didn’t have quite the career as his soon to be family but he participated in plays such as Canterbury of Livingston and The Progrist.

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore, also a prominent stage actor, created a name for himself in the plays Peter Ibbetson (1917), The Copperhead (1918), and The Jest (1919).

John Barrymore

John Barrymore was also a stage actor and is most famous for his starring roles in Shakespearean Places such as Hamlet and Richard III

Ethel Barrymore

Ethel Barrymore who has the reputation of being the best actress of her reputation was a high regarded film and theater actress. She was in A Doll’s House, Romeo and Juliet, The School for Scandal, The Corn is Green and many, many more.

Georgie Drew Mendum

Georgie Drew Mendum, known as ‘The Unrecognized Drew’ was an actress who followed in the shadow of her family’s footsteps.