“Ethel Barrymore: Shy Empress of the Footlight”

Book Review: “Ethel Barrymore” — A Reliable Itinerary, but the Bio Misses the Journey

February 13, 2026
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Kathleen Spaltro’s biography of Ethel Barrymore briskly traces her mythic career but brings to life neither the woman nor her theatre.

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