 In 1922-23, she was Queen Gertrude to John Barrymore's Hamlet in Arthur Hopkins' production of "Hamlet" at the Sam Harris Theater and Manhattan Opera House, where it ran for a combined 125 performances.At 42, Barrymore was a little old to be playing her son (she was 35), and she made herself appear as youthful as possible to vent her irritation.Prior to "Hamlet," she appeared in "The Law Breaker", where she met a charming young character actor named Ian Keith (née Keith Ross), who was 12 years her junior.