The Washington times., 1936-08-15
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
MAMARONECK, N. Y, Aug. Is
GN.S0.-Ethel Barrymore, 81
years old today, likes Governor
Alfred M. Landon's radio voice.
at has sincerity and rings
true"
Thus did the noted student Of
elocution describe Landon's ap,
peal.
The famous American actress,
who has just retired from the
stage after a long and glamorous
career. observed her birthday
quietly listening to the radio at
her beautiful 15-acre estate over
looking Long Island Sound.
She said:
"There is room for improve
ment on the radio as well as on
the stage. There are many
politicians and public men talk
ing over the radio these days
who know how to write a Splen.
did speech but do not know
how to deliver it, or put them
selves across"
She added:
'T'd like to do a little teach
ing in this respect"
She plans to conduct school
for ambitious actors and actresses.
She indicated she'd like to do
some radio schooling in addition.
DiSlikeS Presidents
This brought her to a discussion
of the relative merits Of the radio
voices Of the two principal Presi-
Dental candidates. She frankly
admitted most persons feel PreSl-
dent Roosevelt has a magnificent
radio voice. But she gave the dis
tinct impression the Presidents
delivery does not appeal to her.
Maybe it's because she's a Re
publican, and she indicated she
likes Governor Landon's voice bet
ter than Mr.. RooSevelt'5. She eX-
pressed the conviction that Ian
don will be elected President.
Speaking Of Governor Landon's
acceptance speech as she heard it
over the radio, Miss Barrymore
said:
''It was splendid. 1t was so
sincere and so simple. That's
all I ask of God or man. There
was no bitterness in it. No ugli.
ness. No mean inferenceS. You
can readily sense he is not 60
ing to conduct a bitter cam
paign. It's not in his makeup.
LANDON is BIG
'When some people said Ian
don didn't say anything, they
were wrong. He did say some
thing. That's what they said
about Lincoln. Governor Ian
don is a man of simple tastes.
He's big. You sense it as he
talks over the radio. Let no one
say he has q poor radio voice."
Concerning Mr.. osevelt's
voice she contented herself with
merely saying:
Hes very pleasant"
Miss Barrymore said she Is
delighted to be a home woman
once more. through forever with
trouping across the country and
playing in Broadway shows. She
intends to keep busy teaching
young people-and older ones, too
in the art of elocution and
dramatics. She's going to play
lot of tennis and finally, after As
years of stage work, she's going
to find out how it feels to take
it easy"
She talked of great actors and
actresses she had known, famous
personalities she had met, cities
she had played all over America,
and the interesting experiences
she has had.
She recalled Ziegfeld, his widow,
Billie Burke, President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, John Drew, Maxine
Elliott, Jane Cowl, Edna May,
Samuel insult, Mary Boland, Mrs.
Sam Sothern, Rosa Raisa, Jack
Dempsey, Hal Chase, Percy Ham
mond-and many others.
Dempsey Best
Jack Dempsey she regards as
"the greatest fighter she ever
saw.
Baseball she cloves" She has
followed the national pastime for
years.
Likes Washington
Miss Barrymore would skip
from one celebrity to another.
She mentioned George Creel in
one breath and Edna May, the
actress, in the next.
Miss Barrymore spoke Of the
cities she had played in all over
America and she classified Wash
ington, D. c., as "the most charm
ing city of all to live in" She also
likes Philadelphia, where she was
born.
VOTE AMERICAN
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