Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-08-29

NEW YUM.
Although the general public is
probably unaware of the fact Lionel
Barrymore can buy plenty of grocer
les without resorting to radio, the
stage or screen. Not only is he a
more than competent composer of
serious music. Barrymore is an &C
compllshed etcher, whose drypoint
masterpieces have been featured in
many an exhibition. DR.. Frank Black
Is famous for his conducting of SYM
phony music, but any time he cares
to quit the "longhairs," Black can do
beautifully as a research chemist,
or-surprise-a hot jazz" harpsi-
chordst, to say nothing of his piano
playing and composing.
These facts are presented by your
reporter merely to prove that If the
unexpected happened and the radio
industry vanished into the night, few
of the stars would worry about STALL
Ing the landlord for his rent. Dinah
Shore, for instance, would be teach
Ing sociology at Vanderbilt Univer-
sity II she hadn't hearkened to
radios Establishments. Fred Brady
might still be an aerial photogra-
pher, and Groucho Marx could be
topnotch tennis pro If the stage
bug hadn't bitten him early in life.
Xavier Cugat is among those who
could step out of radio into another
paying profession with little trouble.
He is fine caricaturist, working
with crayons, colored pencils or pen
and ink. Best known for being the
Valiant Lady" on the morning
program of the same name, Joan
Blaine has been variously a lawyer
for a gold mining company, a con-
cert singer, a fYavie actress and
harpist.
Goodman Ace of the Easy Aces
was a newspaper columnist and
writer of gags for radio comedians
before he turned radio artist him
self, and Jerry Colonna played first
the drums and then the trombone
in various big-time orchestras before
landing the Bob Hope berth as
comic. Joseph Gotten was profess
sional football player ere Orson
Welles founded the Mercury Theater.
So you see, as the list stretches on
and on, that there is nothing to
worry about radio stars-even with
out radio. They'll get by!
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On the floor: Before Dick
Haynes star rose suddenly about
two months ago he had been
vocalist with the Harry James,
Benny Goodman and Tommy Dor
sey bands, in the order named AS
vocalist with Dorsey, Dick naturally
had share in "Du Barry Was a
Lady" for the Dorsey aggregation
is featured in this musical film. The
past spring, before "Du Barry" was
ready for release, Haynes was
booked into NYC nitery doing
a solo turn. He scored an enormous
personal triumph - wowing the
critics and the smart set alike Next
he cut two records which have sold
$50, 900 each. Then he was signed
for stellar billing on an airshow.
Amid all this, somebody at
MGM remembered that Dick had
appeared in "Du Barry and re-
allied that it was a windfall for
Dick Haynes now was big name.
So a hurried screening of "Du
Barry was arranged-and the
bubble burst. Every scene with
Dick in it had been left on the
cutting room floor.
For private ears: All the wise
cracks made in radio studio aren't
heard on the air. Recently Wally
Buterworth, quizzmaster on Take-A-
Card, asked a contestant what he
did for a living. The fellow replied
that he raises poultry. Wally asked
II he had any unusual fowl. 8
well" drawled the chap, Il have
q patriotic hen that lays red, white
and blue eggs and then bats her
head against the wall to see stars!"