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LIONEL BARRYMORE
At 26 He Was a Star; At 53 a Has-Been;
At 57 the Greatest Actor in America
I was there that night In 1518
when Lionel Barrymore opened
on Broadway as Milt Shanks in
The Copperhead. It was a bril
liant occasion, a triumph that
made dramatic history. An ex
cited audience leaped to its feet
and cheered wildly and frantic
ally through fifteen curtain calls
Fifteen years later, I had a long
talk with Lionel Barrymore in the
Green Room at Metro-Goldwyn-
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Mayer's headquarters on Broad
way. When he began talking
about his struggles for recognition
as em actor, I was astonished.
"What? You? A Barrymore, with
all the prestige and glamor of
your family behind you—surely
you never had to struggle!" I de
manded.
He looked at me for a moment
and, in his low rumbling voice,
replied: "Why there ain't no such
animal as you're talking about. A
famous name is often a handi
cap."
The Barrymore kids had a
strange and rather haphazard
childhood. Their father, Maurice
Barrymore, was one of the most
charmnig and captivating men
who ever made off-stage history
with his escapades.
He would spend his last nickel
to buy an animal. He used to ship
bears home—bears and monkeys
and wild cats and a wide assort
ment of dogs. John and Lionel
spent one summer in a farm
house on Staten Island with no
one for company but an old negro
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all shapes, sizes and breeds.
When Lionel, Jack and Ethel
Barrymore appeared In Rasputin
and the Empress, Hollywood
proudly announced that this was
the first time they had all played
.together. But Hollywood was
wrong. The three Barrymores
made their debut together more
than forty years ago. The theatre
was a dilapidated barn in the
rear of an actors' boarding house
on Staten Island, the audience
was made up of kids from the
neighborhood. Admission was a
penny and the total box office re
ceipts was thirty-seven cents. They
played Camille. Ethel was the
business manager and she paid
Lionel and Jack ten cents each,
and to their intense disgust, pock
eted the remaining seventeen
cents.
Neither Lionel nor John as
pired to be stage stars. They both
wanted to be artists, and Lionel
studied art in Paris for a time.
I asked him if he was ever broke
and hungry then, and he said,
"Yes, lots of timeS, because I
couldn't sell my sketches to the
magazines. Of course, I could al
ways get money by wiring home,
but sometimes I didn't have
enough money to send a wire.
Jack and I had a studio down in
Greenwich Village, too," he con
tinued, "but we didn't have any
money to buy furniture. In fact,
we didn't even have a bed. So we
slept on the floor; and when it
got too cold, we covered ourselves
with the books. There was an
other chap, a writer, living with
us and he had a removable gold
tooth; when we were broke, we
pawned his tooth. I remember we
tried every pawnshop on the East
side but we could never raise more
than seventy cents on it."
At twenty-six, Lionel Barrymore
was a star, with his name flash
ing in bright lights on Broadway.
But at fifty-three, his fame was
only a memory. While his hand
some brother, John, was one of
the highest-paid stars in the
world, and his sister, Ethel, had a
New York theatre named In her
honor, Lionel was earning a quiet
living out in Hollywood as a di
rector.
His friends and family were
shocked. They complained bitterly
that the most talented dramatic
actor in America was going to
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waste. But Lionel didn't com
plain.
He threw a skill and knowledge
gained from thirty years behind
the footlights, into directing pic
tures, He dreamed. He studied. He
experimented- He was the first
dirctor ever to discover that the
sound camera could be moved
around the lot—a discovery that
revolutionized talking pictures.
He dazed the industry with such
unforgettable films as Ruth Chat
terton in Madame X, Lawrence
Tibbett in The Rogue Song and
Barbara Stanwyck in Ten Cents
a Dance. He was fifty-three, and
he honestly believed his acting
days were over.
Just as he had resigned himself
to directing for the rest of his ca
reer, he got his chance. Norma
Shearer was making A Free Soul.
A great actor was needed for the
part of the father. Lionel Barry
more steped in front of the cam
era and covered himself with
glory. He won the medal of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences. And then the very
producers who had formerly re
garded him as a "has been" fought
for his services. Hit followed hit
—The Yellow Ticket, Mata Hari,
Grand Hotel, Rasputin and the
Empress, Ah Wilderness!
I asked if he
was ever discouraged before he
made his come-back in Hollywood.
Hel replied, "No, I've been up and
down all my life. Lots of people
said I was through; but I never
thought much about it. I was al
ways too darn busy to worry
about my
BURCH
The fourth annual Chaney re
union was held Sunday at the B.
R. Chaney home place, near
Crutchfield. About 200 people
gathered around the table, where
dinner was served picnic style.
Roscoe Chaney made an interest
ing tylk. A. O. Bray of Georgia,
returned thanks. Everyone pres
ent seemed to enjoy meeting old
acquaintances.
Those from a distance attend
ing were Mr. and Mrs. Onal Chan
ey, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Daley and
Clyde Chaney of Castleville, Mo.;
Mr. and Mrs. Banner Chaney of
Chicago, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. Char
les Chaney, Mr. and Mrs. E. P.
Axsom and Fannie Chaney, all of
Danville, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. B. R.
Chaney, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Chan
ey and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Chaney,
all of Asheboro; Mrs. Martha
Berry of Raleigh; A. C. Chaney,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Campbell,
Fred Thornburg, Mrs. Iris Chaney,
and Mrs. Clyde Chaney, all of
Greensboro; Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Griffin, Jr., E. Falk and Misses
Chaney and Ruby Falk, all of Ru
ral Hall; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Nor
man of Winston-Salem; Mr. and
Mrs. S. O. Maguire and family
and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sprinkle
and little son, Billy, all of Elkin;
Mr. and Mts. Newt Martin of
Salem Fork, Mr. and Mrs. Chescoe
Sprinkle, and Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Williams, all of Mountain Park,
Mrs. Luther Hooser of Long
Beach, California, arrived here
last Thursday to spend a few
weeks with friends and relatives.
It is her first visit here in 30
years. She was formerly Miss
Venie Lane of this place.
Mr. Earl Nance of Shady Grove,
who has been teaching a singing
school at each Thursday
night, will omit the singing, for
Thursday night, due to the reviv
al being held at this place.
Among the week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. D. W, Sprinkle were I
Mr. and Mrs. Oral Chaney of
Cassville, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs.
W. E. Norman of Winston-Sa
lem.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Evans and
family of Shady Grove were
among the week-end guests of
friends and relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hudspeth
of Winston-Salem and Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Martin of Twin Oaks,
were Sunday guests here of Mr.
and Mrs. Porter Dodson.
Miss Florence Canter, Mrs.
Charlie Humphries and Mrs. W.
H. Sneed of Burch and Mr. and
Mrs. M. G. Sneed of Elkin, spent
Friday of last week in Winston-
Salem, the guest sof Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Sneed.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Chappell
of Burch, spent Thursday of last
week in Harmony, the guests of
Mrs. Chappell's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. D. Shore.
J. W. Calloway of Mountain
Park, assisted by Rev. H. M. Boyd
of Lexington, Ky., is holding a
series of meetings at Fairview
Baptist church this week. Services
at 11:00 A. M., and 7:45 P. M. The
public is cordially invited.
Miss Blanche Vanhoy of Jones
ville, route, is spending this week
here the guest of friends and rel
atives.
D. W. Sprinkle, L. C. Bray, A.
C. Chaney, C. G. Chaney and A.
Phillips, all of Fairview, and Em
mett Lundy, of near Dobson, are
expected to leave August 2nd for
Semcoe, Ontario, Canada, where
they will spend about six weeks
curing tobacco.
Mrs. W. A. Cornell and son of
Crutchfield, spent several days
last week in Winston-Salem, vis
iting friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hampton
were Sunday guests of Roby Hall
of Ararat.
Rev. T. S. Draughn, assisted by
Rev. R. E. Adams of Mayodan, is
helding a series of meetings at
Friendship Baptist church at 11
A. M., and 7:45 P. M. each day.
The public is cordially invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Reece of
Winston-Salem, were the guests
of Mrs. Reece's mother Sunday.
Rufus Allen Sneed spent sever
al days last week in Boonville, the
guest of his aunt, Mrs. L. T. Dez
ern.
Mrs. Culmer Jackson and Mrs.
Jasper Norman and children of
Dobson, were the Sunday guests
of Mrs. Cleve Dobbins of Union
Cross.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mendenhall
of near Boonville, announce the
birth of a son, July 16th.
*Crs. Ed Greenwood, of near
Freindship, who has been ill at
her home for several days, is im
proving, her many friends will be
glad to know.
Mr. and Mrs. George Newman
of Elkin, are spending several
days the guests of. the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Jen
kins.
Mrs. Noah Walker and little son
have returned from Hugh Chat
ham Memorial hospital, where
Mrs. Walker has been a patient.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Whitaker of
Elkin, route 1, were the Sunday
guests of Mrs. Tine Whitaker.
At a business meeting which
was held Saturday night at Lit
tle Richmond Baptist church W.
H. Sneed, J. S. Lane and U. V.
Burch were appointed as dele
gates to attend the Surry Baptist
Association, which will be held at
Siloam Baptist church July 29th
and 30th.
Roy Chappell left Tuesday
morning for Camp Bragg, where
he will enter training for the U.
S. Army.
A revival meeting will begin at
Mt. Hermon Baptist church Sun
day, August Ist. Rev. L. W. Bur
rus, assisted by T. S. Draughn of
Crutchfield, will conduct the
meeting. The public* is cordially
invited to attend.
J. S. Greenwood left Tuesday
for Canada, where he will spend
six or eight weeks curing tobacco.
Miss' Nannie Burton and Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Burton and child
ren spent Sunday at Union Cross
the guests of Mr. Burton's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Burton.
OLIN CHURCH IS TO
OBSERVE HOMECOMING
The Methodist church at Olin
will observe its twelfth annual
homecoming on Sunday, August
first. The pastor. Rev. D. H.
Reinharddt, will deliver a sermon
at 11 o'clock.
All former pastors, residents and
friends are invited to attend. Din
ner will be served on the ground
at the noon hour. In the after
noon all visitors will have an op
portunity to visit with friends. A
cordial Invitation is extended the
public to attend.
J. M. FRANKLIN
Registered Architect
Phone 31|8 Elkin, N. C.
TO HOLD REVIVAL
AT BOYD'S CHAPEL
A revival meeting will begin the
first Sunday evening in August at
Boyd's Chapel Methodist church,
one and one-half miles west of
Mountain Park. The meeting
will be 'conducted by Rev. T. C.
Williams, assisted by Rev. H. M.
Boyd, well-known evangelist of
Waynesboro.
Services will continue for a
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