Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-12-02 | Page 1 | El Barrymore Lashes Philadelphia Ladies for ir Criticism of Star

Ethel Barrymore Lashes Philadelphia i Ladies for Their Criticism of Star Treat Turns Into Harsh Lecture Lecture Lecture Lec Lec- ture Victims Brand BrandIt It as Impudent B By B- United Press PHILADELPHIA Dec 2 Two 2 Two of Americas America's foremost actresses Ethel Barrymore and Eva Le Lc Gallienne were called Impudent today by ladles ladles la la- dies of the Philadelphia Lecture as as- One of the severest tongue lashings lashings' ever given an audience w was delivered I by Miss Barrymore last night i It was a free tree lecture and the actresses ac ac- ac- ac tresses took advantage of ot free speech It resulted from fron Miss Le Gallienne's failure to kee keep a scheduled engagement engagement engage engage- ment before t the e same audience last M Monday There was she shedid did cUd not send word that she would not appear I IThe The assembly met again yesterday and Le Ie Gallienne as an added treat brought Ethel Barrymore alongI along I 1 dont don't know why I bother to speak to you at all Miss Barr Barrymore more began Vents Anger In Speech You Yoi dont don't know anything You dont don't understand anything You dont don't appreciate anything You never have known anything and never will The audience was dumbfounded There was dead silence I I 1 found this child Miss Le Ie Galli- Galli enne ernie She has more for the American stage than anyone else in inthe inthe inthe the world and yet you dare criticize her a woman of her intelligence because because be be- cause she doesn't appear at some meeting meet meet- ing lag or other than she doesn't know anything about My grandmother had a theater here in Philadelphia in the days when people had manners Yes its it's written about In books But then you wouldn't know anything about that It doesn't matter What's the difference You should be happy to come here two or three times in order to hear bear Miss Le once There Isn't Any More ore all there is to it there Isn't any more she ended The extra treat had turned into a I A 3 4 4 s f k 4 W I U i f i iM M r 44 9 95 S 5 Si 3 45 sS r 4 4 4 s 47 ii- ii t A 4 f i 0 S I 24 2 P PEthel Ethel Barrymore ore real surprise Miss Le had appeared before the assembly yesterday yesterday yester yester- day at her own request Miss Le Gallienne also attacked the assembly There was Ire In her voice but not the Barr morlan fire lire I III am disappointed in you ou ladies she said If you knew anything about the discipline which rules the thc theater you would know that I never fall aU to show up I never have broken a professional professional professional pro pro- pro pro- engagement Miss Le Lc Gallienne said she had no not appeared Monday because of a stupId stupid stu pId ridiculous misunderstanding Mrs Arthur B. B Waters assembly manager said the whole affair was impudent