The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-08
In New York!
Bv PAUL HARRISON !

New York.--Mr George Arliss,
 who ,is a strong and patient man,
 was receiving interviewers the
 other day when dropped into the
 offices of Gaumont British, said I would be glad to Ese Mir sArnsS, and the mistress of ceremonies said she was sure he would bs happy to see me, Which doubted.
 &At fifteen minute intervals for the past four hours, writers for screen magazines and Bf1slsn journals had been popping in lor |rapidefire chats with the grand oio man who has been AiexanGet Hamilton, Disraeli, Rothschiid. Vc.' taire, and the Duke of Wellington Recently back from England: where he made "The Iron Duke. he's having a little yacation before heading for Hollywood 70 become Cardinal Richclieu.
 Why Cinema?
 went in at a good time. The 65.year-old actor was chuekhng because the preceding questioner had asked him whether he ever had been on the legitimate stage. MT Arliss, who first appeared at the Elephant and Castle in London | in 1886 and remained behind the footliehts for more than 70 years thereafter, admitted he had had a smattering of experience.
 He seemed glad to talk about the theater, where he has been spending most of his evenings. Said "Dodsworth' is one of the finest plays he ever has seen: Liked "Merrily We Roll Along, too. and most of the current musi- calls. He believes the movies are assuming more and more of the thoughtful literary quality of the stage, and. Is sure that Shakes peare plays wili>be filmed one of these days "Otherwise," said he,
 "what was, the use of inventing
 the cinema at ali?" V s6
 Plans Are Vague
 Incidentally. MT Arliss wants to go back into thu: :theaters but hasn't any definite plans. He'll return to England next May to make another
 character picture for gumont
 British. Alter that well. any
 thing but refinement; Agliss is in excellent health. Hasn't tasted meat In 20,years: rises at 6 every morning. and walks briskiy for an hour. Works a full eight hours; never misses his tea at 3:30. smokes a pipe and gold-tipped cigarets, and has an occasional sitting there is his handsome tweeds. his high lace shoes and his monocle. Arliss munched a fried egg sandwich and explained that he became a vegetarian one time when he happened to see a ! condemned herd of starved cattle Now, as he expressed 1t. he doesn't
 cat anything he can pat,
 Where Wines Rest
 ! Under the Brooklyn Bridge so far under if, in fact. that they're
 below water leve1-arc the most | fascinating wine cellars in town. | White-washed stone walled tun- nels lead off in all directions. forming an cerie, dimly-liGhted labyrinth piled high with thou sands of cases of champagnes, still wines and 1iquours.
 l The first anniversary of repeal was celebrated there the other levening, and you couldn't have swung one of the wine-cellaf cats without bowling over a celebrity. I actually bumped: into Dean aCorn7 wall, Violet fleming. the Georges
 Tyler, Jessel and. Rector. Norma |Talmadge, Hannah Williams and Jack Dempsey, and James Mont gomery Fiags. La Bordonis who spent most. of her time perching on cases and posing for phptog- lraphers, said I was so veree-e-e nize for writing something about
 her, and I couldn't remember what | 1t was. seA
 The catacombs were built in l 1876-seven years. before the l Brooklyn Bridge itself. but 1t still | is as quiet and -yibrati0nless as a tomb. It seems that lack of vibra- ton is important. because import ed wines have to have a long rest Iaftcr their ocean voyage. The Anthony oechs company. present tenant of the cellars. has fixed up the place with just touch of
 Observation-Disclosures paneled taproom, antique iron lanterns. blue lights,
 blue ceilings, and workers in blue smocks. It's. all very old-world and picturesque.s and ycr get quite q shock emergifig from its cool tranquility into the. harsh bluster | A., <47 ifs9t -