The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-02
In New York
Mx GEnRaId ROSS


 New York, Nov. 2--Epicures, fasti- dious about their gourmandry, are incensed these days about 6 new restaurant in the Fifties which has just introduced Wine on Tap. The gourmets object that if wine on draught becomes . popular vogue, the fine art of wining and dining will be gravely endangered.
 There are no pickets at the place yet, but the epicures, who are fairly militant about the subject, may de- eide to hover around the restaurant with signs on their backs. Wine, they say, should be served with ceremony; they like the ice pail un- der the tackle and c napkin around the neck of the bottle. Furthermore, they want to hear the cork pop.
 Speaking of epicures, Q host of them are preparing their girths for John fiaManna's annual Buffalo Steak festival at his Village retreat. Every year, Greenwich Villagers are startled to sec c live buffalo stirred from his straw mat in the van, herded down to the street and through the front entrance of La- Manna's restaurant. Inside, La- Mama makes Q careful inspection of the beast, pronounceg an official o. K. and dispatches him to the slaughterer's. A month afterwsrd, he is ready to serve Manhattan's only buffalo steak banquet. True Story <,
 During his career, Alexander Woollcott has been critic, actor, playwright, Town Cricr and jour- nalist on assignment but never . professor on tho academic rostrum. He is about to add the cap and gown to his collection, hiring him- self out to deliver c course of lec- lures to wouid-be Fourth Estaters. Ills pupils are in for interesting re. velations. The Town Crier call his syllabus, "rhe Confessions of . by. ing Newspapermen."
 
 Gay Hamlet
 Notes From . Columnist's Note book: one of the high marks of hilarity in the new Bert Lahr- Bea- trice Liilie musical show will be c satire, written by Moss Hart, on John dieigud's Hamlet" with La Lille mimicing Judith Anderson and Lahr mugging away as oiel- gud.
 Those afternoon soirees Ted Healey has been holding in his suite at the Astor are funnier than most of the films he has played in. Lucrezia Bori can't resist the temptation although she an- nounced her retirement from Grand Opera last year, she's already mapped out an extensive Farewell" concert schedule throughout the country.
 Gloria Vanderbilt isn't fooling about that dress shop of hers in the fashionable Fifties she's there ready for work every nnorn- ing shortly after nine.
 Margie Hart, Gypsy Rose Lees closest unclothed competitor has gone Miss Lee one better she even shocked veteran burlesque irn- presarios this week |. with the announcement that she has just written Q play.
 The movie menace. Peter Lorre, is the meekest of individuals he even speaks gently to walters.
 Dorothy Parker collects more canines than any other celebrity.
 Kitty Carlisle hardly goes any, where without her father.
 And Billy oaxton doesn't have to fret about earning his livelihood behind the footlights l. offstagt he's one of Manhattans more pa- trician perfume magnates.
 stripped of Opportunity The have been understudies fol leading ladies and leading men. Bul never an understudy for Q st9iE tease dancer until Julie Bryan came along. Julie, statuesque. platinum blonde js understanding oypsJ Rose Lee. the queen stripeuse, in the "Follies." But Julie is pessimistis about betting her chance. etrir dancers don't catch cold.