The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-16

THamaA0AA hV8tSt oAASWo pany's European business interest
 For the thousandth time constrl ike stages - the only movie stages in the world, practically, that haven't been insulated for sound. Technical men talk about modern equipment and how they'll install 1t when he" de- cldes to get it--and if.
 ssProductlon No. 6"
 slfe"-the white.haired Chaplin, who ie 47 comes now and then in hls seyen.year.o car and goes to his i8-year.old bungalow on the lot. fSe gees there to work on the script for Miss paulette 0oddard's picture, in which he will not appear. It has no name now, and Is spoken of only ns "Production No. e.. Chaplin writes in longhand, and has no secfetaary.
 The picture may 90 into prb- auction in october. Which Octo- Der is the question that is worry- ing his stan.
 Occasionally Chaplin grants an interview, but it Is always diSap. pointing because the substance of St is, q don't know" He doesn't know what Production No. '" will be-perhApS . second talkie which he will only write, direct, cut, and score.
 fie doesn't expect to retire as an actor, though. He doesn't know whether he may desert his wist- 9ul little character and talk in sogae other role. Napoleon, per- haneq--there has been talk of at. Well. he doesn't know.
 Victorian Reminders
 A glance around that bungalow cnlY complicates tho puzzle that is chaplin. The building is about as pretentious as . box car, and The" will not allow anything to be changed. Tn the center of the dingy living room is c cheap dining table fianked by cheap chairs. Confer ences are held here.
 There as Q golden oAk sideboaTd complete with hoFTifle carved gew. gaWs and some inverted glasses that don't match. An upright oak piano. A bookcase half full of miscellan- eous volumes ranging from Fox Hunting in Canada" to Famous Jokes of Famous People"
 On the walls, three pictures two of Miss Goddard, one of Chaplin. On the floor, . cheap, frayed carpet.
 There's . kitchen with an old- fashioned ice box. And . dress ing room with spavined day bed and . scared dressing table where ''he" makes up.
 He won't have . valet or nake- up man around him. While work ing he allows barber to color his hair with c washable dye, but Chaplin cuts his hair himself.
 An Organ Pumper
 Tn the projection room is 6 par Tor organ which Chaplin pumps with his feet. Also c grand plano at which he does his composing with an arranger at his side to transcribe the tunes.
 chaplin says he can't read or write c note of music. His favorite instruments are his pipe organ at home, his concertina, and his violin. But when there Is activ- fly ct the studio ard an orchestra on the set, the comedian likes to take c turn at each of the instru- ments-Huddy Rogers style.
 When playing for pleasure he usually improvises. But he knows standard music, and the occasion he seems to recall with most pride was the impromptu concert played ct his house with Albert Elnstein and Fritz Kreisler. Chap lin fiddles left-handed, writes right-handed.
 Home Entertainer
 At home with c few friends he's q great parlor entertainer. One trick is to pick up Q fan magazine and mimic each of the stars pie tlred on the roto pages. Or he may play and sing. He seldom sings words, using the pure gibberish of the ''Tetina" episode in Modern Timss." The meaningless syllables are 60 varied and accented by his gift for mimicry that visitors who are not linguists think he is sing ing in French, German, or even Japanese. He knows only English.
 He can tap dance. He and Miss Goddard sometimes go dancing at