The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-13


 of the bull-fight without violating the law. The details of how he will manage this, without actually contesting a bull, are not yet quite clear. But the project is on the wing.
 Since his return from Spain where the long war made tepid the nation zeal for full fights (be- sides, many arenas were comman- deered as concentration camps) Franklin has resided quietly in his home borough, longing for 8 horned opponent and his sword. Occasionally, he has travelled to demonstrate his art, but not often enough. He has seen great deal of his friend, Ernest Hem- ingway, who, more than any au- thor, has wildly depicted the foray in the bull ring in his num- erous stories. Franklin served as 8 model for the hero in some of the tales Hemingway lashed out in Death in the Afternoon"
 They are close friends and Franklin'S infrequent excursions into literary channels Che has written many magazine pieces about Spain and the sport) were inspired by Hemingway. The saga of this Brooklyn lads choice of the hazardous matador's life still is strange enough. His classmates at Columbia University, where he graduated at the age of IS with 8 Bachelor of Arts degree, still regard his occupation with be- wildering awe. For he was more engrossed in books at the time than in frenized bulls and gore. BIRD STORY
 Someone was asking the other day, What has become of George Arliss?" and that reminded the man who lives at the Hotel For rest of his chambermaid whose name is Jennie Mausling. Miss Mausling used to work at the Royal Hotel in Toronto where she was assigned to clean George Arliss' room. Arliss, she related, awoke one morning and asked that his suite be cleaned early because he was expecting some guests. Then he went out for breakfast and Miss Mausling came in to perform her job.
 A voice shrieked at her from under the bed. Get out and stay out"-and the frightened cham bermaid fled. She braved the voice again a little later. She was greet ed by the same blunt command. When Arliss came back and saw his untidy suite, he complained to the chambermaid, who report ed the incident. My Lord" ex- claimed Arliss, T forgot about him!" He reached under the bed the intruder and drew out his lifelong pet-a garrulous parrot. NICE AUNT
 Edna Ferber dedicates her bril- liant autobiography. "A Peculiar Treasure" to Janet Fox, a popular young lady along Broadway. Miss Fox is Edna Ferber's niece and they are seen together often at the playhouses and restaurants.
 In the past, Miss Ferber has provided roles for her niece in plays she has written with George S. Kaufman. And the Ferber kin has demonstrated that she is 8 capable young actress-even with out benefit of an influential aunt. And, by the way, "A Peculiar Treasure Is among the most stir ring books written by the author of 50 Big" and Show Boat"
 THEY HAVE MUSIC
 Old-Fashioned restaurateurs who go along on the odd theory that their customers like to dine and wine serenely, without din or fam fare, are succumbing to the mod ern tide. The need for noise is too strong in the diners-out. AS Novel Coward sings out, they must have music. So even the quietest spots have, perforce, put in either a live band or canned" music, piped in from a central studio around town named MUzAK.
 This studio serves an increas- ingly large number of restaurants in the city with classical tunes and ragtime, all depending upon the moments whim. This music is supplied with no announcements and no comments and each sub- scriber to the service is entitled to request a certain number of selected songs every month. An apartment house on the East Side is going to provide Muzak in each suite, just in case its tenants wish to escape from the commercial chatter m the raClio nro0rannS