The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-30
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS
NMsNA

New York, Nov. 30.-Some people of the Big Town: Sereafina Di Leo came back to New York the other day after her triumphs at the Opera House in Milan. Six years ago, she left Manhattan, a poor little-rich-girl with promising voice and an engaging personality. She went to study singing at La Scala and bade goodbye to her father, manual laborer, and her mother, a candy store keeper. When next they heard from her, Signorina Serafina was Italy's opera diva. And favorite singer of Musso1ini.
 When Corinna Mura, the towns newest night club Latin warbler is introduced, by the master of ceremonies, she is described as 8 Spanish spitfire, but what he neg lectS to tell us is that Corinna' s mother was Mexican, her father Scotch and that she was born in Galveston, Texas.
 They also neglect to tell us, by the way, that Con Colleano, the showy circus wire-walker, is really Tom Sullivan from Brooklyn.
 Tony Soma, known as the Tony to Broadway, runs a rendezvous for famous actors and authors but is the direct opposite of a glad hand Charlie. Tony never fails to render an honest opinion to 8 cus- toner. If he thinks a show is ter rible, he says so to the author and has been doing it for years. They all come back for more.
 Easy Marx
 Although he is here only on a brief visit, Zeppo Marx, the miss ing link in the Marx Brothers quar- tet, is a native of New York. A year ago, he none too amicably severed connections with his celebrated brethren and opened an actors agency in Hollywood. But the laugh is his. Because the new No. 4 man in the Marx Brothers forthcoming operas is Zeppo's client and turns in 8 commission on all he earns.
 The fur-capped doorman who salutes tremendously for patrons of the Russian Kretchma, Mus- covite cafe in Fourteenth street, is named Mischa. He performs other perfunctory chores such as sweep ing the curb several times night and polishing the door brass. He looks happy enough But under the influence of several vodka draughtS Mischa will sadly recall the days when he was matinee idol ir1 Russian silent films before the rev. olution and when he had 8 chauf- feur and footman of his own.
 Dan Healy has been designated as "The Night Mayor of Broadway because as far back as he can re- member, his hours of work have ranged from midnight until dawn As. a master of ceremonies in 8 night club, he so ingratiated him. self with everyone that he is now 8 club proprietor on his own.
 Oriental Splendor
 That strenuous extravaganza, the Beaux Arts Ball, in an annual event which calls out anybody who is Who's Who. The Ball will be held on December 6 at the Waldorf f-As- toria and will be a reSplendent pageant of Oriental India.
 The Beaux Arts Ball has already kept costumers and expensive modistes busy for months. spangline gowns to blind the eye of even the Maharajah of Barodah. And I un. derstand that anything as simple as 8 Mahatma Ghandi attire doeSn't count. No bedsheets are allowed You can easily see why bedsheet uniform would be out of place wher you learn that w. T. Benda, tn, mask man, and Scott Williams, tn, artist, are building a Bower of Lov, float which will bear 50 beautiful harem girls in vari-colored silks brocade and jewels. Also