The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-13
BIG TOWN
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BY JACK GAVER Unied Press Staff COrrespOndent)

New York-(UP)-This will have to be recorded as an Agnes de Mile year. The 1.-the, talented daughter of writer director William c. and the niece of the movie di- rector Cecil B., doesn't have to take a back seat to either one of them now.
 Miss De Mile is not an unknown who popped into fame overnight. She had ben an earnest worker in the more serious aspects of the dance for several years and her reputation as ballet dancer and choreographer grew steadily. How ever, she was no great popular fig ure in the entertainment world The countrywide growth of inter- est in ballet dancing the last three or four years brought her to the attention of more and more people and the ballet "Rodeo" which she created-it tells cowboy story in robust dancing fashion attracted a lot of attention and gave her the break of her life.
 This came when the Theater Guild signed her as choreographer for its musical comedy oklahoma! l" which leans heavily on ballet tech nique for its footWork and also has a Western motif in the "Rodeo'' vein. Miss De Miles contribution is one of the most saluted of the several that go to make this show the musical of decade, and she has arrived as an important figure in the entertainment world
 Right now Miss De Mile is en- gagged in whipping up the dances for new musical. One Mans Venus,' and she has other offers from BooadWay when she can get around to them. Besides there will be some more work with one of the two big ballet troupes during the coming winter.
 As if all this were not enough for one year, Miss De Mile got married a few weeks ago. Incidentally, she is granddaughter of the late Henry George, economist famed for his Single Tax" plan which stirred things up 50 years ago. Ask grand pa; he can tell you about 1t.
 A NAME combination that fasci- mates me is Fl Borracho, club run by Nicky Quattrociocchi. who has been a well-known man about night-clubs for years without ever getting into the business. And if you want to strengthen the name flavor you can toss in that of Mario Bianchi, the principal back of the club, who Is none other than your old friend Monty Banks, movie comedian of silent days and later a director and husband of England's famous Oracle Fields.
 A nice club the boys have, too A quiet place but on the informal rather than the stuffy side. Oh, yes, Fl Borracho is Spanish for "The Drunkard."
 Wally Boag is one of the town s most unusual entertainers. He blows up balloons in night clubs for a living. It isn't just ordinary bal looms into seemingly impossible | shapes JO IOIHl llkcIlcooco Ol dill- mals.
 GLORIA VANDERBILT DI CICCO( was seen lunching at a smart safe the other day wearing a pink" riding coat. No, she hadn't t ridden horse to the cafe: said she hadn't seen a horse in long time. Just trying to beat imitation by wearing out my old duds," she ex- plained.
 IF you have any smouldering grudges against the author of the wacky song Hold Tight" which disrupted the course of human events a few years back. you can find the author at La Conga. Lenny Kent is hE name and he's the new comedian sensation there. Doesn't write songs any more, so 1t might be good thing to let bygones be bygones.