The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-06-21
BERNARDO DUGGAN, MISSING
AVIATOR, HAS BEEN LOCATED
CABARET AT CORAL ISLES CASINO
SATURDAY NIGHT BRILLIANT EVENT

ing event by Coral Isles Casino
Saturday evening was one of the
notable affairs of the summer sea
son, about two hundred people
having attended, and the manage.
ment has since been receiving
constant congratulations and com
pliments upon the success of this
function.
The casino, which is literally al
the threshold of the ocean, was in.
deed an ideal spot for dancing Sat.
urday evening, with its spacious
open-air dance floor, its broad
balcony overlooking the sea, and
its myriad lights, softened into O
colorful glow by the use of gay
oriental lanterns. The moon hung
above the Gulf like a giant Ian
tern, itself, tinging the landscape
with silvery brightness and making
a shimmering path across the
water that was indeseribably beau
tiful. The interior of the casino
was effectively decorated with
bowls of roses and fern, and the
attractive color-scheme, coral-rose
and ton, was emphasized in all the
furnishings.
A nine piece orchestra furnished
music, which was the ultimate
word in dance tempo. Features OF
| the musical program were songs
rendered by Fat Murphy, member
of a musical-comedy company now
showing at the San Carlos Theatre,
and known as "The Ukelele King. F"
Mr. Murphy entranced all with his
rendition of a ukelele number and
was forced to respond to an en-
core with a similar song, to guitar
accompaniment. Jack Walden
known already to the frequenters
of Coral Isles Casino as "Red'
and recognized by his fellow or
c1estramen as its leading comedian
appeared in Spanish shawl and
"sombrero" and with typical ges.
ture executed the latest conception
of the Charleston. His mastery
of its intricate figures and gym.
nastical steps was especially good
end his gay shawl and rather alb
breviated headgear served to lend
an air of burlesque, peculiarly
apropos in city where the Span.
ish influence is the dominating
one.
] The use of serpent mes, fantastic
! caps and striped horns, served to
lend carnival note to the dance
bringing to mind the cabarets of
northern cities where one may
shake a wicked foot" between
courses until the wee sma' hours,
/ Fruit punch and cakes were
/ served throughout the evening, the
punch bowl being arranged upon
in table at the head of the dance
floor and there dancers were re-
freshed by this cooling beverage,
which was served by two maids to
facilitate that detail Of hospitality
Among those noted at this fuuc-
ton were Capt. and Mrs. Nc
Nicely, commandant of the 7th
Naval District; Capt. and Mrs
Lindsey, and others of the local
Naval Station. their uniforms
lending military air to the. other.
wise informal atmosphere: Sena-
tor and Mrs, w, NJ, Malone. Judge
and Mrs. jefferson B. Browne.
MIR. and Mrs, Thos, Cato. Mr.. and
Mrs, Sebastian Cabrera. Mr.. Nal.
lnry and nr. and Mrs. Gwynne
were among those who entertained
parties at this affair. The Pirates
Club attended the cabaret in a
body, about twenty members OF
this organization being present.
This event was an innovation
with regard to one detail of It's
conductiou. and that was the ab-
sence Of non -eligihles. The casino
was policcd both inside and out,
and the usual gathering Of out
sidcrs who appear at almost every
thing Of a semi public nature in
Key West, accompanied b. small
children and taking Up available
eating space were thus effective
/ ~ eliminated, and the affair was
to certain extent. exclusive. II
is the intention of the management;
90 protect its patrons from contact
with those who may not be de-
sirable. and its firm purpose to
maintain il as = plsce where one
may 60 for relaxation and reerea.
tion. secure in the knowledge tha;
Il will be clean and orderly.
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