The Pleasantville press., 1926-06-22
Gateway Casino
Opens Thursday
Many Mainland Folk Will
Visit New Point
Attraction.
Smiths Orchestra Plays

Scores of mainland folk will
attend the gala opening of the
million dollar Gateway Casino,
Thursday night, as the new Som
ers Point establishment throws
open it's doors to the public. Man
ager Claude w. Edgett has spared
no effort nor expense to make the
opening one of the most ausplc1-
Gus ever witnessed on the main
land.
LIE Roy Smith, with his famous
orchestra, which has had a long
and successful engagement at the
Club Giro, New York, will play
delightful music every day and
night at the new Casino.
James McInerney, master OF GER
emonies, will be assisted by Fran
ces Gibson, who is completing an
engagement on the Keith vaude-
Vile circuit. Bantes and Gamea,
we'll known ballroom dancing
team, will hold forth every eve
ming, displaying their ability as
tango dancers and acrobatic walt
zers.
In Manager Edgett, directors OF
the new Casino have selected
man who is thoroughly experienc-
ed in the restaurant business, able
to organize and work with a stair
of employees of several hundred,
and is of congenial and pleasing
personality.
Mr.. Edgett's restaurant expert
ence extends back thirty years.
Born in Bayvert, Province of New
Brunswick, Canada, he came to
this country at an early age to
work with his uncle in various
restaurant interests. He started
at the famous Silsbey's Restau-
rant, a landmark in Brooklyn,
and then went to manage "Edg-
ett's" Restaurant also in Brooklyn.
After gaining several years OF val
liable experience here, he was en-
gagged by Wainwright and Smith
to manage the Seaside. at Rock
away Beach. Five years later saw
C. w. Edgett as one of the inter-
ested parties in the firm of Edgett-
Wheeler, Inc, who ran The
Dockhouse" and E. &, w. Lunch
Room, both at Seaside. They also
ran The Harbor Inn, Rockaway
Park, and The Harbor Inn, at
Broadway and 69th street, New
York City. At the death OF his
associate five years ago, Mr.. Gdg-
ett purchased all stock in the Ed
gett-Wheeler Corporation.
During the war he served in the
Sanitary Corps as 1st lieutenant,
and for five years has been in the
Reserve officers Medical Corps,
having resigned last year.
4z-. Ilo9lrass-'e.,,o y, haye-pie -Ysaa, IN
rant, my dream house, which
hoped some day to build" Mr..
Edgett says. "When the directors
of the Gateway Casino told me of
their plans to build the finest and
largest eating place in America, |
sat up and took notice. Here, |
reasoned, is an opportunity to see
my visions take shape. | received
the full hearted cooperation of
these four men, who are success
full business men known locally
for years.
''Day after day, the Gateway
Casino was coming nearer to my
ideal of a beautiful place. We
have built several novel and ex-
elusive features. Our building has
its natural advantages overlook
ing the Great Egg HarbOr Bay,
with a view of Ocean City in the
distance. The architecture was
designed to suggest a combination
of Moorish and Spanish castle.
Automobiles will drive through
the wide cOlumned gateWayS to
the entrance of the Casino and
Immediately adjoining is our eX-
tensive parking place, with ac-
commodations for over 1000 cars.
"The vast dining room, tasteful
ly decorated, will have table ca
pacity for 1000 diners In the
center is our Dancing floor sunk
three feet below the dining floor,
and allowing for $500 square feet
OF dancing area. Private banquet
rooms have been fitted up, per
mitting for parties of all kinds,
for from so to 500 people. The
most novel and up to the minute
kitchen equipment has been in
stalled, the likes of which has not
been seen before"