Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-04
CASA CRANDE
Club REMOVES
Table CHARGE
Cabaret and Dancing
Offered Free to Pa
trons; Appointments
Are Elaborate

The Casa Grande club in Mata-
moros, probably the most elaborate
on the Mexican border. has been
thrown open TO the public free Of the
table charge that was made on the
opening night. New Years eve. &C
cording TO an announcement made
BY the management Friday.
IN raising the table charge. the
Casa Grande club Is now offering
cabaret numbers and dancing with
out m additional charge and the cab
aret and music is the finest ever
brought to this section Of the coun-
try, according to the expressed opin-
ions Of hundreds who have visited
the new amusement place since its
formal opening.
Although the interior work ia the
club is not completed. the main din
ing and dance floor has been
completed sufficiently to give club
patrons an idea Of the e~laborateness
with which the interior Is to be fin
ished and furnished.
Elaborate FURNISHINGS
Walls. ceiling and center posts IN
this main amusement room are
draped in old rose and silver grey
satin. Heavy drapes with gold cord
trimmings hang over the door and
even the lights are draped in the
motif that was adopted for the room.
To the right center of the main
entrance is the orchestra stage and
a medium sized dance floor made
from the heart of maple. Tables sur
round this floor on three sides and
directly across the room from the
main entrance is an immense fire
place.
Jack Tobin, one Of the most prom
inent interior decorators in Texas.
il painting the panels Of this main
dining room and the work now is
over half completed.
Directly TO the right or this main
room is the kitchen. store and wine
rooms and the cabaret dressing
rooms.
The kitchen Of the Casa Grande
club i equipped with an immense
Frigidaire that covers one-fourth the
space and reaches to the ceiling. In
this are kept all perishable foods,
including wild game.
An immense new range and latest
model broiler are but D part Of the
equipment Of this model kitchen.
Smoking and rest rooms for men
and have direct entrances
the main dining room.
Apparently no money has been
spared in building this new night
club which, II is believed, will soon
he n Of the favorite gathering
Of the people who live or visit
in this section of the Valley.
II is elegantly appointed and the
service offered the guests are beyond
But TO the entertainment features.
Entertainment Features
Jake Cole, director of the Casa
orchestra, has gathered about
him some of the finest musicians in
the country. 1t is not a large or
chestra, in fact it consists Of only
six pieces, but the men who COM
pose il are able musicians and play
a type Of music that would strike a
responsive chord and cause the feet
Of n cigar store Indian TO trim the
light fantastic.
The master of ceremonies is none
other than Jimmy Holmes. probably
one Of the best known "song and
men in the south and an en-
tertainer who numbers his friends
and followers by the thousands.
knows this entertainment
stuff like nobody else and how.
The cabaret is composed of four
of the comeliest singers and dancers
to wander this far south. Not only
are these young ladies good to look
upon but their dancir- Is enhancing
and their voices sweet and mellow.
There are some special dance num-
hers. a hula hula in particular, which
are flawless and o. perhaps.
Taken all in all, from the front
entrance to the rear exit, the Casa
Grande club. which has only been
open since New Years eve, is one of
tn most elaborate and finest enter
tainment places on the entire Mexi-
can border.
In fact, there are no other night
clubs in the entire country that Of
fer dancing nd cabaret free of an
extra cover or admission charge.
The club is offering its special
features solely for the entertainment
Of its guests and is not trying to
make il up with exhorbitant prices.
There's a real treat in store for
those who have not visited this new
est entertainment club.