The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-12
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BY RAYMER

Judson Smith leaves soon en-
route to the "Stonehenge," just out
of Ridgefield, Conn.,, where he
opens May 20. He expects to stop
on the way north and visit with
his family in North Carolina. He
will be missed by the scores who
like really smart entertainment.
Saturday night ViAnn and Bob
Youmans called for me. to take
me to dinner with Cdr. and Mrs.
William Neblett at the Casa Mar
ina. I thought it was just for. a
slipping evening, so had already
gobbled down my meal, durn it!
It was the last of baked chicken
dinner cooked for Norman Street
who had a birthday Saturday. /.
Celebrated by a preview dinner at
mia casa. The Skewises, the Cobbs
and Norman's colleague in cleo
tronics, Don the Red,( who is now
an official member of the O. F.
Club, congratulated Norm on his
natal day and also for having been
elected to the Board Of the Key
West Players. Norm is wizard at
the backstage switchboard. When
"Our Town" was produced he and
assistants even rugged up a walkie
talkie like connection SO that Mic
key Renna could give production
orders to the acknowledgements
gang. I.
HEAR from Toni Harms that
the outdoor fair Of paintings viii
not be held until next season, but
that a summer showing VIII be
displayed at an indoor spot to be
announced later. That ought to
help Jose Martinez who works all
day and never could be on deck
to see that his work was taken
care Of at the Clinton Place art
shows. Martinez won another anna
teur artists certificate Of merit
recently.
HELEN Sloan Stetson, play
wright, now in Coral Gables,
writes that she has new comedy,
The Descendants, !" which she
would like to send Joe Hurka for
the Players. She thinks I could do
the 'sbig sister poetess." and she
has an eye on Joe as a composer.
Are you reading, Hurka? Call me
for the dope. Have you heard
the latest on a sailor and one Of
those self-portrait photo machines?
Narcissus, the vain Greek, had
nothing on this guy! And you can
reflect on that.
LivELiEsT PARTY Of the
year was the Ann and Ray Yer
mette doings Sunday eve in the
garden-patio Of the lovely old
home at 40 Caroline Street. l
lived on the top floor of the house
when first came to Key West
and remember how Jeanne Kirke's
big yellow cat used to sit and sun
itself under the poinciana tree
which spreads Its flaming parasol
over the charming spot. Richard
Boone. film star from Twentieth
Century Fox, was enchanted with
the house and grounds and want.
ed to be taken on tour of them.
The only reason why Gilbert Ro-
land, ]. Carol Naish and some
of the others didn't come to the
Sunday shindig was because Mash
had to make q personal appear
ance al the Islander drive-in thea
tire. and the other ahsentees
were exhausted after fishing all
day on .'The Big Wheel" cour-
tesy of the Navy. Roland attend
ed early morning mass on SUM-
day. He promised the chi stu
dents he had as guests to a movie
On Friday. and he kept his pro-
mise. On Thursday. Miss Terry
Moore and Richard Boone are sup
posed to make 4 personal appear
ance At San Carlos Theatre where
Man On 4 Tightrope" opens.
They are In the film which is a
hunidinger about a circus escap-
INC from behind the Iron Curtain.
II is based on fact and had re-
cent spread In Lie magazine.
Farewell TO the Benedict Thieiens
who have goGe 10 New England
for summertime where the living
Is cool, II not easy. and hail 10
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