The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 6, 1952, Page 8

NUDE FOLIES BERGERES FINDS CLOTHES HANDY to lose in the end and be car- ried by evil looking characters down into a smoking pit. In another scene she, costumed as before, depicts Lu- cretia Borgia in amorous situa- tions with panting princes. But if today’s Folies disappoint American tourists who remember Minsky's burlesque in New York and GIs who have heard their fathers talk of the Paris of yes- teryear, it is no disappointment to the management. The audience, mostly Anglo- Saxon and on the far side 2f forty, gave little applause to the nude scenes. The big ap- plause came when the curtain went up on highly costumed and complicated still lifes on revolving stages. But the management has bet- applause that clothes make the show. Although the program is changed only ‘THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Friday, June 6, 1952 | By CHARLES C. LANE (AP) Newsfeatures PARIS. — The Folies Berger- es, known for a generation as Gay Paree’s sprightly show of feminine nudity, clothes—lots of them. In the current three-hour pro- Stam, called “A Real Folly,” girls bosoms are on the stage only about 15 minutes. Most of the program is about as daring as an old time chautau- qua show. It is composed of Parades of costumes varying from frilly 18th century French court styles to present day fashions at with uncovered JASPER N. DORSEY, widely- known telephone man from Georgia has been appointed Miami District Manager for Southern Bell, accord’ g to Chet Cold, Key West Manager for the Cor.pany. Mr, Cold stated that the Mi- ami telephone district includes the Key West area and that Mr. Dorsey will have an active part in guiding the televhone expansion work which is now underway here, Mr, Dorsey was in Key West several days ago to confer on progress being made on the telephone building now under construction. When completed, the new building will house the very latest in modern dial telephone equipment. . Mr. Dorsy is a native of Ma- rietta, Georgia and a graduate of the University of Georgia. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army during World War II and saw service in the Pacific Theater. He was North ,Georgia District Man- ager for Southern Bell prior to coming to South Florida, Hos. Not Approved TALLAHASSEE #—A proposed hospital for alcoholics at Avon Park has been turned down by rida | ROBERTS OFFICE SUPPLIES and EQUIPMENT A soprano in evening gown is lowered in a bird cage from the ceiling of the dingy gold-paint- ed auditorium. Costumed girls are lowered in swings to the stage to join scores of other dressed up young women. There is a serious ballet on the fall of Warsaw, also a good- humored fully clothed vaudeville act, and a baritone. The costumes are elaborate, someti...es even including full painted to resemble knights’ armor and others resem- bling Sevres porcelain. They are costly and heavy, too. Miss Eileen O’Dare, American i Se ae Se BE : 3 # se : i 4. i F i i af 3 7 . § = ' [ i it is H : s g S Se i intl if pil ! : Hf : E : ; | : ee z Be hy a Hf 4 iy iE roles, wears in one scene a bead- ed dress weighing il zs i E i : : ; ty & g ig 7 ge E i ay ways appears fully dressed and obtained a contract from the man- agenient saying no nudes would be on the stage the same time ; i i i F i : [ Ly aE fH ° i i i : Hy : il g i & nod § i a] She calls the Folies “the most lavishly dressed show I’ve ever Star of the small portion of nudity in the show is France's slinky Yvonr~ Menard. In one scene, wearing only a sparkling leaf, she voluptiously struggles against the lure of opium, only : i z F ite He i! 4 EE i a E "t i gfe z i ns Hi Fa ion 5 F & bP it i = F i i i E i & i H Fs ESE eRe 5 if i [ the Advisory Council on Filo Hospital Development. Dr. Walter C. Payne, Pensacola, council chairman, Thursday re- | 126 Duval Street leased a resolution in which the it was “not convinced ‘ ibility” of the hospital. A more exhaustive study was rec- ommended before state or federal funds are put into such a project. ‘The new facility, estimated to! cost more than a million dollars, was authorized by the 1951 Legis- lature. Five cents a gallon from the liquor tax was earmarked for the project and to date $238,000 has been accumulated. gi8 H i i é Z é i | a & Z e j : We'll please you, and there are no “curves” to it. Get the habit “of driving in regularly. 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McMullen, Tampa, and to persuade the Senate to restore at least some of the money cut Francis L. Skinner. Court Reforms MIAMI BEACH #—Gov. Fuller Warren is expected today to tell the Florida Bar Association he | — ‘ a f future State Supreme ges from an approved THREE HOTELS list of 40 men. = The governor speaks at the an- nual convention of the bar group this afternoon and his announce- ment would have a sweeping ef- fect in court circles, if voters ap- prove in November a constitutional amendment increasing the number of judges from seven to 10. The list was made up from a state-wide poll of 1,500 attorneys. It will not be released until after the governor's address. Aside from increasing the num- ber of judges, the amendment also provides other reforms designed to clear up the backlog of court A spokesman said the effect of the amendment would be to “make it possible to decide cases within two or three months instead of the present year or better.” than cooked eggs. at POPULAR PRICES aeg Fe : iy i EF Ee j i i Moscow’s TV Spreads Fast MOSCOW (}—The skyline of Moscow has begun to bristle with television antennae figures have been published re- cently as to how many television receivers there ate in Moscow, but it must run into many | tures - causeway across north Bis- usands, | cayne Bay, two bridges over canals | and | and a railroad overpass - are in- strumental in speeding the flow of automobiles to and from the Hia- leah Race Track. 3 BLOCKS FROM UNION BUS STATION Four new major traffic struc- Leningrad, In the north, Kiev, in the south, also have tel- evision centers and do their own Moscow's television center broadcasts television programs six times @ week. 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CITY Loan 524 SOUTHARD ST. GET THE HABIT of SHOPPING ot PEARLMAN’S PHONE, 1760 about capacity theater is nestly aiways sold out several days ig advance All the show is not on the stage. Equally a part of the experience of going to the Folies Bergeres is the ruckus in the lobby dur- ing intermission. once a year, long as your forearm, lemonade, beer, coffee, Cutting through the beer and tobacco laden air is a loud speaker's blare of Arabian music coming from the base- ment. where for another 100 francs you can see la dance du ventre (belly dance). by tired, regular price, DUVAL STREET 326 Stands sell ham sandwiches as and souvenirs. There is even an art gallery, presided over by a man in tuxedo. His calendar style paintings of Paris scenes are priced at 5,000 to 20,000 francs (about $14 to $70). The belly dnace is ground out} the 2,000 must have been doing the same thing when Lindbergh landed 1926. The spectators sit on long benches “peering through the smoke in the dim, low ceilinged room. When they c'imb back to the lobby and head for the audi- torium they pass a sign in Frencn ard English saying: “Aware! Do not drop chewing gums (correct) on the carpet. Thanks.” Before contact with white men, many meat. Eskimos ate nothing but veiled women who Continuation Of Our SPECIAL ~~” May 3lst Thru June 14th The popular design in men’s shoes for this season and that high standard of quality found in every pair of John G. Roberts Shoes JOHN C. ROBERTS — TWO TONE SHOES Reg. $12.95 Now 35> After Father's Day these shoes will revert to thelr ALL SALES FINAL Appelrouth’s Shoe Center HOME OF JOHN C. ROBERTS 604 DUVAL ST. FOR THE BRANDS YOU KNOW GRACE WALKER FLORSHEIM SHOES Give Ded something of rare value this Father's Day— something that apeaks well of your affection and esteern for bie. 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