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ARDEN'S 'PARISCOPE' EPITOME OF SPECTACLE AT SENNES' IJlCW yA | * lrie McDonald and featuring the ?√ßTreniers and Billy Wells and Ithe Four Fays, opened electri* Ically at Frank Sennes?╟╓ Moulin ?√ßRouge last night. Arden, who has been tabbed las ?╟úthe world?╟╓s foremost crea- tive showman,?╟Ñ has again sur- passed his previous productions I at the Moulin Rouge. The spec- tacle which parades on the Mou- lin Rouge* stage Is almost over- whelming in its lavishness. He offered some of the most beau- tiful women in the world and staged them in a magnificent opening number, ?╟úTo Paris With Love.?╟Ñ However, the, clos- ing production, ?╟úThe Saga of Frankie and Johnny,?╟Ñ placed m San Francisco at the turn of the century, is the ?╟úpiece de re- isistance.?╟Ñ Through the years, W?½ nave (seen this ^miliar/folk, story danced, sung and enacted, b Arden?╟╓S conception is by far the most moving interpretation we have ever encountered. [ Special credit must be given dancer Ffolliott Charlton for. her thrilling portrayal of the jilted Frankie. Not oply is she an. ac- complished dancer, but her dra- matic ability is spine-tingling Larry Maldonado is excellent as the two-timing Johnny, and Di* ane Varga is perfect in the role of Nellie Bly. _ ... Arden?╟╓s unusual twist fob the finale is the San Francisco [earthquake, When the huge stage bursts with smoke and fire, and the entire calt*is thrown into bedldm. It?╟╓s difficult to descnbe the overall impact of this spec- tacle, for it must be seen, to realize the almost impossible task accomplished; the blending of talent with the technical. As for the featured acts, the instrumental Trenier group'give ,a solid beat to their music. Their ??wning, while nothing new, precise and lively, however Four Fays are particularly en joyable with their amazing feats of tumbling. The star of the show, Marie McDonald, enters with her clmnpTv f and Bonnie Hunt. Due to limited rehea ?╟úon stage?╟Ñ, naturally a, and sound cues wer<?· and the pigeons (not X iar with their routines) \ in the soprano?╟╓s ostrich^ rather than in their fca| stage. However, when th nor mishaps are remedk in the next day or two, | that this production at m lin Rouge will be the gi achievement. to date at Sennes?╟╓ showplace.-?╟÷SABE SIM31 shapely figure poured mto a gold lame gown. She is a beau tiful woman with a sparkling personality, but perhaps due to opening night jitters, sang flat and breathy, and much to long. Hal Borne conducted dur- ing her portion of the show. 1 Credit must also be given to Pony Sherrill and Phil Moody for the original music and lyr- ics, particularly for the ?╟úFrank ie and Johnny?╟Ñ sequence, and to Madame Berthe for the mag- nificent costumes, which seem ed to be auth detail- The fle> conceived by and choreograp 440i 3Nnr 9NIN3dO THE A /The Be.>fJii Sept. 20J957_ Jftamlc ?║emmt4 ioulin Rouge Show Big Hit A packed house at the m?Σ≤.i?╜- A packed house at the Rouge last night gave Franklth??tS ?·pera music- Quipping -V ?╜ sasmSt turned, ge n u i n el y entertata,fc J^??r??US of this fng musical productions JimmvLhV^rytll?ng you could ask for?╟╓ Durante came on stage fogg Sh??wwith their singin. Helep Traubel and the whole cast to justly compliment/Sen- ses on his hirth^axr Jri ii you c??uid ask for?╟╓ ?╟? ' i J >uinpunient/Sen- ev^n th?╟? J v ne naa JW-iSJSSS ,a?╟ús ed out for Sennes by Porn Sherrell who provided the mush Cal icing on the cake Of ?╟úC?╟╓est jfW*?╟╓ with.the Pleasing sing, in got her own material. Headliner Helen Traubel brilliant last, night with uight club routine, with ?╟úI ft ?√ß ?╟÷ was her nized With vvhh a very deep bow as his staging and direction of this Show was magnficent . Par- presents NEW DONN ARDEN REVUE DAMES A1 LA CARTE11 starring ROBERTA SHERWOOD featuring PROFESSOR BACKWARDS DON CHASTAIN and DONN ARDEN'S ARTIST-MODELS The most beautiful girls on the Strip -i-a.vs XL on fhe^eSS fem"fSTh?╜1""ie" were niasnlfi- cent. The chorus and choreo- dub routine.- OpenihgEh ?√ß WH - i Could Have Danced All l p? y ^ hest here Night?╟Ñ then ?╟úHe,?╟Ñ followed by'" y Sh............. two numbers that shC sang ih Deep in My Heart,?╟Ñ ?╟úLeg of Mutton?╟Ñ and ?╟úWhen I ~ * t?· -?╟╓ ?╟Ñ15 ?╟ús Dest nere. Pony Sherrell and Phil Moody?╟╓s lyric?╟╓s and . music were rapably played by Eddie O?╟╓Neal and his orchestara. Mmo Ber. e??u?╟ú,e ??nd aSS;: biu campbeli mU Musical Arrangements by AL MARLOWE orchestara. Mine exquisite and Leaves?╟╓?╟╓ - Autumn Iren was _melody of fa-'signer. Harvey War- production de- WILDA TAYLOR ^ SHEIKA MOSER ^ DEIRDRE .THOMPSON ^ ilSELLE CAHNBLEY ^ MARION MILLER MAUREEN. DAWSON ^ Costumes by BILL CAMPBELL MARYA LINERO VALERIE DREW KATHY GABRIEL CAROLE BRYAN HANNERL MELCHER CHRISTIE LOGAN | Executed by DAVE BERMAN