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t THE SPOTLIGHT will be center- f He was lucky to get Donn Arden, oneT" ed on a new dimension for diceville j of the top directors and creators. They that may add culture to the desert. I make a potent team which is hard to Entertainment director Frank Sen- I beat. They always had a big budget nes and Henry Schwind, Managing for all of their extravaganzas and how Director of the Frontier Hotel are I can you beat a duo that's always plan- happy to announce another first by \ ning for the future, presenting the National Ballet of J With Howard Hughes' bankroll and Mexico July 9, for an indefinite en- / the show business know-how of Sen- gagement. . / nes and Arden, they have to be suc- This will mark the 20th anniversary of Sennes as a show booker and producer. It also marks the first time that a main showroom is available for regular afternoon entertainment. Inaugurating the new policy, Sennes promises the finest assemblage of dancers, singers and musicians ever to come out of Mexico. Showtime for afternoon entertainment performances will be at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Mexico government this extravaganza boasts a cast of 75 star-studded performers filled with folk dancing, lively music and colorful costuming. The Mexican Ballet was critically acclaimed when it was shown in Los Angeles for President Lyndon Johnson and Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos. The show figures to add gaiety and incandescense to the world famous Strip with a real contribution by Sennes. Sennes' initial matinee innovation recalls his successful trail blazer "Wa- tusi Whingding" at the Stardust Hotel a few years ago. It served as a demonstration for other local Entertainment Directors that there definitely was box office potential in afternoon entertainment. In the past 20 years, Sennes has had many hit shows at the Desert Inn and Stardust Hotels. His spectaculars and French shows have been outstanding. MAY 25, 1968 cessful. The team of Sennes and Arden are original and creative men with masterminds who give the show going public great value for the dollar. We are fortunate to have these two men. More men of the Sennes and Arden type are needed in our entertainment industry. They deserve a pat on the back for a job well done and should be rewarded for making this city the entertainment capital of the world. RAMBLING AROUND - Earl (Slugger) Wilson, Jr., son of the widely-read columnist, makes his local debut at Harvey Silbert's Riviera Hotel Starlight Room on July 31 for a four week stand . . . The latest rumor has David Janssen playing Caesars Palace in mid-July . . . Fremont Hotel head- EL CORTEZ HOTEL ?? CASINO Home of the 49c Breakfast Entertainment from dusk till dawn MR. PORTERHOUSE complete STEAK DINNER $3.00 Coffee Shop 24 hrs. ?╟≤ Cafe Cortez 5-11 P.M. Downtown ?╟≤ 6th & Fremont FREE PARKING IT'S "PZAZZ" HOLLYWOOD ait the Desert Inn and Lainie Nelson portrays the incomparable Mae West in one of the dazzling sequences from the Frank Serines, Dgnri-.Arden musical spectacular, Pzazz! '68. Audiences aretreated to a90 minute memorable tribute to the best of Hollywood, its finest movies and most outstanding stars. From the wacky '20's and musical '30's right up to the present mad, mod psychedelic trends in movie making, Pzazz has all the ingredients that have made it the most exciting j family entertainment production in Las Vegas. ^>*