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(n)) Mr. Entratter, in one of the last business transactions before the veteran showman's death. miWM jjpp ?√ß ji /f ?║?║ff Jiff1 Mr. Entratter produced "Ziegfeld Follies -iHt f4 , using his own at The Sands in Las Vegas** imagination and showmanship to present an original version of the famous old shows. ill ill II He starred Frank Sinatra in the productions in. ' ??gdgiml^-songs-and choreographx:.., I fel %*A>' His relationship with top stars in America today Es Mr. Entratter's. biggest asset in his ability to sign them away from competitors for his own productions. Martin and Lewis, for instance, remember well that it was Jack Entratter who' signed them to"their first big-time break, when he scouted them at the Capitol Theatre in New York1 1947. They were appearing as an unheralded attraction under Xavier Cugat, but Entratter thought enough of them to sign them for the NEXT 5 YEARS for his Copacabana shows. The top Comedy team remembers that well enough today, 5 f?√ß?√ß ?╟≤ ?√ß \l * ?√ß?√ß?√ß?√ß?√ß?√ß?√ß . to sifn with Entratter for the next l?║ years to....appear 3 weeks. / \ :|pf' A .annually at his Sajajds^otel in Las Vega^;.^?╟╓- l