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Mon., May 4, 1970 STARDUST ($8.50 Minimum) Las Vegas, May 3 ?╟÷ This is another fine Le Lido de Paris revue concocted by Donn Arden, his ninth at this spot. Production numbers are populated by 21 Bluebell Girls, quite artistic terpers, 14 shapely nudes, seven excellent boy dancers, seven topnotch boy singers. Ingenious surprise this time (Arden has previously offered such eyebrow-raisers as earthquakes, sand storms, ship sinkings, dirigible explosions, dam breaks) is "The Theft of the Mona Lisa." The bad guys try to make off with the painting in a helicopter only to be thwarted by helicopter gendarmes, two of whom "fly" over audience in whirlybirds. Another uncanny illusion is a storm at sea (disaster buff Arden at it again) seguing into a beautiful underwater fantasy with "the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus, the Muses and Graces of beauty." Terp team of Jillian & Ron is outstanding in this and other parts of show. "Rhapsodie Espagnole" is a gypsy romp ending in an inferno. Finale "London Is London" offers a Royal Guard parade, a page of history spotlighting Queens Elizabeth, Mary, and Victoria, plus an imaginative glimpse of Piccadilly Circus today. Heather Belbin, ice ballerina, is a highlight and singers Tom Allison, Charles Gray and Dick Moll give strong support. Marya Linero, Jennifer Pierson, and Nicky Gorska are voluptuous and highly impressive in their featured roles. Rudy Cardenas is a crack juggler and the two Volantes' comedy unicycle bit clicks. Dominique's audience-participation pickpocket act is, albeit lengthy, interesting. One of best magic turns ever seen here is done by Siegfried & Roy. With about 15 minutes' trimming revue will be ideal casino length. Eddie O'Neil orch (22) does splendid job of backing show probably in for two years. Frank Sennes produced, as he has previous Lidos here. Duke. COLOSSAL CHASE-Spectators at the Lido de Paris' super $ spectacular, the all-new "Pourquoi Pas?" revue at the & Stardust Hotel, are treated to a brand new showroom ?╟≤ thrill-helicopters in hot pursuit of a getaway chopper bearing a stunning pilferer of the Paris Lourve's Mona Lisa painting, Jennifer Pierson. (Jim Keller and Martin Gavin above, portray Paris gendarmes). It's a new twist to the age-old game of cops-and-robbers theatrics. VEGAS VISITOR 9th Out-Spectaculars 8th 4'Pourquoi Pas?", the all-new edition of the "Lido de Paris" revue at the Stardust Hotel, brilliantly continues the successful format of eight other Lido smash hit shows dating back to 1958. Key ingredients again are glamour, pageantry, dazzling sets and lighting effects, excellent choreography, top-notch specialty acts and, of course, a stageful of gorgeous Bluebell Girls. In many ways "pourquoi Pas?" out-spectaculars any previous Stardust spectacular. Scene after scene of incredible brilliance bursts upon the hotel's Cafe Continental stage. Just as sparkling are the Continental-flavored specialty acts. Included among them are Rudy Cardenas, an astoundingly agile juggler whose dexterity is a suspenseful and diverting interlude; Jillian and Ron, whose sizzling, near-nude adagio dance is an entrancing highlight; ice skater Heather Belbin, champion figure skater who glides and whirls with breathtaking skill. Also Siegfried and Roy, two of Europe's most accomplished illusionists whose astonishing feats of magic, including a Houdini-type exchange between a caged man and a man-eating tiger; the Argentine Devils, a crazy gang of five male funmakers dressed like hippies who offer a fun and dance session and Dominique, the renowned "international pickpocket," who strolls through the audience to pick pockets and remove watches, suspenders, shirts and socks. 9 I ?╟≤