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ntertainment fteo/Zuj p? Wjj: /let L'*> 6 iJ / wmiirMMnTMiMMnBrwiiMinwiftTmrwMM?╟╓wnnwiiraTrCT ..r?╟÷f?╟÷?╟÷.. .1... .i.^?╟÷?√ß Folies Berger??9 still an elegant For years, ?╟úFolies Bergere?╟Ñ at te Tropica na bas proven to be le most elegant production low on the Strip. In its continu-ig form with alterations and lodifieations, the show still retins its chic. The Trop?╟╓s entertainment di-?ctor and ?╟úFolies?╟Ñ executive pro-ucer Larry Lee has maintained firm hold on all entertainment icets at the resort, allowing erry Jackson, the CDC of the *iow to exert his stylish influ-lees and keep it in competition. DC, in case you?╟╓re not addict* to acronyms, means ?╟úconceived, irected and choreographed.?╟Ñ The Jackson touches are most ddent throughout the scenes in hich the several principals lend effectively, also excellent izen Les Danseuses perform as unit and with Les Danseurs. Les lannequins are not only state-gorgeous and sensuous in real ing their finer figurative oints, but know how and when to love with finesse. The entire irps of Les Acrobats are in a ass by themselves, especially 1 the quintessential ?╟úLe Can an?╟Ñ finale, dizzying in its aeon and remarkable for the dex-Ttly and acrobatic powers of te corps. Joe Castro and the or-lestra hold things together ith their prowess. Lee has been fortunate in aving world champ Grand Prix agician, the saturnine Lance urton as front specialty act an-lor for years. Known and rejected by magicians throughout e world, Burton with his ack, purple and white color sche-atic, has the corner on pro-eing doves from beyond noli ere. He has magnificent > n ds t hat gn a mm 11 t lie ir tricke r v Bill Willard and illusions almost as if they had minds of their own. Another staple is Bonn Lucas, who travels l>eyond ventriloquism with his varied puppets and objects (a mere sock snatched from his foot, for instance) in very funny lines and visual effects. At this particular show caught, Lucas was on one of his occasional junkets beyond the Vegas pale, with British comedian Ray Feld taking over the next-to-closing slot. He is a London Palladium favorite, but has adapted his comedy for audiences in the colonies, the U.S., for instance. Feld?╟╓s variegated mixture covers Tom Jones?╟╓ well-known frontal fixture, Americanizing the Falkland s War, much borrowed jokery adapted to his clipped phrasings with a running gag attached to a male reference, ?╟úSo. we danced for a while.?╟Ñ The fast 15 or 20 minutes also does not neglect sex. Feld likes the word ?╟úhorny?╟Ñ better, enough to ask, ?╟úWhat did you do with the language we gave you??╟Ñ Good question. But the English certainly didn?╟╓t give us either sex or horny. I think it was the Irish.