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San Francisco, California Examiner-Chronicle (Sun) (Cir. S. 690,230) OCT I* 188? Los Angeles, Calif. Times (Circ. D. 845,150 D - 1,184,384 Sun Mint f.Ci. Est. 1888 VEGAS SHOWGIRL '68" at Jhe Desert Inn *""?╟≤;?╟≤"?√ß Las Vegas "Pzazz! '68" is currently at the Desert Inn Hotel. The new show's theme j is Hollywood. It was created, staged and directed by Donn Arden and produced by Frank Sennes. The costumes were designed by Bill Campbell and j executed by Berman of Hol- ?╟≤ lywood. "Pzazz! '68" has 350 l \ di f f e r e n t costumes for its ; ?√ß cast of 70 dancers, singers | and showgirls, ranging from j | a \ mini-burlap dress to spar- | j kling evening gowns. For the "Tribute to Fred I Astaire" scene, 950 yards of \ chiffon went into skirts and j 500 yards of feather boa IN LAS VEGAS Patti Page Patti Page Sings at the Fremont BY JOHN L. gCOTT Times Stafl Writer Pretty Patti Page, who danced to .stardom some years j ago to the tune of "The Tennessee Waltz," continues her winning ways at the Fremont Hotel in downtown Las Vegas with a vocal program that includes both new and . standard tunes. I gambled and lost (joyously) that Miss Page would ; sing a few bars, at least, of her one-time phenomenon, I "Doggie in the Window." With Rocky Cole, her long-time pianist-conductor in charge of the orchestra, Patti sparkles in a stage reprise of her latest recording, "All the Time," and some sprightly Broadway show tunes. "Born Free," "Up a Lazy River" and "Tennessee Waltz" are familiars on the repertoire. Howard Storm provides some laughs in the comedian's spot. Next at the Fremont: Frankie Laine, Oct. 26. Down the Strip about five miles, the Tropicana has signed Jane Russell, Connie Haines and Beryl Davis to make their Blue Room debut starting Oct. 27, according to entertainment director Maynard Sloate. The comely trio played the Riviera twice in the past, once with George Burns and 1 once with Louis Armstrong. The girls recently completed a tour of the Orient and stopped off in South Vietnam to entertain the troops. The New Vaudeville Band opens in the Blue Room next Friday. Comedian Herkie Styles makes his bow as a Vegas headliner at the Aladdin Hotel, sharing top billing with the old pro Billy Eckstine. Styles broke into show business with the Kenton, Goodman and Herman bands, then established himself as a stand-up comic in Miami Beach, New York and Washington, D.C. Besides telling the jokes, he peps up his act by playing piano and drums. ?╟≤ "Miss Succotash" returns to the Flamingo Thursday. That could only be Phyllis Diller, who'll bring her fast patter and Olympic-sized laugh to the theater- restaurant for an unprecedented five-week engagement. 'Fang' to Join Phyllis The gal who has been honored1 as one of America's 10 worst dressed w^omen will be accompanied on stage by the main target of her quips, her husband Ward Donovan, better known as "Fang." Also on the bill are dancers Gig and Ginger. Peggy Lee and Myron Cohen take over Nov. 16. Comedian Woody Allen will be back Oct. 15 at Caesars Palace for a run of four nights, along with the Xavier Cugat Show starring Charo. Tony Bennett and Henny Youngman are booked beginning Oct. 19. Tammy Grimes opens Nov. 2, Lou Rawls, Nov. 30 and "Fiddler on the Roof" starts its run Dec. 28. The Ben Blue-Barbara Heller revue, "Kook's Tour," remains through Nov. 13 at the Frontier Hotel in the Post Time Theater. Blue is commuting to Hollywood during daylight hours for the TV program Accidental Family. Eddie Fisher opens in the Frontier's theater- restaurant late in October. Dan Rowan, Dick Martin and Kaye Stevens share the spotlight in the Sands' Copa Room. Sammy Davis Jr. is scheduled Nov. 22. Johnny Carson Booked After Donald O'Connor completes his zany show at the Sahara Oct. 30, Johnny Carson will move into the Congo Room. Connie Francis arrives Nov. 15. Trini Lopez and Vic Damone open, respectively, in the Riviera's Versailles Room and Starlite Theater on Oct. 18. \ At the Bonanza it's Mamie Van Doren starring in the Opera House nightly, with Candy Barr and Patti York featured at matinee performances. Long-run spectaculars continue: Casino de Paris at the Dunes, Lido de Paris at the Stardust, "That Certain Girl" at the Thunderbird and Folies Bergere at the Tropicana. "Pzazz! '68," one of the best shows evei devised by Frank Sennes and Donn Arden, is settling down to a lengthy engagement at theT5esT*rt Inn.