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Bermuda Modern motif. Wayne "McAllister is the architect. Location, is* on Las Vegas' famed "Strip" on Highway 91. w $5,500,000 Hotel Opening jKLas Vegas By the time its doors open -tomorrow, cost Deconstructing the world's newestjttotel, the "Sands,! in Las Vegas||;Nev., will have reached $5,500,000. Built in the. record time of nine months and four days, the hot-el is* the ^latest addition 1 the booming isjfflEpansion of Ne vada's resort show places in J|$ ifamous "Strip" on Highway^p j The new hostelry covers 65 I square acres -,pf ground which only a few years ago was arid Idesert land andwhich now iscon- sidered as valuable per square ifoot as space in New York City land other metropolitan business centers. The exterior architecture of] | the Sands is a bold new concept j of glamour in the desert. On the ) front of the building is a large amount of fine, imported Italian | marble. iENTRANCE PYLONS A daring use of sharp-angled pylons at the entrance to the main building gives an unforgettable impression, with the corners projecting right up into the sky. The name and slogan of "A Place in the Sun" was conceived by owners Jake Freedman of Houston, Tex., and Jack Entratter of New York City. The Sands, is the seventh main hotel to rise up in the desert playland of Las Vegas within the past few years. Designed by Wayne McAllister, famous resort and hotel architect of Hollywood, the hotel includes a large; dramatically-de sigped main building and five hotel-room buildings. BERMUDA MOTIF-?╟÷ Hotel-room' buildings are constructed in the Bermuda modern motif and are named after famous American race tracks, Arlington Park, Belmont Park, Hia- leah, Rockingham Park and Santa Anita. tfSlt The Sands contains 200l^in- dividually-designed rooms, 1 < 40 rooms to each building. One unusual feature of the construction lies J|&|he unusual use of tile for their rooms and vermi- culite material for the hotel-room II buildings. The tile, widely used Jin Bermuda and the tropics, but little elsewhere, makes for a cool, even temperature th$^ear around. Hotel-room buildings are of two floors and contain an:J||i|[ usually larsre amount nf winrinws_L These buildings are formed a semi- circle around a half moon shaped tiled and heated pool, named the Paradise Pool, after Paradise Valley, in which direc tion it faces. ' GEASS TERRACE Jammed on the east side of theT pool is the glass-inclosed Sunrise Terrace, for outdoor eating and relaxing, named after Sunrise Mountain, which it faces. The main building houses the Copa Room, the nightclub room of th-., fifiiirh! irr-""hi>h will be presented the top stars of the jgjptertainment world. Designed in Brazilian carnival motif, the Copa Room seats 395 people in an intimate nightclub surrounding that combines bold new architecture with old-fashioned comfort for dining and viewing jtfl pleasure.^ '~^J*m ESTABLISHED 1888 BArclay 7-5371 PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU 165 Church Street - New York DAILY VARIETY ?╜ HOLLYWOOD, CALJ^S DEC 1 O1 jPf I \Las Vegas Playing Santal \To Nitery Acts; Sets Record] \J80G Outlay For Yule Shhvs] Las Vegas, Dec.j.j9.'?╟÷A two-mile stretch of desert highway will blaze I brightly during the coming holiday period with the greatest talent lineup I ever assembled in one area with an estimated outlay of $180,000 spread I among seven top spots competing for floorshow attention. Not even I Manhattan's nitery belt, in its heyday, boasted the collection of top I names signed for this desert resort's top hotels. Las Vegas, with a normal population of around 30,0007fs accustomed I to getting the nation's best shows in the normal course of competition I between the town's deluxe tourist traps. In each, of course, the floor- I show serves merely as a lure for the gambling dollars of the hordes I of vacationers who swell the popu- t ^agBifiga j lation to an estimated 100,000 | I weekly. This year, the competition I is keener because of the opening I of two new plusheries, the Sahara I and the Sands. As a result, the town's big spots | went on an all-out booking drive to provide name-studded floor- B^rr^* the holiday ndicated Hbrt to lure Tlong-estab- 'or the Yule as the An- g while the nomas. The artin. Sophie t El Rancho Lda is at the Lahr, in a i at the Cugat's spotlight at the PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU 165 Church Street - New York j DAILY REPORTER HOLLYWOOD* CALIF. DECll19$Zo HERE MD LHEM. DANNY THOMAS records six sides today for RCA Victor's special "The Jazz Singer" album. Frank de Vol and his orchestra will background, with Dave Kapp supervising . . . Comic Harvey Stone, Hit Parade songstress Eileen Wilson and Kirby Stone have been inked for two weeks at the Hotel i Sahara, Las Vegas, starting Jan. 27 . . . A virus infection caused Howard Keel to cancel wardrobe tests yesterday for "Calamity Jane" at Warners . . . The I Modernaires play the Downtown Para- I mount for a week starting Dec. 25 . . . I Director Don Siegel, now in NY, an- I nounces he has acquired "Diplomatic I Center," Swiss documentary of politi- I cal activities in Prague, Vienna and 1 Berlin, for TV release in the U.S. . . . I Larry Finley, KFWB disk jockey, has I signed with the Helen Ainsworth I Agency for motion picture representa- I tion . . . Charley Foy takes his enter- I tainers to L. A. Co. Jail again this i Christmas to entertain femme inmates I . . . Penny Edwards has signed with the I William Morris office for cafe, theatre, I radio and TV. Felix Ferry continues to I handle her for pictures . . . Republic I Studio Club holds its annual Children's I Christmas Party at the studio Dec. 21. I Rex Allen emcees . . . Charles Watts I has signed^flrrth the Snitzer-Fritschi ?√ß agency fojpilm presentation . . . Aida I Broadberjr, chorapgrapher for the I Jimmy JDurante "W show, planes to $ New ^pSfCon^Mciiday to assist Leo- |nido?╜fWin the Radii City MusW Hall's |anfiu?·|f Christmas show . .\ Billy Eck- |s$ne|pas been sigJfed for*Pwo weeks at I tie laRds?╟÷Hotel.iLas Vegas, starting IFib.f 12. The Wfliam Morris Agency |cl|[se]p the deal .J?. Pierce College eve- Fontaine to NY on TWA . . . Richard Bare in from NY . . . Jean Hersholt back from NY. ^/f^Tfl ^^BLISHED 1888 PRESS CLIPPfNG^iREAU 165 Church Street'^w York DAILY VARISy HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. D^C ??1952 ESTABLISHED 1888 BArclay :7-537|C PRESS.CLIPPING BURp|gi .;- SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. <3ULL-Bmj^TIN Harrison Carroll Triplets (Pupsjt BoriiMiTaylor \?║fM HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 12?╟÷It's triplets at Liz Taylor's house. Don't get excited. Nbt for Liz p e r s o n a 11 y but for her French poodle. Liz, who has adored animals since she was a little girl?╟÷she always keeps a virtual menagerie around/the house?╟÷was so worried about the impending blessed event for the poodle that she had the ' vet perform a Caesarian section. Liz' own baby is expected around New Year's Day. Contrary to reports, a slight ,i delay would mean no crisis for M-G-M's "All The Brothers || Were Valiant." Director Dick Thorpe says the script is so arranged that, if necessary, they can shoot for a month without Liz. "I'm enjoying just sitting around the house," says the star, "and I plan to do a lot J mor^e of it in the future?╟÷taking care of the baby." "What about the new contract calling for three pictures a year?" she was asked. "Well," said Liz, "we'll see." # -x ?√ß?? ?√ß?√ß''MKKm Dale Robertson I red By Gossip Dale Robertson now is so bel-, ligerent about the separation stories that he threatens to make things hot if the gossip ' perseveres. "I've always wanted to be married and have a family," he declares, "and I intend to do it. If Hollywood interferes, I'll quit Hollywood. I have an oil man friend in Canada, Lee Brooks, who will give me a job any time. And I can start at just about the same salary I'm making at li$Hi Century-Fox." Dick Long Back From Texas Visit Dick Long is back from seeing girl friend Mary Briggs in San Angelo, Texas. "We had a wonderful get; together," he says, "but we will not do anything about marriage foiLthreeor four months. LINDA DARNELir Completely Recovered But I still feel fine, in fact I never felt better in my life." Linda does fthe Jimmy Durante TV show January 3 and is talking about a TV series of her own. She won't return to Italy until February* didn't hesitate a second on the "Latin Lovers" mt when asked if she wants ixer 9-^ar-old daughter, Cheryl, to Jbecome a movie actress. *'What!" snapped Lana, "and get mixed up in this rat-race?" tl ?╜?√ß # # ' Mario Lanza's Attitude Unchanged Understand songwriter Nicholas Brodsky went in> to- try and visit Mario Lanza and found no sign of a change in Mario's attitude ... It will be the end of January rlow be- > fore Hu&lphrey Bogart leaves for Europe and his rtnovie, "Beat The Devil" & . . Tony Martin opens at the Flamingo in Las Vegas on Christmas', which also happens to be his birthday. He and Cyd Charisse will celebrate here with Tony Jr. on Christmas Eve. Then the Martins grab a plane for the opening. "TBBHis WofrTea^ About Leg Injury Tony Curtis' leg still is swollen from that accident on the "Houdini" picture and he is plenty worried. .Not, however, about his next U.I. picture, "Drifting." "i have a William Holden type of role," he says. "I wear a trench coat and carry a gun inside." * * * Paul Picernis Expect Fifth Child The Paul Picernis expect their fifth child in July. Pretty^ good for a couple who will cele brate their sixth wedding ani niversary in August. And Paul is only 30 .. .Hard to tell when Lana Turner is fooling buf she Damone to Get Army Discharge Latest on Vic Damone: He gets his Army discharge in March ... In case any of his old pals are wondering about Harry ;Cushing, he now owns the Rome American. And will -?·?? to^Sw.^zerIand tin> January (s . . , Marilyn Erskine's divorce is final next week* Vows she has no further romantic plans - at the moment. * * # Ann Miller Is Going to Europe Ann Miller sees Europe for the first time early in the New Year ... Two of the songs that Ray Sinatra originally wrote ; for Mam^i/I'HiJitii^adio pro- granyirave been switched into production numbers! for the "lotel^ floor slow . . . Dan tine ajfad Mara EeAffee at the Mraambo ^*|| JelftpPeters saysijfer wardrobe 1 for the Korea^unket will be ] *??UJ^^iei^^very^thing," she | I Sands Svending 250G^A ^ 10 Week7% the mushrooming 1^ If or Las Vegas is I sarmarked by the I Hotel f/r headline acts only || Pur ing the fl^t 10 weeks of its I IJjpperation. I^stelry opens Monday I Jiwith Danny Thomas, who will get J jfa.5,000j^rjj^eek for three weeks. J |,?½^jg|^#o1lowed Jan. 8 by Lena Home who gets $13,000 per week I for three frames. Edith Piaf opens Jan. 29 for a fortnight at $10,000 j per and Billy Eckstine follows on Feb. 12 for a two-weeker at the same rate. Adding cost of supporting acts, | bands and a line of girls, the Sands Is outlay for floopmows during the initial 10-wee^period of operation probably will come to around $250,000.