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Wles Examiner 6 Fri., Oct. 12,1956 5E5" HILDEBRAND All Jthe Moulin Rouge Show SuperH nights at least, the hustle and if the ' bordering waiters and the sideline Frank Sennes and Don Arden premiered their new spectacular ?╟úCTest La Vie?╟Ñ last Tuesday night at the Moulin Rouge to a house liberally sprinkled with celebrities. This time?╟÷-the fourth show this duo have produced since Sennes reopened the defunct Earl Carroll Theater-restaurant in 1953?╟÷Sennes has himself really three shows in one: Helen Traubel, the Wiere Brothers and the lavish dance productions. Each is spellbinding. Miss Traubel, the first of a series of name stars Sennes will present this season, was superb. And there was certainly no style or mood song that she neglected. Dressed simply in a black velvet gown, the former Metropolitan bpera diva majestically held her audience as she ran the gamut from red hot blues to her metier of operatic arias. From ?╟úI Could Have Danced Night?╟Ñ she branched to Rock |nd Roll of 1904 with ?╟úLeg of Mutton,?╟Ñ and then to the soulful ?╟úAutumn Leaves.?╟Ñ . . v , . She set ah atmosphere of a little German village when she announced that her next number would be an ancient folk aria from her native country. When this turned out to be a hot version of ?╟úSaint Louis Blues,?╟Ñ she wofti many* laughs and a round of applause. An introduction of Miss Traubel?╟╓s piano accompanist proved him to be a student of Iturbi, Paderewski, Rubinstein ?╟÷ and Jimmy Durante. This was a springboard for the pianist and singer to go into an act on Durante which was climaxed by Durante?╟╓s, appearance on stage. For her encore she chose Brahms?╟╓ ?╟úLullaby?╟Ñ and sang it on the ramp without use of the microphone. The Wiere Brothers are a trio who provide monkey- shines geared to make even the most stoic spectator break into laughter. They kid with violins ?╟÷ and on occasion prove that they can really play them?╟÷dance* and cavort about with outlandish hat and dance stunts. As always, the production numbers are outstanding, with Don Arden?╟╓s imaginative choreography and Madame Berthe?╟╓s stunning costumes. Particularly enjoyable was jy table! bustle 1 'other S*l\\sthosTto he avoided .gs, we ?╟úJe Suis Se2f.?╜' collective'talS ber depiciting girls m doing a blues-type modern dance. They are attired in red and black and "wear chains. They' attempt a jail-break which results in the death of several and the recapture of the rest by their sadistic jailers. Most of the showgirls and male dancers are holdovers as are the multi-colored pigeons who mhke a last-minute entry ton. OH, NO ? Frank Sennes, genial owner-manager of the Moulin Rouge, professes no superstition; but just ?╟úto play safe,?╟Ñ he says, ___ he has signed the same quintette 'Brothers/ in?? the cast of more to produce his. all new 1957 musical revue, ?╟úC?╟╓est la Vie,?╟Ñ that he used for his other three successful shp#s. ^ rected by Bonn Arden, ?╟úC?╟╓est la Vie?╟Ñ has costumes by Madame Berthe; the scenic effects are by Harvey Warren with original music and lyrics by Pony Sherrell and Phil Moody. ?╟úC?╟╓est la Vie?╟Ñ is opening the new 1957 season with a gala Hollywood premiere tonight. Teien Traubel, op?·ra-night club Helen Traubel, opera-night club violin-playing comics; the Wiere than 100 singers and dancers. EXCITING. One of the most enjoyable supper, club shows in town is that of Margaret Piazza in the Cocoanut Grove. Here is a gal with a glorious voice,, (why not ? She was with the Metropolitan Opera before going 1 ?╟ pops?╟Ñ); beauty and a sparkling personality that added together makes her one of night life?╟╓s outstanding personalities. The much-talked of ?╟úbathtub?╟Ñ ?╟╓scene actually is done via a screen and M shadows, but it is still startling, especially at the Cocoanut Grove! ^ Cog angeles Cimcs * thurs.,nov. 12,1953-Part 11 15 Nitery Sets Yule ?√ßTrio Eye Farouk Life; Gibson Girl for June? 1 wif i . . ?√ß <* BY PHILIP K. SCHEUER ^Add a new chapter to the checkered career of the Earl ferroll-Theater-Restaurant . Fifteen years to the day (Christ-Sasf after the late" showinan threw wide its doors, it will reopen as the Moulin Rouge. Frank Sennes, head of one df the largest theatrical booking' agencies, confirms earlier rdpofts that he has taken over the property and is spending $250,000 turning it into the equivalent of a Parisian sidewalk cafe?╟÷indoors. ^ , ?╟≤* 00 Sennes will put on lavish floor shows with a line of 28 girls, six, male dancers and variety\acts. They will be staged by*- Don Arden of Las Vegas?╟╓ Desert Inn. Other Personnel will include -Marcel Lamaze, maitre d, Lou Clarke, general manager,, and Bob Snyder, orchestra leader. m Two sets of murals will create the, illusion of a ?╟úthree-di-mensionaF' Paris Skyline. The Se used, with; Touloh^e-Lautrec posters and the like for decoration. . - : TUES., OCTOBER 9 FRANK SENNES Presents his all-new 1957 Musical Extravaganza "C-'jSeC\/i?·,V Starring World?╟╓s Outstanding Soprano Helen Traubel In her first los Angeles Night Club Appearance, ?╟≤ Exciting, Glamorous Productions I ?╟≤World?╟╓s Most Beautiful Girls I ?╟≤Hilarious Comedy! |f ?╟≤ Greatest Combination of telertf from two Continents including THE WIERE BROTHERS & others! Staged at a cost of $225,0001 Staged and Directed Donn Arden 2 SHOWS NIGHTLY (Ex 1ST SHOW! with dinner.. yHK JND SHOWS With (Except Sat. & Sun.) f Prices for PREMIERE only: $10 per person plus fa* Includes Special Gourmet Steak Dinner >SUNSET near VINE roe ttcstkVA nous CM ho 9-6333