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WBmfXMb DESERT INN presents a hmppy holiday show f ujptjbmml ^citinglouring! J gorgeous screen star in a smart revue! Barn/ Mai *fypieai/y comical "faster DONN ARDEN DONN ARDEN DANCERS Desert Inn, Las Vegas r> ?╜ ^ ,,Las Vegas, Jan. 7. Betty Grable, Dave Barry, Art Johnson, Dmn Arden Dancers 16) Carlton Hayes Orch (13); $3 mini- TivUiil/. Betty Grable. who admits she's not a singer and not an actress breezes through her new capsule i R?Σ≤iCa-le,A the Painted Desert! Room in high gear. The exception-! ally warm reception she got from ' fvlIght-Vapi)ed by a standing ovation?╟÷indicates that they don't agree with Miss Grable's modesty The star never looked better, both in face and figure, and her chirps and terps blend smoothly into the well-staged package which makes it emerge as a socko act. Miss Grable's numbers lean heav- ?Σ≤HHrf?·Ln(iSta,igia'..and warmest w?╟?li ?, goeI .t0 her Mother Wore ?╜R?Σ≤1 Aa1dr ?oney" Productions. aSST ^rt Johnson and the Donn Arden Dancers (16) are excellent PRESENTS THE n A a *Solute kl958 CARLTON HAYES ?╜Jkh?Θ╝hd*$lH Art Johnson, S?╜t?║uq Wade* 4 Cewmwutt SHOWT1MES 8:15 * 12 MIDNIGHT ?╟≤ RESERVATIONS DU 2-6000 Exfed! ?√ß ??MAT MUSICAL ACTS I PERFORMING NIGHTLY IABY UJCK IQUNGE dod smr room MWi-daife- MiSEBT INN teammates in the skits, and she sWint^0^ backing fro^Vall singing-dancing quartet (Ray Bax- ^dKen Chertok, John Drexel Jim Dave Barry's topical standup comedy neatly balances the show He gets blasting yocks with his one-liners and impreshes of celebs singing commercials, and such personalises as Leo the Lion and the Pathe rooster. Carlton Hayes and ?╟≤!u??2!h (13) tie the show together with the proper flair. Duke. Wilbur Clark's DESERT INN presents "A Summertime Serenade1 GORDON Macrae WITH VAN ALEXANDER CnnAwtlnj Las Vegas' McCoy Paris Continued from pagt 1 ; comprise German, French and English choristers, of an unusual tall stature, differing from the Yank lasses in size and also in their terp styles. The costumes, of course, will also be 100% French-created and shipped in like any overseas production. Feature of The Stardust's nitery room, which will be retagged Le Lido de Paris, is its unusually high ceilings which permit scenery to be hung in the legit manner and which augurs, incidentally, the possibility of a fullfledged Broadway legit production playing in a Vegas nitery. (This differs from the tabloid versions of "Guys and Dolls," "Ziegfeld Follies," etc., which have been Vegas staples). The Stardust's 1,100 rooms makes it the biggest hostelry in the Nevada resort. Shortly before it was slated to open, its operator, Tony Cornero, keeled over while gambling, victim of a heart attack. The Desert Inn management is taking over management and op- cation of the nitery and casino. Allen Roehn and Frank Sennes flew to Paris to see the Lido show with the summer kickoff in view. For a time there was a deal for the Sheraton Hotels chain to take over the hostelry, with an eye to the big convention business that Vegas seeks to attract via a soon- due Convention HaH, plus the fact that the Stardust, basically, has large convention facilities, along with its 1,100 rooms. That deal fell through. At that time, too, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn was mentioned as the casino operator, separate and apart from Sheraton running the hotel end of it. The Lido made one abortive deal with the New Frontier a few years ago but bankruptcy by the latter scuttled that negotiation. A road company of Le Lido has played the Latin-American countries and Havana as a variety revue and has done big business, but the flashy French floorshow has never invaded the U. S. proper. Incidentally, Fraday says that all winter the new Lido show has been Rudy CARDENAS "WORLD'S FASTEST JUGGLER" DONN ARDEN Presents | the DONN ARDEN DANCERS IN EXCITING REVUES! Introducing GINA GENARDI f ART JOHNSON SINGING MASTER of INFORMALITIES CARLTON HAYES and ORCHESTRA SHOW TIMES; 8:15 P.M. & 12 MIDNIGHT RESERVATIONS: DU 2-6000 lJp . GREAT MUSICAL GROUPS PERFORM from DUSK to DAWN LADY LUCK LOUNGE and the SKY ROOM DANCE 8 PM to 4 AM the SKY ROOM doing SRO, aided by the strike that closed the Folies Bergere and the fact that the Moulin Rouge and La Nouvelle Eve, latter two a Montmartre vaudery and nitery, respectively, had been closed. The Moulin Rouge has just reopened and the New Eve will ditto. The Folies Bergere is also slated for April reopening. The M.R., however, is a vaude policy. The Guerin- Fraday management plains taking it over and installing a Lido floor- show policy in place of the vaude. That, however, is months in the future. DESERT'INN "DANCING WATERS" Free Eyery Night, Poolside 9:45-11 p.m. Plus Dancing under the stars during intermission.