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show where she earned $35 a week, LeCoque was spotted by ?╟úJubilee!?╟Ñ producer Donn Arden when she appeared in /Hollywood Extravaganza?╟Ñ in Paris. He signed heir for ?╟úHello; America?╟Ñ and ?╟úPazazz?╟Ñ at the Desert Inn. HfGirls were supposed to mix after the second show, sit in the cocktail lounge, and were allowed two free drinks,?╟Ñ LeCoque says. ?╟úThey were considered atmosphere, and it was part of their agreement. They never came to work in slacks or shorts. They wore cocktail dresses.?╟Ñ LeCoque adds, ?╟úMixing with customers was not :a prerequisite for me because I was married and the/ company watchdog.?╟Ñ A/ Today?╟╓s showgirls, dancers, and singers are college students, the future while they make a living doing something they love.?╟Ñ And the showgirl, once a siren of scandal, remains a symbol of Las Vegas entertainment?╟÷a tall, feathered, high-heeled per- former revealed in the midst of spectacle. Show Notes ?╟úWalters wanted the ?╟ Folies?╟╓ because it was topless. It would be risque and very naughty.?╟Ñ soccer moms, and wives. Murphy cites a performer who earned her bachelor?╟╓s, master?╟╓s, and PhD while appearing in the ?╟úFolies*?╟Ñ Anthony Brown,'a Las Vegas police officer, prevents crime during the day and dances in ?╟úJubileelfat night. ?╟úPeople in our show are here because they have a passion for performing,?╟Ñ', says Murphy of thdAFolies?╟Ñ cast. ?╟úThey do not !|ome here to get richv||^ ^//LeCoque recalls the days when three months was considered a long contract. ?╟úWe didn?╟╓t think about owning a house or car?╟÷ no idea of permanency^?╟╓ she. says. ?╟úNow the majority of pen formers come hefeTo settle down, go to school to prepare for ?╟úLes Folies Bergere?╟Ñ: Show times are 7:30 and 10 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday and 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday in the Tiffany Theatre at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. The 7:30 p.m. performances are ?╟úcovered?╟Ñ family shows; all others are topless. Prices are $52.45, $57.95, and $63.45, depending op seating lo- cation. Drinks are extra. Dinner and show packages are available. Call 800- 829-9034 or 702-^39-2411 for more show information. ?╟úJubilee Show times are 7:30 and 10:30 nightly except Friday in the Jubilee! Theater at Bally?╟╓s in Las Vegas. All shows are topless; so showgoers must be 48 and older. Phone orders cost $60, $69, $74, and $79, depending on seating location. Deduct $2 ;for tickets purchased at the box office. Drinks are extra. Backstage Walking Tours are .scheduled at 2 p.m. on Monday,: Wednesday, and Saturday. Tour tickets are-. or $10 if pur- chased with a ticket for^JJpbileelS Private group tours may be arranged. Call 800-237-SHOW or 702-^4111 for ?╟ Jubilep^ and walking tour reservations. ^ Ann Henderson is Nevada Magazine?╟╓s entertainment editor. Jubilee!" and its cast of 100 have been sinking the Titanic and destroying Philistine temples since the show opened in 1981 at Bally's. nqwdec 2004 . NEVADA MAGAZINE 47