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<Jtll( ens PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 3 SAN FRANqBef.;;' Los Angeles '?√ß" Portland - SeattJe Redwood City, 0ol. Tribunje r (Cir; n ,345) MAY 2 0 1953/ <JUL HOLLYWOOD: Stars Offer High-Paid Talent at Las Vegas mm By BOB THOMAS r LAS VEGAS, Nev.'faf - T*his must be what the'gold rush was like. . IBS I Ybu walk into any resort hotel I M 2 o'clock in the morning, and Ithe joint is jumping. The casmo lis noi|$ with the clink of; silver] Idpllafs, the shouts of the lucky] players and the moans of the flosers. I Each week end an' estimated 125,000 to 30,000 citizens, the majority from booming Southern ICalifornia, crowd into this glittering town, doubling its population. The pleasure seekers. prj jsuckers ?╟÷ according 'to^SISfe^ Iview you take?╟÷sleep in hotels, jmotels or their own cars. Some Idon't sleep at all. They stand at [the tables all night, transfixed Iby the frolicking dice. I As in the gold rush days, en- | tertainment is an important I commodity in the gambling ; I halls. Stars of Broadway and ! I Hollywood serve as the highest j I paid shills in the world. Shill: I a person hired to stimulate 1 gambling, I You may have heard of some ?√ßof the fantastic figures paid toj [entertainers hy the Las VegasJ ihotels. Some are inflated by a] Ipress agent's pipe dream; others] fare fantastically true. Insiders] there believe that the $25,00$ |weekly figure announced for] I Betty Hutton is close to reality.. | "She might be worth that,* j said one operator. "But only she] land a few others would be. The [rest get around, a-tihird of hear] Ifigure, which is an excellent! jsalary for a week's work of an jhour or two a night." ..." Others are angry at the-pub licizing of such figures."When you announce that you're paying Betty Hutton 25 G's," said one talent buyer, "how are you going to hire Tony Martin for what you paid him last time? "Prices are getting .out oil hand. When you hire a star for 25 G's, your whole show will run around $40,000. You can't hope tp show a profit, But most of the others don't] seem to worry. They keep on hir-1 ing the best names available at the highest prices necessary. They hope that the gambling fables will assume any loss on Ihe h|ght clubs,, and they gen- Here's an example of the kind of shows that play here. Current headliners are Eddy Arnold at Powell, Deserj Lewis, El i Payne am mingo; Re: tub Pion< Liberace ai Frontier; apd Mary But that has two or acts, plus most of whoa magazine cover. "Booking talent is a headache," said one show producer. 'You not only have to fight the other places in getting the best talent; you also have to f nd talent that will stimulate betting." The pest attractions for the heavy gamblers are old-time nitery stars like Joe E. Lewis and Sophie Tucker. Oddly enough, Bob Crosby's engagement was a stimulus to the tkbles; the explanation was that the Crosbys have many irell-heeled friends. Spike Jones and others who attract the family trade are great Ior dining rbom business- "but the patrons drift out through the casino like a sieve. A surprise hit at the Sahara was Lauritz Melehior and his young singers,- said to be the best show ever in Las Vegas. Van Johnson also a big draw at the Sands. Qffl .', J\ JUL L0S ANGELES ^V???d'Cal.: variety /TlY 153 f Sands Jn*g Jeanette Quaker ^ty,jSnr ml 'oi-iety '?╟≤ "AY2t-t9S3 JEfffS 'tog'** eaift> Anions/em**ieTl - the flis tot thLs ^ thJ?║m< tioi FROM 3/&f (Florida Clipping Service, Tampa) Florida Sun (Miami Bead*) PLOMDA DATE ?? Pwothy Kflgalfen ii Jottings in Pencil MGHTNTETFi,B,AGE ??F PARIS NIGHT LIFE is a young Yankee ! dancing 3 doll named Jane Scott | Sho lsT1sta?Σ≤g in the revue at the Nouvelle Eve and getting the kind I of spectacular play Marilyn Monroe gets on this side of the ocean. I In New York, Jane never went any further than the Broadway | chorus lines, but now she's receiving bids to headline in Gotham (cafes at $2,000 a week. (Quick |girls, the passports and pancake!) * u multi-miUion-doUar deal for the National Broadcasting Co has' Hampshire been able tratter, Jackie Las Vej comet said wanjp as much ga serious illness ?╟÷ Churchill's vacation plans on the shelf, giving the Prime. Minister's doctors a great deal to worry about. They feel Churchill, at his age, should grab i ?╟≤ Charles Addams empire goes through, Broadway^- i tT^l forces^m to assume ?!.!f?╟?. ?╟≤imie Sachs-now an ex ecutive , yice president of the net- work-to.^, named.cM^f of production for the new engine, turning out fdms for video . The Oren Roots (she was Daphne Skou- ras of the-important film tribe) are lullabying a baby boy Pf* of the ghoulish cartoon, and ternary Petit, the actress, no -Wer^adoaeL each other. The^ro. SarSd3USt eMded as suadenly *s & ed. .' '^fSlN ADVERTISING AGENCIES have THERE'LL BE A FRESH FACF wf r\?? g??*Crazy with ^ 3-D r the iadPd rin^^ !*%&AC* heat- One of the Madisnn a?╟?0 fe^/??S^Sf^to the Madison Ave is sending out mail order Gogi's LaRue tonight. Gen TBmnr ^Ti'U Se,g out maU order Bradley_?╟?o nightclubber he-wS 111*?Σ≤ ?h * Pair of Polaroid be on hand to catch th*prefer\ ft nr^en^osed- Unless you read I of "What's New." P^iere the copy through the 3-D specs, ~ ' ' w u S ilke a blur inste*<* of a ONE OF DICK HAYMES' big fl- nancial woes-and fie has a bagful of em-is a four-figure bill from ?Θ╝-HXii ens PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 SAN FRANCISCO Los Angeles Portland - Seattle Las Vegas, Nev. Review Journal {Cir. 11,043) MAY 2 9 1953 \Jn the '?╟≤ Jili/c own WITH ALAN JARLSON W9i Sidewalk Medley Can Las Vegas bear the traffic of two stock ear racing tracks?| ...There is much cause for speculation over this newest sports! problem which has risen with the permission granted by the Re-I gional Board last nite for a new auto dirt track to be built on the Boulder Hiway, three miles out of town. Construction started today.-..The name of the new plant is Raceway Park Inc. with Tony D'Andrea, recently of Chicago, the president.: Conducting the proposed season which will be run eight months put of the year, win be the Federal Racing Ass'n led by Joseph E. Atkins. Atkins said following the meeting that the racing plant will! seat 3600 people. The dirt track will span one-fifth,-Of .a mile. f lat ... Expecting to open the. season, within six ^weeks, Atkins! said the racing dates will comprise two nites weekly. Incidentally,| hi^3ftsociation is incorporated in i Indianapolis and Nevada; Hel claimedvthat purses to the drivers (mostly local men) will average $1500 a nite. - Wf|v ?*W?╜L>'?╟≤ MJM The association is expected to make a bid for local talent and that is the reason for speculation. ^HNy Does this mean the possibility of a bolt from the Southern | Nevada Stock Car Racing Ass'n of drivers to the dirt track? .. . Willi local drivers be permitted to race for both groups? .. .Is an aver-| age of two to three nites of racing every week considered too hard on the reflexes of a driver, or the precision of hiscar? .>. Finally, with all-the hullabaloo raised over Hhe possibility of more than one promoter staging fights hereabouts?╟÷what now?╟÷with regards to two auto racing tracks running simultaneously... When questioned by this reporter, some racing figures Voiced the opinion that you could run a good thing into the ground by feeding the public ah overdose. Midnite Memos: We predict that Herb Shriner, due for a local appearance July 13, w$fe-be- one of. the highest priced entertainers evej_|f8**J)p^aear here...3Sis, star, now in its greatest ascen- i .HeSyD ip great demand for fabulous fees... A | Jigs f%is Peggir;: Lee bowing out of a Sands commit- j feppep-ing ?·?║ the Sahara,"and zany Marie Wilson stepping | l^id&giyfljyp 'her very?|first local nite club shot. Both | |n the fall*".?╟≤ ?╟≤ Sands ^icairity officer Hiram Powell wasl escortjlenator McCarran in his first tour of Jake* Jaguarin^nbwn from Reno June 10th will; be University of Nevada journalism professor Keiste Janulis. Object: Renewing" his friendship with local scribe Marjorie Friend. The prof (&s a foreign correspondent With the Chicago Trib) covered the invasion of Poland that poWder-kegged WW 2L .. The Whippoorwills, a well known singing group in the 1940*s, which broke up in '49, is in Las Vegas?╟÷but not together. The three boys, who had not seen each other since they went their separate ways,' are here for individual reasons: Jack HoWran is a life guard^mjpryvay ,91. .. Larry Kert has been assigned to a production sm|ing chore at a Strip spot... and Jaclf Ackerman is preparing for* a dancing role with the Don$?╜Bfeden Dancers. v Show Capsules: Kathryn Dunham, withHher sparkling company of talented dancers and singers, back on footlite row for another memorable engagement in Las-Vegas..-Dave Rose, his wonderful orchestra, trumpet star Rafael Mendez, and Andy and Delia Russell provide a great musical gem for local show-goers . . .The first theatrical event in the history, of Henderson trod the boards last nite at the St. Timothy Church when "Outward Bound" was given a creditable performance. Jean Bagin, Vegas Little" Theater thesp, directs ... Darvas and Julia; those excitingly radiant masters of the dance, nitely thrilling, viewers and causing amazement at their wonderful exhibition.. . The new emcee at Hotel El Cortez, Dick Curtis, very refreshing and exceedingly funny^ The Gino Garibaldi vs. Wilbur Snyder rasslin' card (at the Sportsdrome Monday nite) packs a local wallop, too . .^Undoubtedly the special added attraction should be the most colorful in wrestling history j.. Think not? .. . Consider the luminaries?╟÷Joe Greene vs. Don Red ... Greene is a patrolman with, the Las Vegas Police Dep't?╟÷and a well known wrestler. .\..Red is a Los Angeles fireman, which makes this match a natural. ' M. L. Gunzburg scouring thee Las Vegas areaf6irNation sites on behalf of Warner Bros, studios who are planning to shoot a' short 3-D'er . . . Kathryn Duffy Dansation Marge LaDaun speeding to Los Angeles and her mother's side. Mater abed as the result of an accidental fall down a flight of stairs .. .The 500 mile race will be aired locally (Memorial Day) from Indianapolis over KORK-NBC . ?╟≤. Polack Brothers Shrine Cirpus features clown Gene Brandow who is enjoying a brief reunion with an old Borscht Circuit pal, comic Sparky Kaye.