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%' ---V' WuSsm AARON MAYES/LAS VEGAS SUN Tolies Bergere" principal singer Traci Ault performs at Tropicana. ?╟ Folies?╟╓ still has plenty of legs nale is new this year, following incredible jug- gler-comedian Wally Eastwood?╟╓s 15-minute spot. A new edition is scheduled for this fall. In the current rundown, which starts in the 1860s, Paris is the locale through 1925, a scene on the French Riviera. ^ . / . - ?╟╓ Highlights here are the Bal du Versailles with its, lovely Royal Forest ;in the Winter adagio by Chris Nicholson and Stephanie Shaw, followed by La Belle Epoque with its restored and ex- tended version of the cancan. With Scene VI, the action continues its depiction of women through the years, but the action shifts to the United States for the balance of the show. We also single put Paul May as a singing host and Traci Ault, the most we?╟╓ve ever enjoyed her, and offer,kudos to the entire attractive, inspired, and capable ensemble as well. Put this ?╟úFolies?╟Ñ on your must-see show list. Personal wish list: The ?╟úFolies Bergere?╟Ñ al- ways had excellent variety acts. It would be nice to See one just before the. show?╟╓s locale shifts to this country. There was also a film montage, honoring such great French acts as Josephine Baker, Maurice Chevalier, Edith Piaf and others. Could this be revived and used to create more of a French prelude? ': By Joe Delaney LAS VEGAS SUN The Tropicana?╟╓s ?╟úFolies Bergere?╟Ñ :is the long- est-running production show in this country?╟╓s history. Judging by the constant and enthusiastic response of a 95-percent of capacity, 7:30 p.m. audience this week, this. 18th edition ?╟÷ and the ones tb come ?╟÷ will be performing in Las Vegas for the foreseeable future. We;were there, as a visitor, when the Tropi- cana opened its doors on April 4,1957. We were thefeywhen the ?╟úFolies Bergere?╟Ñ- opened at the Tropicana on Christmas Eve, 1959. This was one of the; first shbws we reviewed when we joined the Las Vegas" Sun in 1967. Both the Tropicana and the ?╟úFolies Bergere?╟Ñ have a special place in our personal memory book. Jerry Jackson has been the creator, director, choreographer, composer, and costume designer for! the, past four editions. Jackson is a near-ge- nius when it , conies to the use of lights and col- ors. He can achieve minor miracles with compar- atively miniscule budgets. Equally important, he engenders bothjrespect and top quality perform- ance from his entire cast. , The production sparkled and bubbled for the entire 85 minutes. The just short of 15-minute fi-