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THBMMEiMimLE F1M AdtIENS MOTES INTO THE MM HoteI& Golf Club, Ias VEQAS, NEVAdA i OCT.IJ AS OF TUESDAY NIGHT, the?╟ ~ffew Lida which opens at tbev^rdowf^^rsSay.vgoes-'.into-final dress rehearsals and producePiFrank Senpes and Doon , Ar- den, who-stages-directs, have closed rehearsals to all except cast. Too many production secrets are, stolen and the pair take, no chances with rival produces sneaking in . . . v _ ?╟≤ _ W&DWt Hold & Golf Club^ (as VEqAS, NEVAdA OCT.1J B-4 Los Angeles Herald-Examiner ? α Wednesday, Sept. 28,1966 New Revue Opens Oct. 13 at Stardust ] By GEORGE H. JACKSON ??╟≤'.The new ?╟úGrand Pfix?╟Ñ edition of the ?╟úLe Lido De , Paris?╟Ñ il^ue; ii( < scheduled BjgijgB tq open Oct. 13 in the/thea- i ter1 restaurant of the Star-; dust Hotel in lias Vegas, i ?√ß .As in past, editions,- the i emphasis will he onspecta- ?╟╓ ?╟≤ . cle and glamor with a lipe-! up of-international acts which all have previously HH played at the Lido in Paris. |HM Among the personalities will he Giho Donati, song i soloist, who appeared in; the first revue at the Star- dust eight years ago. II All the massive facilities j of the' Stardust stage will he called into play for the new editon, with 1 a swim- ming sequence, an ice skat- -f ing number and a salute to j the astronauts on schedule. Production numbers will' also feature sinking of a| Spanish Galleon-and a ?╟╓flight of doves over the I f audience. ; Prank. Sennes continues I as producer of the Lido re- k vues with Donn Arden as again in charge ot Staging; , and direction. JOHN L. SCOTT Foundation Laid , for New Lido Show LAS VpKxAS-?╟÷The annual rumble is op at the Star- ' dust Hotel as groups of performers - who will appear in the next Lidq de^Pafis show arrive daily from France pnd - otheit EuiOpdan'1 cg|mtfies. 11 ?╟úWe?╟╓re' sptoewHere^between chaos and confusion at this point,'" a spokesman sai<|, "but int?npther week thingsvwiilbegomg smoothlyi" "V Thel$67yersionand seventh edition of-iido de Paris ik Prix.?╟Ñ Frank?╟╓Sennes will produce, and .Donn Ar?║ten ?╟ the ^jptacuJarji!evUe.These?╟ ,two ^wortmg^iii^s^hd^^^^teii'for mapy.yearSf both in * Los AMgdlesK the,, ak^MouUh/llouge) andinLds Vegas /{the Stardust apd pes^rtTiml ."Grand -Prix?╟╓---ha?║ a field]?½ ,qperdqg>(iate at this tPpmeht';btf#'prdbrb^;iwiU gejl un|e1i?╟╓ with a gala premfdre the sdcorfdHy0ek of Octqber. Production num- bers ,ip the newshowwillf eateeiwav^out. effects andil-. jua|dq.^Spef3#ty acts are to^cted in abput: .three weeks,, but' intensive rehearsals Sof?╟╓^he extravaganza-' I type'sequencp are beginning |p^ediatelyi IN LAS VEGAS " New Revue at the Stardust BY JOHN L. SCOTT . Times Staff Writer ?╟úGrand Prix," am- all- new Lido ?╟ de Pariptreyde,-] ' -ftfili /opeh//Oct4??l]3'.:af ".hie J Stajrdiist Hotel in1 Lgs-ye- | :gas,'-featuring spectacular - production numbers,, _ in- ternational specialty- 'acts, ,and .fiadame bluebell's' re- nowftcdyBluebeli GMi, x Mechanical effects will again be ?╟╓an .idye-catching highlight .of this seventh j edition^ the Lido show. The ?╟≤ huge"-, Stgrdvtfd. stage, ?√ßRoasts a swimmfilg' ppo^ dnd icerink,' -six indepen- 1 dent elevators -oh'stage," et<3< fe v ?╟╓.Audiences. yvilyview the' /Sinking of a' Spanish gal-m fttepn, -astronautswalking in spage, a flight.of soaring^ doves .and7live action/] . blpndmg wjthMilpj. ?╟≤ Individhal artists included G i n ponati] pomedian; J ?╟? ana/?╟úGina,' ice-] I skaters! .xhl-Dova, ?╟ 'ccwniej 1. jp^gler; Les' Frerer Kims,, j h Imock^bhttsVya n d^vftStoy fcmqgddah;^' g . ?╟  First ddMoi$of Indo deJ ^ pim appe'&red at the^ta&v whej^he ho-J j, tel opened* , 5 ' The new version v^lfchqn an expensive- jshow to pre- ^senti; dbco'rding to ?╟╓predu-l her Frank'.Sennes, who al- ?╟ #o -hahdlW reins on enter- tainmriih at the Desert Inn. k Labor Costs. Rise "f o da y?╟╓s ! shows5-S pP? I Served'Sennes,'"cost much mo-r e than m previous years. Laborcosts havedh- ' creased, -salaries are more, ?╟ thmthey should be in our ?╟úcktrrent economy, and .materials forvsets add. co^v tumes! are- hi^er. fSo we.( Jia ve; ajiqspbnsilllify to irr?^- 'v;e-S,t o^s ,who: are -^npw] .spendingtimes the ^aipsunt&si&^J ?╟ comparable prpdj^jons] of the 19.3Qs^ 1 and 184psk.' L ryAudifhcc%yo d hw-- are jmore 'aFard?╟╓iol, entqrtain- tment, .hfiCaiise, fhey'see sq] inuch more in one week than the aver-' age man of 3,0?╜^ears agO?╟  ,b.ve'r>- SaW in/ a .lifetime.. Hetp ; in Las' ??V-egds ^we must-compete at, the high- est?╟╓il'v.er; .you cm'.t?╟╓fpoliaU- diences Withmediocrlty," -'Rennes not pn|y; phonies acts and supervises the*en- tire sjhpw:, 'but?╟╓ musi-seg, that-revufs stay within,a set budget. ^[e-wOrk^, on |ea&h|iiew: Lido presenta- tion . from eight to ten months in advance,, mak- ing several trips to Paris each year ?√ß seeking new talent and working with the Paris Lido personnel:' Early in the, run of "Grand'Prix," the six mll- djonth perkon'to .view a Li- do de Paris show wijjjasg through'Cafe Continental?╟╓s .dooraH MADAME BLUEBELL DANCES A?╟╓O \!N^-j^iKj^lpWsTcir |S ifarlatiK' Bluebell, whose famous Bluebell Girls have been the first show opened in 1958. Madame Bluebell rehearses with Hotel. WMISt Horsl&ColtCSlfc octi5 !