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10 A' tiaUas illmimtg Mruth Alter Dark: "Xr/ ?·^V.0O>, Mond February 1, 1971 avis is At Las m e ft l , By PHILIP WUNTCH f /LAS VEGAS, Nev. ?╟÷ Sammy fjavis, one of the Kings of JGooI, wore ihis crown lightly { skillfully in a splashy Strip j Opening last week at the Sands I Hotel here. | Dallasites will remember * Sammy's record-breaking per- jformance at the Music Hall f 5ept. 19- Shortly thereafter, i e ! announced a "retirement?╟Ñ i which happily turned out to be j only temporary. The Davis 1 show played to a capacity ; opening night audience at the I Sands?╟╓ Copa Room. Celebrity- | spotters could catch the Fifth | Dimension, Brad Dexter and B. I B. King among the ringsiders. [pw ' f | i ft. # A v* The show itself is a tremen- dous success. Sammy performs with all his customary verve and energy; and the intimacy of a club as opposed to a mammoth auditorium provides him with the perfect frame- work. Yet it?╟╓s a slightly more meliowed Davis from the viewpoint of personality, than one might expect. He waxes nostalgically over the ?╟úClan?╟Ñ days of Sinatra, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop and Peter Law- ford and even dresses up in a tuxedo. ?╟úI hope you dig the fact that Im legit tonight,?╟Ñ he grinned referring to his formal attire.?╟╓ Yet he still smoked those ciga- rettes as if those television commercials were still on the air. m ?║3 : ' p ft m lllfgpgf 18! ffev IgfiH tftl 1/ - Zr v Pfe| #sf| SjStf^gtSftf gfeXllaf;Mm / <,p , &? ' / ft; ?√ß K * * . ft* < ft A?√ß v;3v> -v? ft//':/:; til' % ft. r * ftcft ^ < 13 taa ?√ß881! -mm i^Bl V Sift; ?√ß J hftft ?? ' : f ( 1 /fvW ?╟≤ s p^lii i 7?╟╓3 x/ .?╟≤*?√ß - p Vr.s?.s.i Sammy Davis . . . still one of the kings of i|'pool.?╟Ñ THE ENTIRE motif of his Sands show is one of nostalgia. He opens with a rhythmic Bye Bye Blackbird?╟Ñ and does a stunningly smoldering "Can?╟╓t Help Lovin?╟╓ Dat_ Gal.?╟Ñ He brings the show to an ap- plause-garnering halt with a West Side Story?╟Ñ medley ?╟≤?╟÷ not just the conventional "Mar- ia?╟Ñ and ?╟úTonight?╟Ñ but also the ||PS +wiuuar uee, unicer Krupke and ?╟úI Feel Pretty/r It s a standout salute to the musical. Sinatra?╟╓s 15-year-old hit ?╟úAll the Way?╟Ñ serves as a premise for Davis* impersonations of Sinatra, Martin, Cagney, Bo~ jy ' ?╟÷Dallas News Staff Photo. ?╟Ñro Musica Program Trio S m ?╟úa^hHerron ^at ?? c^oZ: tScSe?╟úd ,eaches NOW showing;_ ^^H.cLawi?Θ╝2|ce?╟╓s HffiVIBGW ANF------- transtfya?╜j ?½?╜iS SMDcR FLAM??363^4301 FEATURE %cm 6-8 & 10 Yfl' COLOR] OPEN 6:09 UP?·N6:00 ~ 2 FEft.: 6:20-8:20 ^ DAYS 71 i If * W ??W =-==^-?╟÷ ** ?√ß' 'TnlMwilIl woni 369- .jp^yn TnnAY ATfi.nn . 5308 ?·ietv?· TEXAS' LEADING NEWSPAPER Communications Center, Dallas, RADIO-TELEVISION STATIONS WFAA ?╟≤ TEXAS ALMANAC Dear Al: Thank you so much for your courtesy to me regarding the Sammy Davis opening. Enclosed is ray column covering the show. It was a pleasure seeing you again. Eegards to Virginia, Cheryl, Diane ahd the rest of your staff. Sincerely, r) /. n rjbu-'t. PM lip ?╟╓Yuntch r