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This Chipping From [NIGHT CLUB SCENE THE KNIGHT WATCH Mapping From Island Revue Ever THEi KNIGHT WA M By GENE KNIGHT OST ELABORATE SOUTH SEA ISLAND REVUI in the time-honored history of the Hawaiian Room will be unveiled this evening in the Hotel Lexing-i ton when Tony 'Cabot, the society maestro, premieres "Hula Time in Manhattan.?╟Ñ--------------|?╟÷-?╟÷?╟÷-------------3 . It fas Tony who wrote, pro- duced and directed this au- thentic Hawaiian .revue as a salute to our new 50th state. He also penned the title song. I Seems Cabot winked to Hawaii recently to sign up tal- ent for this show. He went down to Waikiki* Beach and held auditions, an innovation in show-casting. Fruits of his quest ift the land of the pine apple will be on view this eve- ning. I :Several Hawaiian dances never before presented here Will be seen. And among the hula honeys will be torrid Ta Maile, Leialoha, Ehulani and Mealii* < Returning to the Hawaiian Room for this production will be Johnny Coco, veteran sing ing favorite* The new orches- tra is under the ba/ton of Ted Ailletta^ ... / By the way-one of the most popular stunts in this room is the Island Hoedown, during which practically all the cus- tomers' dance with the Ha- waiian performers. Aloha! Tannen Tops Cast A ; REFRESHING PERSON- ALITY in the funny business, comedian ^>on Tannen, is now .heading the large cast in ?╟úAll About Dames/V DonnArden?╟╓s scintillating revue at TBS Latin Quarter where my friend, Ed- die Risman is managing direc- tor. ?╟≤. '?√ß// v ; ?╟≤ ?√ß \ Sponsored by General Artists Corp., Tannen joined the show dast Thursday evening, succeed-? ing Buddy Hackett. A very funny guy, Don will continue at the L.Q. through this Thurs- day night. 11 i* *. .# At the Lantern c MONICA BOYAR, the excit- Ing Latin-American singer,^re- turns to Max Loew?╟╓s Viennese Lantern tomorrow evening for a four-week engagement . . . tehe?╟╓H be kccompanied by Dean Sheldon - on the bongo-Congo- drums ,Y . Christine Palmer, [rising soprano, also joins the show . ?╟≤ . There T1 be music bjj Ernest Schoen and his excel*! lent miniature orchestra . . J Goldie?╟╓s New York inaugurates] a gala cocktail hour beginning today when, at a o?╟╓clock, host Louis ?╟úGoldie?╟Ñ Hawkins takes over the keyboard for a two- hour session ... By the way, Wayne Sanders, whose piano playing has beeh a feature at Goldie?╟╓s New York these many years, now is handling the ivories at Goldie?╟╓s Fire Island. Ray BSttduc and Nappy La- mare and their Riverboat Dan- dies start a three.-week jazz en- gagement tonight at the Round table ... Co-starred is Cy Cole- man,. my idea of a fellow who knows how to play a piano .;. Cy, who composes, too, will be accompanied by his three- some . . . Due to the need for further rehearsals, 'night club songstress Isobei and musical comedy actress Estelle Parsons will nbt make their debut in ?╟úDemi-Dozen?╟Ñ at Julius Monk?╟╓s Upstairs .until this evening. Matt Dennig, master of the 88, brings his personalized^sbng styles and piano prowess into the Living4 Room tonight for a 1 o n g -1 e r m engagement... Joining Matt on the podium will he songstress Laura Sands and the Scott Murray insrq- mental trio . . . Pete Long off- ers Herbie Mann?╟╓s Septet and the Siboney dance duo in a program of Afro-Cuban music at the Village Gate tonight... The Siboney pair will gyrate during the interstices, when the Mann musicians take five. * # - * You Hawaiian? "MISS HAWAIIAN-AMERI- CAN OF 1959?╟ú will be chosen at the Luau tomorrow evening. She?╟╓ll reign as queen of the restaurant?╟╓s festival celebrat- ing Kamehameha Day, which is Thursday, June 11. Kame- haqieha was a Hawaiian king. Candidates must be of a Ha- waiian berth, not older thah 28 and not younger than 18. Entries are being accepted at the Luau, 400 E. 57th st. Will Star at By GENE KNIGHT thETURNED FROM ?╟╓ROUND-THE-WORLD JOUR-- iFrance, ^ to headlines Iwill put on a show, that T know. --------------- And I hope he sings two of his latest hits: ?╟ .?╟ Endlessly?╟Ñ and ?╟úLonely for a Letter.?╟Ñ They, tell me these songs are sensational. Which means, on Broadway, they arc very j^ooch Managing director Eddie Ris- man also will present the fol- lowing three new acts: Jimmy Joyce, singing-story teller from Boston, making pis Angle and Margo, young ball- room dancers (I?╟╓ve seen them andkthey are fine). Latonia, Graham and Cha- dell, British knockabout per- formers. 1%e other five star acts in ?╟úAU About Dames?╟╓* have been held over. Incidentally* there U be a half dozen new dames in the famed Latin Quarter chorus line. , Musii for the show and dancing will, be furnished by jo Tiombardi?╟╓s orchestra. Gigi, the affable maitre d?╟╓, will be m command of the silken rope. Alternating on the bandstana will be Buddy Harlowe?╟╓s band. BY JOHN t. SCOTT ; LAS VEGAS, July 4 ?╟÷ 5 That tired old cliche, j ?╟úThere's No Business Like Show Business,?╟╓?╟╓ has been/ . given frfesh, .significant meaning. Blase Ye g a n s/ /used to the best, in avail- ?╟ able stage entertainment, joined with HoLlywo6d J celebrities and 75 members of the press from far and near points in acclaiming! the Paris Lido revue i which opened the sensa- rtional Cafe Continental in f the brand-new Stardust [ Hotel over the holiday | week end. * Approval of this show, which, truly deserves the term spectacular, was com- pletely and wholehearted- ; ly unanimous. Rarely do i productions live up to their 5 advance billing as this one does. / Brought' from Paris for a six-month run and staged with fine showmanship by Donh Arden, the revue combines4 uhukual scenic effects* noteworthy special- ty acts and dozens of fe- males, including the famous /Bluebell Girls, a group of long-legged, beau- ties who wear no covering from the waist up in pa- rade and tableau routines. It is all very artistic &nd not offensive. GREAT ACT Specialty acts from the' far corners of the globe are uniform l y outstanding. There?╟╓s a juggler, / Eric Brenn, for instance, who knocked the opening-night audience for a loop as he kept seven plates and five glass bowls on long poles whirling simultaneously, Gino Donati, an Italian tenor, also scored with a partner, who was not cred- ited, in a very clever song- and-acrobatic act. . Pantomime had big in- nings with George Campo and his feminine helper LindaMarvell. And Mar- vin Roy, magician, offered an off-beat routine which had viewers gasping. It is impossible to de- scribe this show adequate- ly in a round-up column. The stage has few equals I in the world, boasting six I hydraulic lifts, a swim- Iming pool, and an ice rink I on which Jacqueline Du I Bief, nominal star of the ?√ßshow, skated beautifully. J There were innovations in I costumes and lighting. The revue was originally conceived by Pierre Louis Guerin and Rene Fraday; who took well-deserved bows along with Arden, Frank Sennes and others r e s p o n s i b 1 e for its suc- cess. y. ^