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The Wednesday, November 29, 1967 Shortage Of Dancers Will Peril Night Club Shows, Says Donn Arden A shortage of dancers will peril majoi j found to plug the vital production gap. This I Donn Arden, who for more than 30 years has I night club and theatre shows in the _____ I world. Arden currently has three big shows \ in clubs?╟÷the Lido Show at the Star- j jdust and "Pzazz! 68" at the Desert I Inn, both in Las Vegas, and the Lido I | Show in Paris. "Girls are just not turning to the I j dance as they did 10 or 15 years J ago," Arden commented. "The main j ] reason is that while most other crafts [> j have increased minimums for their j j people, dancers are still receiving a j minimum $193 a week. There is little M I incentive for young girls to become m dancers. Producers and club owners j will have to come up with more money M I for them, that's all there is to it. ; When I auditioned my last Dl show, % j I ended up using about 80% of girls M who've danced professionally for years. New faces are needed, but hard to find. "If producers would raise salaries, W new talent could be recruited from dancing schools and shows. A lot of ! : girls feel they can earn better salaries as doctors' receptionists, or secretaries?╟÷and they're right. If we make our jobs as glamorous and desirable as j\ they should be, and pay the kids i enough, then we'll come up with new ! talent. "I'd like to tour the country, know- g| ing the potential of the theatre and }v the talent I could find. But with the i cost of living as it j's, I cannot offer ; the kids anything but a lot of hard work. My hands are tied. Let the 'big owners' make the next move." <ht club shows unless ways are note of warning was issued by created, staged and directed top mm ?√ß ?√ß .:.'..?√ß?√ß..'?√ß?√ß... ..... .':?√ß?╟≤. ... LAS VEGAS LIMELIGHT By Barney Glazer Johnny Carson opens Oct. 31 at the Hotel Sahara and Johnny fits the goblins and spooks eve with some of the goofiest gimmicks in showbiz. Bitingly blase, with wry wit and punning humor Carson occupies the Sahara's showroom stage for the last two weeks of his annual four- week Sahara "vacation" engagement. Barbara McNair opens Halloween night with Carson. The recording and tv star rates as one of today's top femme jazz vocalists. Following the pair's midnight show, the hotel hosts an invitational masquerade ball for 2,000 Las Vegas entertainers and friends. This ball really should be a ball. Don Rickles, who scares his patrons without a mask or pumpkin night tricks, continues to reign in the Sahara lounge by raining insults on the average guy or dignitary. RAMON NAVARRO, one of the screen's all - time great romantic leading men, recently visited Caesars Palace. This should answer the question of many readers who regularly ask, "Is Ramon Navarro still alive?" The former star was visibly impressed by the Caesars Palace architecture. He said it looks like all of Cecil B. De- Mille's sets rolled up into one. AL FREEMAN advises that Jack Jones signed a two - year contract with Jack Entratter to sing in the Sands Hotel's Copa Room. Jones will appear six to eight weeks each year. The Sands is building a huge replacement for Frank Sinatra's exit. The rumor persists that Sinatra will show he's still friendly with the Sands management by returning to play a farewell en gagement. If he does that, Frank will show he's a bigger man than those who have been putting, him down since the Sands^w fitfFcuffs. m; #DON ARDEN, director-stag-V ^er of the Desert Inn, Stardust \ and Paris Lido shows, is creeping up on a record 40 years in showbiz. He attributes much of his success to three famous gals ?╟÷ Sophie Tucker, Helen Morgan and Texas Guinan. They gave him considerable encouragement when the road bumped the most. As a result, Arden is one of the leaders today in his/ field. JANE . RUSSELL, Connh nes and Beryl Davis opened Friday, Oct. 27, at the Hotel Tropicnaa. The three American beauties, with voices to match, are playing the Trop's Blue Romo wearing an assortment of gowns that dazzle. They have the vocal routines to match. Comedian Jackie Gayle balances the Blue Room program perfectly. JACK CARTER made his Sands Hotel debut this week, opening a four - week funfest. Michele L e e, one of t h e countries best pop singers, will make Carter step some to earn his billing as headliner. In a year or two, I'd say it will be the other way around. Michele should become one of Las Vegas' biggest drawing crowds as a result of her Sands appearance. "CASINO DE PARIS" closes early in December at the Dunes Hotel. Better see it before you miss one of the best girlie shows in its class. Maestro Bill Reddie, musical director at the Dunes for the past eight years, ends his long association with the resort when the revue closes. TRINI LOPEZ in the Riviera's Versailles Room turns on a volcanic performance that is more fire than ash. His potpourri of tunes really scores. Trim's change of pace, is always masterful. He rocks 'em and lulla-