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VEGAS VISITOR PZAZZ GIRL - Jacqueline Douget, a featured performer in the Desert Inn's new super spectacular, "Pzazz '70 and All That Jazz...Baby!", makes a lovely sight as she takes in the sun at the Dl pool. The million dollar plus production opened in the Crystal Room, Thursday, July 10. Las Vegas, Nevada Vegas Visitor (Cir. W. 45,000) MIS7' \9B?? JtL **.<?√ß*?√ß E*-im PERFECT CASTING - *ho else should be saluting Memphis in the "Beale Street Blues" in the Desert, inn superspeetacular "Pzazz -JO" than t??b talented Southerners like Wayne AlbTirton from Jackson. Miss- issippi and Jimmy Michaels from Memphis! _^f_ By Jte?naia iMarSKS It was a busy week with Francisco routine with a another hot one getting backdrop perspective pictur- started for those of us who ing a Top 0' the Mark view cover the entertainment of the Bay City at dusk with beat. a glimpse of the bridge with Highlight last Wednesday twinkling lights indicating night was the invitational thousands of automobil preview at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas of the first $1 million stage show on the famed strip ?╟÷ "Pzazz 70 and All That Jazz, Baby" ?╟÷ in the hotel's glittering Crystal Room. IT IS EASY to understand why no theater on Broadway can ever accommodate such an extravaganza ?╟÷ not only does the Desert Inn have a huge stage and showroom, but the Harvey Warren sets required the installation of a new 500,000 watt transformer to handle a total of 18,000 lights. Thirty stage hands were required to activate the motorized scenery, and a control room technical staff of 10 experts handles lighting ?√ß THIS IS a big show that has something for everyone regardless of generation gap. Not only is the modern motif featured in a dazzling psychedelic routine (Las Vegas Today) but "Pzazz 70", as the complete title indicates, covers eras ranging from Manhattan's memorable Cotton Club jazz era; the explosive Prohibition era (New York and Chicago) as well as today's San Francisco. VAUDEVILLE isn't dead either. The top acts are to be found on that "Pzazz 70" stage right along with the most voluptuous, brilliantly gowned showgirls in the business. Best of all, this isn't a nudie show, but a tastefully handled, beautifully costumed extravaganza geared for the family as well as for tired businessmen. Actually there are no big names in the cast, which makes up with talent what it may lack in name value. There are no Card Chan- nings or Barbra Streisands; Sammy Davis Jrs. or Dean Martins ?╟÷ but those dancers and singers make up for it. TOPS is a juggler named Montego and" a quartet of rubber-limbed dancers -- the Four Steps. Loaded with laughs and surprises is - comedian-impressionist Will Jordan whose parodies en Sullivan, Bing Crosby, Robert Mitchum and other personalities are show stopper. I tcular is the San Chicago in the Roaring '20s is an eye-opener ?╟÷ particularly from a standpoint of sets and costumes. MUSIC, song and dance styles all come back to life in "Pzazz" with an opening that includes a few Beatles' numbers and later the greats of the past ?╟÷ Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey. A Hollywood number is reminiscent of the movie musical style of the '30s with a Ruby Keeler type doing her sailor dance. This is a "must", show, for any visit to Las Vegas*. Walter Fitzpatrick, Desert Inn managing director, is to be . congratulated for this show's excellence. It is unusual for an executive to serve as master of ceremonies, but the tall, handsome Fitzpatrick made his introductions smoothly. It was enjoyable evening. CUMBERLAND NEWS Cumberland, Md. M-13,268 AUG 3 /MUTUAL PRESS CLIPPING Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 ) 'Pizazz '1W Desert Inn's New Review By DICK KLEINER HOLLYWOOD (NEA)?╟÷I went up to Las Vegas to catch the opening of the Desert Inn's new review, "Pizazz 70." This is, the most expensive show Vegas J has yet seen, and it looks it- lavish sets, costumes, lights and a troop of beautiful girls. Some of the money might have been better spent on more thoughtful material, however. At one point, there is a salute to the old Cotton Club in New York?╟÷and there isn't black performer on the huge stage during most of the number. There isj some fine talent in the show, and one singing twosome?╟÷Mon- jroe and Whiting?╟÷is worth remembering, particularly.