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Ijos Angeles, Calif* Mirror-News (Cir. 307,167) U/iMf- jmmKmotm or msimm Hollywood, Calif. Reporter (Cir. 7,581) I'THAT SfNGllS RAGS'* SEP 1959 > WISI JACK ELLIOTT. Cond?╟÷fmg JIMMY I yp???? dancers h Ml fXCITING PRODUCTION REVUE With BETTY LORRAINE ART JOHNSON * PRISOli KNARS CARttON HAYES lC?╜l4* SffOty *T/ A/!?½)! *0.30 wStSaS I RESERVATIONS Sp milW ! H?╟ÑMHN Tno Doing His t dance HOP of fe gg I *egal action against ^ Acden and LasVegaD??"" a .routine is immed.^l Stardust ?╟ú"teST ?Σ≤" gigs,?╜- i Arden that they feel t and was performed at Veis> ill which Previous engagement S. - a^ara ln two mdance par?║tn^Le Sr,b,\Da'>y Cross, is now being 1?? k andlimrny I Dailey and Clari^and?╟╓P'1 notified that 1 their routine when th0C pto do Friday y ??Pen a standjtf** V\oo?╜66 aPfriaai^ vout;?½* OM *?╟≤* Rli^CZa'B. DESERT INN Showtime* 8:15 & 11:45 P.M. ?╟≤ 3rd Show Fri. 3:15 A.M. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL UJA DRIVE v I KICK-OFF BANQUET?╟÷SUNDAY, JULY 12th CaVrf- ^C*VT. 7,270) QtnW s ._eClo'"1 At ffl*' ^ ^giterday .Jfstat- L X)a^ iol VegaS?? I|h| 1 gHBrisHM ?√ßnalley? 1.V1 AUG 1959 ?√ß 1 11 D/cfc Williams * MIRROR NEWS ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Vegas' Lido Outshines Earlier V LAS VEGAS ?╟÷ Can a lavish, spec- tacular French revue top itself? In the case of Le Lido de Paris, whole second edition re- cently opened here at the Stardust for a year and a half?╟╓s run, the answer is an emphatic yes: The $500,000 spectacle, -which has no visual equal . i any American stage, night club or theater, is bigger ad better than the original which startled first-night- ers more than a year ago. This is the show that started the nudity trend in Vegas, but Le Lido does not depend on bare-bosomed females for its success. The pretty girls are a piquant part of the proceedings but the huge production must ?╟÷and does?╟÷depend on other elements to score. Le Lido has a new and unique spectacle in the way that producers Billy Rose and the late Mike Todd un- derstood the word. It is the most overwhelming number in ?╟╓the swift- moving show?╟÷a giant waterfall, cascading down long drops at the rear of the stage while' a ritualistic jungle dance goes on in front of it. Some 6,000 gallons of water per minute spill over the falls operated by six pumps backstage. Paris Burns in Finale Crowding in for top honors is the French Revolution finale, which starts in Madame du Barry?╟╓s boudoir in the Palace of Versailles and winds up with the burning of Paris to the accompaniment of a fiery exhibition of fireworks like July 4 in the Coliseum. There is only one holdover variety act?╟÷the excellent comedy turn of Gino Donati and George, the opera-, singing acrobats. Among the new vaudeville I was most impressed with a delightful puppet act ?╟÷ Les Marottes, which requires five operators. Fey and zany comedy are its forte from the charming opening with a stageful of giant mice to a caterpillar and snail encounter. As one who never went much for puppet acts I can say that this one tickled my funnybone. The Alaria Ballet troupe, consisting of 11 well-trained young men and women and starring Alfredo Alaria, is a unique group. Their fine flamenco routine, which does not ape Jose Greco, and a wild | Brazilian dance are freshly inventive. ?√ß The featured girl ice skater, Marjii Lee, impressed me as being much more original and able than the girl star of last year?╟╓s show. She is skillfully fitted into a Madame Butterfly number which features the score or more'of the famed Bluebell Girls from England wearing ceramic masks. Girls Change Wigs Frequently This gives the scene a dainty; authentieally*Oriental feeling, almost like something from an art 'dealer?╟╓s u tapestry. . ' A clever idea which I haven?╟╓t seen utilized to any ll extent in a night club show before finds the chorines r frequently changingwigs to accent the particular mood .y of a given number, v ,, One of the show?╟╓s most dazzling attributes is the bril- | V\ liant and lavish costuming of the girls. AH of the r?½ clothes were made in Paris. Reportedly ?║ome $300,000 ge of the original $500,000 bankroll went for costumes alone. I can believe it after seeing them. The production is a rich tribute to Donn Arden who staged and directed. The original show was conceived f'e" by those imaginative gentleman Pierre Louis-Guerin and Rene Frkdavd B |I?╟÷_ , I .... JaSSi