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ESTABLISHED 1888 BArclay 7-537! PRESS C^iW&BUREAU 165 Chunyilreet- New York SAN FftANCrSCO, CALIF. (fgpONICLE * Circ^m4,787 - S. 278,094 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood Len#m^land at Vegas \ ollywood Hot^ona of the most egas, opened With j Mc^rn^jT splash; and a con ^gen?·jglfpmites werejgfa. hand Jo Proof that there are no pSo^le,;|ike show peopte,?came when Danny Thomas, who was to head- jiine.pie floor show, got, laryngj||?· : and couldn't do it. His croniesjpSoffii over|and did a show thatMouM have: cost thousands of dollaljs; but| for Danny they went on for free. :Jane. Powell, Denise Darcel and Frankie Laine wowed the packed audience with their singing. Jimmy Durante banged the piano while his pal, Eddie Jackson, did a singing skit. ,The Ritz Brothers followed with a zany act of their own brand, Danny thought his tllroat trouble was due to the fact "that he recorded six numbers from "The Jazz Singer" in one day* ft ft ft Terry Moore brought along a raft of clothing, because she intended going on to New York So*, the premiere of "Come Back, Little Sheba,' but she had' to return to Hollywood to test for "The-Moon Is Blue." While here she was also interviewed by Stanley Kramer for the part opposite Marlon Brando in "The Cyclists Raid." Denise Darcel had a head full of plans. She appears on radio wi h Bob Hope; also with Robert Taylor "Westward the Women" this month. Then she starts a series of night club appearances, opening at the Jung Hotel in New Orleans. She's cooking up a TV show of her own, and may go to Prance for a pi^ure. Must say that Denise cuts a mighty fetching figure on tht stage. pifi ft ft:.jft' Jimfity Durante aims to take life easm. H&'U .play, the Copa- cabana$kiJ&ew York next April, and haslwbther engagement at 4 F}oridWM?║ht spot. $giqnwhile, Warnersm' contemplafmg doing $isr-life-''jBb'fy. Jimmy .won't ap- ?║edfin the picture and-hasn't the slightest idea who will play him- se%f. But that casting shouldn't be hard, as Jimmy's^ one of the most impersonated of comedians. Jack Buetel, with three pictures on the fire, is planning a TV series based on Billy the Kid.. Remember it was the part of the Kid in "The Outlaw" that brought Jack to fame. Spike Jones explained the reason he was starting a chain of super markets was that his wife, Helen Greco, has 11 brothers and sisters in the business. Two of the brothers will manage the first one in:La Crescenta. Said Spike, "I aim to keep b-ying stores until I run out of in-laws to ' handle tk CW.. " .....Jmtmmm ?√ßiiimi.i muL i ii iimn ninriiwuiiiii |-?·ASTOG40 8Gjr- Satarday, January 9hW& ?╟÷RUSTIC INN- |Fe Specialize finest m Mexican Food 2141N. Main North Las Vegas Hitching Pest Ming Chi $10.00 Complete Service Ind. | Minister or Judge 1236 So. 5th TeU |Y0uS 4 j$eM* capii the famous French chanteuse, who stars Pshow, chats with Susan Hayward backstage dur- Solly wood engagement before coming to Las Vegas, t Edith's strongest Hollywood fan* and saw bet i for * total of %% timm during her engagement in the film 1