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/h ?╟÷ FOLIES BERGERE ' V~ r ?√ß nFACTS & FIGURES S fJ?·-Vl^i.eP-??C?╟÷ ASr-vfctfc ?╟ú A?-n^>C- ^CeJ^btTi-''* -S t-U-e-?╜?╟÷ < r *v . - * ?╟≤ <4h-?· y ?╟╓ fl 81mi1H?n pe0plc B91116 Fo,ies BerSere s^ce its initial opening in Paris in 1869. It is the longest-running French revue in the world, and the Folies Bergere theatre became the world's first professional Music Hall. I It was the Folies Bergere 11918 that introduced the first topless showgirl on stage since H ^ ; initial opening in Las Vegas. < ---------- 1 ?╟ú . s . ... ^-bi i ?√ß Over 15 million people have seen the Tropicana's Folies Berfere since its initial opening in Las Vegas m 1959 p 5 ?╟≤ Today, the cast and crew of the Folies Bergere consist of more than 100 people. There are fourteen male dancers,'six nude female dancers, six dressed female dancers, twelve aero male and female dancers, twelvesfiowgirls, one male singer, two female singers and two adagio dancers. The crew consists of twenty stagehands and eighteen wardrobe assistants The specialty acts may include another one to six people, depending on the act. There are ?√ß separate costume designs and a total of4,000 costume pieces and accessories (hfferentd^stgnsrdr0be *** ??pemng scen* aIone?╟╓there are seven costume changes and 30 The stage in the Tiffany- Theatre measures 55 feet across, 26 feet high and 9,200 square feet in There are 1,700,000 watts of electrical power in the Folies Bergere. The light curtain consists of 13,000 miniature bulbs; 3,500 bulbs light the backdrop of Paris; and the passing chevrons consist of 9,000 bulbs, requiring 600,000 watts of electrical power. M different ?╟úpipes?╟Ñ or backdrops of scenery and props that are ?╟úflown?╟Ñ on and off Bwmmm v p h??use?╟Ñcab,es measurins ??ver 130 9 9 p*r nl Over 66,000 lbs., or 33 tons of sets are ?╟ústored?╟Ñ on these pipes above the theatre stage. Hi?½e/gere showcase 1991by over 600 theatrical lights, including three main spotlights, a massive section of overhead spotlights, banks of colored highlight beams WKMtmBm B Many of the 1111 *ff?╜=ts, BI the synchronized light curtain are programmed by computer and monitored by special electricians This light H| the first computerized board of its kind in Us Vegas and cost more than - Continued - Plitl 66c ST IDO 90d St'S 1310H dNdD1dOdi 83iZ-6?·i-S0A