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34 LAS VEGAS SUN Tuesday, September 13,1983 On And OSS The Record By Joe Delaney i the areas of i eabenittnn^ orapertion, choreography and dlrec-Hioiif *i!l?? do wort with less money than j anyone.~Include costume design on tills U*t..We offer ** tl#:rirtnally all>new production of the Tropicana?╟╓s >:u/oUes Bergere?╟Ñ as Exhibit ?╟úA "...He brought the Ist^K bettM1 thin its predecessor; in ?╜m time and 1 under budget without sacrificing artistic quality. ?╟  r Jackson has few peers to the urn of colors, | * lighting and scenic design...He works with top people: Charles Lisanby, scenic design, and Bob for lighting-Joe Castro, another top* per, remains as musical director...Hls stellar ?╟ enaemMt contributes mightily. ' | Tropicana entertainment director Larry Lee earns | his first fdft credit as an executive producer...We give I hi# the highest marks...The executive producer is I responsible for the entire project..,Lee onerously Lteres credits; the blame would have been his alone. Barclay Shaw, with Toto the clown and Clara (Jjackj has^the'islpwialty^a#"''itjifrsibt'' again...Barciay is working on a new act; Us present stint stilt, fills tge blU nicely ...World .Ckimpim Grand Prix magician Lance Burton -3$ another holdover and strong cqntnbntor...So Jape newcomers Fly By Night with a short, tight I2uid. at limes, quite funny juggling segment. f|Albe*y, Gail Eason. Lynette Giesea, Heidi llagen, Debbie Lee, J.P. Macchiaverna, Bryant McGiveron and Carl Wallace ate the multi-talented ffiacipals-We were "even more lm-?·~- pressed with Curt Wallace?╟╓s versatility this 1 ';time...lAs Mannequins, Dansenses, Daaseurs j^-iand Acrobats, 47 strong, complete the superb 2 Jerry Jackson company. ?╜ Talent and dedication are Jackson company ^hallmarks, individually and collectively, they give lilO^fircent and rnore .Lee and Jackson have suc-f-ceeded in doing the ultimate: For comparatively little -timoney, they have created a fresh newl?╟úFolies?╟Ñ that ^retains the essence of the original ? $ Prognosis: A long happy run, especially If $ they continue the good food and service while 2 holding the line on prices ...Tuesday openings: | To# Orlando & Bernadette Peters (Caesars | Palace), ?╟úDream Street?╟Ñ (Desert Inn), and ?╟úSug-% ar?╟Ñ (Union Plaza).~Sammy Davis, Jr. plus Cor-bett Monica (Aladdin) and Jan & Dean with Joan Turner (Marina) are Wednesday check-ins. Liberace, Shani Wallis & Co. (MGM Grand) and Shirley MacLaine and David Brenner | (Riviera) are due in on Thursday...The Union Plaza policy is a Tuesday opening but the press ?╟≤1 opening is not until that Friday. /; .Joan Rivers and her husband Edgar are spending /Joan?╟╓s Riviera offstage time with reporters from /Newsweek... We have good vibes about her upcoming > Caesars Palace debut with the Smothers Brothers /jand Jim Stafford...It would be helpful if Caesars /Palace would let the public know whether or not ?√ß^drinks are optional; then we could have a fair test. ?╟╓ ??jj5 ^ The Las Vegas Pro-Celebrity Classic, golfs richest, continues through Sunday ...Participate, ' ?·*' please...Sons of Erin meet at 7:30 p.m., Bingo Palace; the Sons and Daughters fall pieulc will /;* be at Sunrise Mountian Youth Home on Satur-:>* day ...Saints & Sinners, another fine group, meets j<] at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sahara, f/t ?╟úThe Look of 1983?╟Ñ is a fashion show, model search and luncheon, Thursday in the Sahara Space Center, with proceeds to the Sunshine Bus 3$ Committee...?╟úThe Rainmaker?╟Ñ opens Thursday, * LV Little Theatre...Thursday is also opening day Lv for the Dunes?╟╓ Feast of San Gennaro; the Sam?╟╓s $'?╟ Town ?╟úSalute to the Italians?╟Ñ starts Friday. 0 Congressman Harry Reid guests on ?╟úWashington Quarterly Report,?╟Ñ 8 p.m. Friday on TV-10...The ^Mexican Patriotic Committee celebrates the 173rd ?╟≤mhniversary of Mexican Independence, 10 p.m. Friday, Sahara Space Center. ?╟÷?╟÷ -------?? /I Sylvia Syms is in her second and final week ?╟≤*| this visit at the Four Queens..^ superior song :J5 stylist, backed to Dear-perfection by Finnic t Falcone & Co., Sylvia is one of a very special kind, an endangered species in today?╟╓s electronic and computerized world...Liberace guests with Johnny Carson on TV-3 at 11:30 0 p.m-Welcome back, Mickey Finn (Imperial || Palace) and all the best to international ?╜3M#ngstress Gina Gilardi this week (Sands || lounge)...See you Thursday.