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HISTORY 2-2-2-2 THE FOLIES ARRIVES AT THE TROPICANA 0 I IAaienca?√ß Ifirst taste of the Folies Bergere back in 1959. The most appropriate BH ele*?╟ú?╟  Troprana Hotel in Las Vegas. Lou Walters, then entertainment dirMor of the BBBEB *?? ne?╟ús correspondent Barbara Waiters), brought the lamed French revue direct from Paris to the Las Vegas Strip and the hotel's Fountain Theatre. The spectacular stage production proved to be an immediate success. The large ?√ßH HHH BH the Tfopicana to stage the Folies Bergere in a fashion never before dreamed1 posable. The cast included both French and American talent and soon began yielding stars of its own, just like its Parisian counterpart. . 8 i BB star Bobbie Gentry made her Las Vegas debut at age 17 as a Folies showgirl along with French singer (and former wife of Andy Williams), Claudine Longet. Felicia Atkins IBI Tr??P?╟ cana?╟╓s a"d Las Vegas' premier showgirl and graced the centerfold pages of Playboy magazine as well as a multitude of Las Vegas posters and special TV appearances The Tropicana Hotel became known as the "Home of the Most BeautiftilWomen inthT World ?√ß mn for I HI the+Ff es B| B 69 BIBBt Theatre, where the show had UBI ^Pansive 1150 seat Tiffany Theatre (note: it has now been -i_^^d^0s^)^Ct that time the show became an original .American production, more spectacular thanever before; conceived,produced, and directed solely bvtheTmPicana Hotel. fc IThe show however still maintains that historical Folies name and is licensed through special arrangement with the original Folies Bergere in Paris. ?√ßB nekw edition of the Tropicana's Folies Bergere is different-new costuming, new production numbers, original, colorful choreography, elaborate new stage settings and fcenery. regarded atMBBUIB| ^0,000 people a month from around the world, and is regarded as much a Las Vegas tradition as the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre is to Paris, \ / . # # BBBBI jBiBBBI JSeAzUj 7W //Utrtts / 1 / / ^ 7r Slsfrl HM 130 S0d 1310H tJNfcDIdOdl 881S-621-E01