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i STARDUST HOTEL By Eugene Murphy ?╟÷ Publicity ?╜ ?╟≤ fTlHE 1961 all-new version of the [_ famed "Lido de Paris" Revue, the most lavish in the successful series of three Lido productions to appear at ?╟≤ the Stardust Hotel since the Las Vegas resort opened, continues to attract capacity audiences. In the combined twenty-five month runs of the first two productions, more than one million, two hundred and fifty thousand persons attended these magnificent French-created shows. From the opening of the third all- new edition on October 12 of last year, more than 150,000 persons have attended the total of 210 performances, thus giving the "Lido de Paris" Revues a record unparalleled in American Theatre-Restaurant history. A grand total of 2,400,000 persons have attended the 1,995 performances held during the 133 week period since the hotel opened in July, 1958. With a cast that is almost entirely comprised of European performers, this great stage spectacle attracts a large segment of Continental visitors, and people from all over the earth have found its international flavor to their liking. One of the many phenomenons asso- ?╟≤ dated with this Lido production is the smoothness and ease with which the triple-level staging, manipulated by a series of hydraulic lifting devices, is operated without a mechanical hitch. Dominant among the astonishing effects which are included in the current Lido Revue are a "Giant Waterfall" which cascades 6,000 gallons of water per minute over a triple-level spillway on stage; an underwater ballet scene utilizing a specially constructed 30,000-gallon swimming pool beneath the stage and viewed by means of a mammoth mirror which is lifted into position hydraulically; a "Curtain of Rain," dropping water the width of the stage and adjacent to the audience at a rate of 1,000 gallons of water per minute, and the amazing "Dancing Waters" which requires a special 15,000 gallon capacity tank from which it sprays its indirectly illuminated and varied fountains of water in tempo to musical accompaniment. This 1961 "Lido de Paris" Revue, staged and produced in the same tradition which inspired "Life Magazine" to describe it as "The World's Greatest Night Club Show," will continue at the Stardust Hotel until next December. Lasf Times Today ti^^i^^ik^^^^^^ik^^ % Eleanor Powell Readies Comeback Via Niteries ?╟≤ Hollywood, Jan. 31 Eleanor Powell is getting set for her forthcoming 24-week tour along the nitery circuit. The onetime Metro star marks her return to show biz after a 14-year absence with an engagement at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, beginning Feb. 28. Following this she plays the Fontainebleau, Miami B^ach, and the BevHills in Cincinnati. Miss Powell said the act she will unveil at the Sahara is costing her approximately $100,000. This includes a $26,000 wardrobe designed by Bill Campbell, stagings by Donn <^ \ Arden, orchestrations by Russ Gar- ^V cia, and a four-man vocal group s^ and trap drum specialist along with her regular pianist-accompanist Richard Pribor. A deal is also on for Miss Powell to star in a musical at 20th-Fox for Jerry Wald. This, too, she is by-passing until, as she puts it; "finds out whether she's senile or not." BENNY GOODMAN & ORCHESTRA PAUL GILBERT TOMORROWj WITH AL SENDRY AT THf^lANO DONN ARDEN DANCE PRODUCTION: ART JOHNSON, singing master of informalities CARLTON HAYES & ORCHESTRA SHOW TIMES: 8:15 p.m. 21:45 p.m. FRIDAY: 8:15 p.m. 11:45 p,m. 2:15 a.m. FOR RESERVATIONS - CALL DU 2-6000 Two Musical Comics DESERT INK IAS VEGAS,, NEVADA WITH AL SENDRY AT THJ^ANO . DO ART JowSSTif.^ "WWCW ?Σ≤f HAYES * ORCHESTRA Two Musical Com ics SHOW TIMES: 8:15 p.m. FORRESERVATVNsT '**""' p.m. CALL DU 2-6000 DESEBTINN ^ LAS VEGAS, NEVADA #