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Covina, Calif. San Gabriel Valley Tribune (Circ. D. 63,850) BARNEY GLAZER IN LAS VEGAS Where Do You Take Kids While Visiting in Las Vegas? \ The Desert Inn booked a> I package of dynamite labeled "PZAZZ! '68" and hired a tall, graymgTISandsome young man named Maximilian F. Wolkoff to light the publicity fuse. The resulting entertainment explosion made all previous atomic blasts in Las Vegas sound and look like a kid firing a cap pistol. Talking about kids, where do you take youngsters while in Las Vegas? Folies Bergere, Tropicana; Le Lido de Paris, Stardust; Casio de Paris, Dunes, are off bounds. They bare the ladies. Harry Belafonte, Caesars Palace, is great for the kid who likes his particular sophistication. Mamie Van DorenJ Bonanza, is not exactly a kid's lollipop. Bobby Darin, Flamingo, is fine. Patti Page, Fremont, passes the test, if kids know her, which I doubt. Europa '68, Frontier, will do. Hello, Dolly, Riviera, is great for children. Donald O'Connor, Sahara, excellent. Rowan and Vlartin, Sands, clean comedy, but Kaye Stevens, also Sands, on the doubtful material side for children. That Certain Girl,! Thunderbird, good. Billy Eckstine, Aladdin, fine. Candy 3arr, Bonanza, forget it. This brings us back to "PZAZZ! '68", which nabs our top recommendation for thej best show on the Strip for children. And the best show on the Strip for adults. Production numbers, talent, and espec ally costumes are dazzling. Compare it with the Desert j Inn's previous "Hello, I America!" I'd say that was a tremendous show but "PZAZZ! '68" strides far out in front. It makes crystals in the D.I.'s Crystal Room sing out with beautiful melody. When Dorothy Lamour, who alternates at the Rivera with Ginger Rogers in "Hello Dolly," caught the Desert Inn show, she intently studied the young lady who revived her famous "Road" roles. After the show, Dorothy remarked, "I hope the critics give me a favorable review." AT THE Sahara Hotel, Robert Goulet displayed more interest in the Emile Griffith - Nino Benvenuti middleweight boxing championship, under way during his show, than he did in his own performance. As a result, Goulet marred what otherwise might have been one of his best songfests. He was in rare form (when he wasn't chopping up the pace by asking stagehands how the fight was progressing.) As usual, Gorgeous Goulet devastated the women by roaming through the audience, singing to them as if the song was written especially for them, holding their hands, and even kissing them. At the performance caught, none of the ladies handed him her room key. NOT TO pass over them lightly, individual performers in the aforementioned "PZAZZ! '68" are uniformly talented. Special observation should rest on the Snyder Brothers, Bob who does the singing, and Kenny who does the comedy, dancing and instrumentation. They stopped the show, raised the roof and earned a standing ovation, which they didn't get. Bob sings Eddie Fisher, Perry Como, Bob Goulet, Tony Martin, Dean Martin, with amazing duplication. He then sings "The Impossible Years" on his own j and this lad is a star. Also, credit to Maximilian Wolkoff's assistant, Estelle McCray, for a creditable "Fiddler on the Roof" opens Dec. 28 at Caesars Palace and the guessing begins: who will play the lead? Shecky Greene, at the Riviera, would give his syeteeth for the role. Harry Ritz aas been suggested. A stronger boxoffice draw will get it. Your guess. Trim Lopez didn't follow bis leader, Fsank Sinatra, to Caesars Palace. T r i n i' s engagement chain at the Sands parted abruptly when he signed to open Oct. 18 at the Riviera. Shecky Greene at the Riviera's Starlite Theatre is a MUST! He's the funniest man this side of Don Rickles. Shecky makes Milton Berle and JerrjuLewis sound like Camille, coughing yet. Publicity Director Guy Barry reports that the Bonanza Hotel's new policy of "no dinner show" is meeting with considerable public approval. See Mamie Van Doren at the Bonanza at 10 p.m. and midnight. She's more than a sexpot. Surprisingly^ talented. singl^j Las Vegas, Nevada Review-Journal (Circ. D. 45,065 S. 47,424) ??&T 6 no* JUL Est. 1888 'Pzazz'ISISls Memories With Special Excitement Hollywood will Happen Friday, Sept. 29 DESERT INN / Blending nostalgia with psychedelic excitement, ^zazz! '68" is a stimulating new re-' vue, now at the Desert Inn. Hollywood's most memorable and lavish eras are glorified in] the spectacular production num- j bers, including a tribute to the ("Road" films oE Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Another segment is devoted to the fabulous Fred Astaire and his lovely partners, presented against a mirrored background consisting of four tons of mirrors. High camp is the theme of the opening number, focusing