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SCENE TWO SCENE THREE THE TERMINAL ARCHES FLY IN AS THE PLANE DISAPPEARS UPSTAGE. THE BOY SINGERS TAKE TELEPHONES THAT ARE HIDDEN BEHIND THE ARCHES AND SING THE TITLE SONG, "HELLO HOLLYWOOD, HELLO" AND "HELLO BEAUTIFUL" TO ALL. RUNNING ALL ACROSS THE TERMINAL AND THE STDESTAGE REVOLVES ARE TIMES SQUARE TYPE LETTERING, ANNOUNCING, "MGM GRAM) HOTEL RENO PROUDLY PRESENTS DONN ARDEN'S "HELLO HOLLYWOOD HELLO'."' AS THE SINGERS FINISH "HELLO", THE TERMINAL FLYS OUT, STAR DECO DECORATED' ARCHES FLY IN, STAIRS ARE COMING UP FROM THE ELEVATOR, AM) FROM THE WINGS, CARRYING 36 GIRLS, WHO ARE JOINED BY THE 12 WING GIRLS, HAVING CHANGED COSTUMES TO ADD TO THE "BLUEBELLE PRESENTATION."' MUSIC REFERENCE: "HERE'S TO THE GIRLS" "THOU SWELL" "YOU'RE DEVASTATING" "SHAKING THE BLUES AWAY"' "BLUE SKIES" ] SCENE FOUR AS THE GIRLS FINISH DOWNSTAGE, THE ARCHES FLY OUT ?? SKYSCRAPER SCRIMS FLY IN, GIRLS' ARE EXITING, 12 BOY DANCERS IN TOP HAT AND TAILS' AND CANES COME OVER THE STAIRS, JOINED BY THE SIX BLACK DANCERS, AS BOJANGLES AND PERHAPS A LEAD GIRL DANCER. APPEARING FROM THE STAIRS, IS A HUGE TOP HAT THAT THAT CONTINUES TO RISE AND REVEAL THE TORSO OF FRED ASTAIRE, WHOSE FACE IS A BIG SCULPTURED BUBBLE, IN WHICH IS PROJECTED FILM OF FRED SINGING. THE OPTIONAL TO THIS IS FILM OF FRED PROJECTED ON A SCREEN SET IN A. MYRIAD OF ASYMETRIX) SKYSCRAPERS. MUSIC REFERENCE: "TOP HAT" "BOJANGLES" "EVERYBODY STEP' "PUTTIN ON THE RITZ" "DRUM CRAZY" "NIGHT AND DAY" VERSE