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IJdo9 Paris Paris, Dec. 12. Pierre-Louis Guerin and Rene Fraday present "Prestige/' a musical revue in two parts, with Alfredo Alaria Ballet (9), Helene & Howard, Latinos (3), Holger & Dolores, Chaz Chase, Margie Lee, Marion Conrad, Guy Severyns, Trinidad Steel Band (4), Bluebell Girls (16), Lido Models (8), Lido Dancers (4), Jovita Luna, Jo Castor, Erich Brenn; direction and choreography, Donn Arden; costumes, Folco; sets, Wakhevitch, Fost; music, H. Betti; J. P. Lan- dreau, J. Brienne; lyfics, A. Hor- nez; P. Delvincourt orch; $7 minimum. The Lido has done it again. Lush : production and pacing envelop a series of fine individual acts, and the girls look better, costuming is again tasteful and elegant and the whole thing is bundled into the .avish trademark of this world renowned boite. Some have referred to it as a factory in its yearly eyecatching shows, but mint would be b better word. It is another plus mark in Pierre-Louis Guerin's and Rene Fraday's favor in deciding to renew their show every year, for last year saw this cabaret jammed ; every night and it could easily have run for another couple of semesters. New entry builds into a more revue-flavored show than its predecessors, due to building many of the production numbers around the Alfredo Alaria Ballet (9). This group easily adapts its fervent, Latino balletics to Lido purposes in mixing erotico numbers with a fine tempering of ballet and folk principles. Alaria scores heavily, as does his troupe. Decors are more ample and functional, stretching back into the recesses of the Lido stage, and the acts somehow take a back-seat in this show to the sheer physical facilities. Numbers are all individually excellent but resemble each other in being primarily acrodance bits, except for Chaz Chase's risible turn in which he eats matches, cigars, etc., and winds on a savvy interp of the striptease which is highly topical in Paris now. Latinos (3) are a zesty trio in a frenetic dance and aero routine well dosed with good spirit and humor. Helene & Howard are a ballroom terp team with plenty of witty burlesque wrinkles, Holger & Dolores do an adagio with exacting contortion aspects and svelte timing to build this into a class entry. Jovita Luna is a belting, sleek- looking songstress who shares the singing chores with Guy Severyns. Both acquit themselves well and fit into the show as a smart Greek chorus. Marion Conrad ripples seductively among the nude Lido Models (8), and the Bluebell Girls (16) are smarter looking than ever with a perfect feel for Donn Arden's danee movements to keep the show whirly - girling. Lido Dancers (4) fill the male terping roles well and the Trinidad Steel Band (4) brings a clever musical note to the show and later for dancing. The big meccano innovation is a cataract with gallons of water flowing behind an exotico dance number. The ice skating rink is neatly layercaked in for a Japanese motif number, with Margie Lee floating about shedding kimonos while she essays Mme. Butterfly. Grace and ease make her a worthy holdover. Second half is made of previous numKorc anrl la mainlv far the OJEJ\[ ?;tuy SUIQ I M )UBQ TJBJ SDJTHUJOpOJtf A'qsojo qog ??aojo 4rtU0303 sjbonv soi ($) SOJU (Z) -scug *i S,oji3 ojo uopjy nag A5fS -AOqe}J 2?· SipBAOJl f "SOjg ubSjojai UBgJOH 'd aA"i2i' osnoH -joutjed -: uia^suoqny A'ijbjai S?╜IH TPPOJ. m^s }JOH s,A||a>j ja^siw ubSouoq Aq;o.ioa SOOS8J sAss^q. U90TO3 2?· u ?╟?d0JL uojhh pe.iu< BtjpUBXSIV Z 31JX STAVOq A*OSl (fr) UBJOJMJ uu| jajsiois ojo 0}iH ot^ 9 soiqnjopv spenr CHARLOT, VEDETTE DES VEDETTES, A LA PREMIERE DE LA NOUVELLE REVUE DU LIDO Toutes les vedettes et toutes les personnalites etaient, cette nuit, au Lido pour feter !a premiere de la nouvelle revue de P.-L. Guerin et Rene Fraday, ?╜ Cest magnifique ! ??. Le succes fut extraordinaire. On rit, on appiaudit. Cest Charlie Chaplin, la vedette des vedettes, qui donnait le signal des bravos. Ci-contre : Francoise Arnoul et Brigitte Bardot. (Lire en rubrique spectacles, I'artide de Marcel Idzkowski.)