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mm Desert Inn, Las Vegas _ t Las Vegas, Sept. 14. Ted Lewis & Orch (14) & Revue featuring Miss Universe Beauties j (10), Manor & Mignon, Bert Gordon, Su'e Evans, Dewey Sisters I (2), Midge & Bill Haggett, Elroy Peace; Donn Arden Dancers & Art Johnson (16); no cover or mini-mujh. Ted Lewis brings his revue and orch m for a sprightly session toil music and frolic, jspiced with a generous application of nostalgiaj as purveyed by the highhatted j tragedian of song. The 85-minute j opus finds Lewis emceeing the acts and wandering in and out of them as smoothly as if they?╟╓d been rehearsed that way. It?╟╓s a good show, j following as it does the familiar J Lewis formula. With his props the highhat, clarM met and cane, Lewis delivers dra- i matie song dissertations, familiar to two generations of cafe devotees, j And whether he leans unashamedly to corn or resurrecto memories, the j * headhner is; a master craftsman. Though the Years Go Rolling By ?╟Ñ leads to ?╟úIs Everybody Happy ?╟Ñ for {i a smooth opener. In ?╟úYou?╟╓ll I nnt \ Better When You Smiled he * lyricizes intros to acts that take a brief turn on the large stage. ?╟úOld C^P On the Beat?╟╓V segues to ?╟úMe ^ ._Shadow?╟╓r---signal for | shadow! No. 4, Elroy Peace, to make his entrance and mimic the j ^tar in his motions, as always a sooko piece of biz. s _ Lewis clarinets ?╟úSt. L o u i s Blues, with blatant start as he re-- corded it in 1917, to change the pace ter rhythm, then to clowning ; bits with the audience. Other Lewis ?╟ Slinny Of the rw,i J?╟ú:st,ATrr??und the Corner,?╟Ñ 1 .The Old High Hat,?╟Ñ and the Show rori f,agS,r' A Few Of Us r -L. The star evokes heavy mitt-1 stinging with every offering, and in saLStheyh??f^S Iife?╟╓ a gambling: . orffor the night1* C??PS l3Ugh hon- , _Manor & Mignon execute deft ! adagios, with the violins in the. gendering a nice assist, f graceful duo finish in a series llrl'vind spins, going off to a big hand, Bert Gordon, the Madi Russian, exchanges banter with Lewis in hiS raspy voice and the i ls a.nbtickler, Their delve as Gordon describes h'dw he fought a real btHHa^'GEft'hwrtiC j The FUN is Greater 1 than ever! Now in || the ... | JdadyjCLu cL i LOUNGE * I GROVER-SHORE TRIO MILT HERTH TRIO ? α DAVE APPOLON ? α 1 DON GREGORY QUARTET The CABALLEROS ... 60 seconds above the Strip! "ATOP THE INN" ? α SKY ROOM LOUNGE For Your... Dancing Pleasure JULIE MITCHUM + ERNIE COLEMAN TRIO B 8:00 P.M. to 4:00 A.M. tZ^rnericct?╟╓s *Showplace Wilbur Clark?╟╓s DESERT INN Presents A Happy Holiday Show (Opening Monday, December 30th) STARRING GLAMOROUS! EXCITING! ALLURING! BETTY GRABLE Gorgeous Screen Star In A Smart Revue! ? α DAVE BARRY That "Topically Comical" Funster ? α DONN ARDEN Presents The DONN ARDEN DANCERS IN A SALUTE TO 1958 ? α Carlton Hayes & His Orchestra ART JOHNSON Master of Informalities it SHOWTIMES: 8:15 P.M. & MIDNITE FOR RESERVATIONS ?╟≤ PHONE DU 2-6000 |8 Jssj m\ WiMtuo C&uiieA- DESERT INN