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Hollywood, Calif. Advertiser (Cir. 2-W. 181,077) JUrU6 19?? JIL mi P.CB. Est. 1888 Los Angeles, Calif. Eastside Sun (Clrc. 100-Free 10,000) JUN26 19?║S JUUW.CB. EBt.1888 World of Vocalisfs Now In Funsville By ABE GREENBERG This'll be the world of winging in hot rehearsals for , ,. , ... 1 +V,?╜ Tlneo** Twin'o nanr "hiarena " song stylists this week end along the Las Vegas Strip with virtually every major hostelry (other than those featuring long-running 'book' shows) heralding vocalists as show toppers . . . and what a list! There's Tony Bennett at Caesars Palace, and he'll stay on through July 16 . . . Cute Connie Stevens is the Desert Inn's attraction this week and next ... . Rouvan's big voice is making the rafters ring at The Dunes as a highlight of the "Casino de Paris" . . . Tom Jones has the femmes swooning at The Flamingo through July 2, with Pat Boone taking over the following day as the holiday heartthrob. Jimmy Dean is a fixture at The Frontier's big Music Hall Theater for two more weeks . . . Dean Martin winds up his initial singing and fun-making stint at The Riviera on Monday with Ed Ames moving in July 1. Over at The Sahara this week it is Tennessee Ernie Ford assuming the starring chores from Jack Benny . . . and singin' Ernie will be backed by The Establishment . . . At The Sands, Red Skelton bowed out this week with Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme opening a four-week stanza. ?╟≤ *:._.* DESERT DATA . . . Donn Arden has his upcoming new edition of ^Pzazz '70" off and the Desert Inn's newj slated to open July 10 . . . pro- - duction numbers will focus on the most exciting eras of top ?╟≤ American cities, opening with the Las Vegas of today ... and closing with a salute to Duke Ellington's New York in the swingin' tempo of the time when the Cotton Club was the Mecca of musicdom. The Riviera tore up Shecky Greene's contract. . . and dit- ... to for Engelbert Hum- | perdinck's . . . and signed fat | new deals . . . Sheoky's pin- E ned down for three more I years, with a guarantee of 25 f weeks each year ... Humperdinck signed for two | years with the usual options. The whole town's keeping r it's weather-eyes open for the openings next week of Howard Hughe's Landmark Hotel (on j July 1 and Kirk Kerkorian's^j tjs&rnaiumai Hotel (July J^T Pzazz 70 at Desert Inn On July 10 LAS VEGAS, Nevada ?╟÷ The| Desert Inn began rehearsals for its new million-dollar plus super spectacular "Pzazz '70 fnd All That Jazz . . . Baby" which will world premiere at the plus Las Vegas resort ho-j tel on July 16. The cast of the Frank Sen- nesnDonn Arden production is now StT*iarge that each group] of performers is wearing an identification "uniform" until they become personally recognizable by Arden and his creative staff. And, what uniforms! The showgirls are rehearsing! in bikinis. The distaff dancers] are outfitted in midriff leotards, and the girl singers are| wearing their mini skirts. There are no standard hearsal clothes for the handful of male members of the cast. Harvey Warren's sets are nearing completion and although the Desert Inn has a stage larger than any theatre on Broadway, they are overflowing beyond the confines of the hotel building and a temporary shelter has been built to protect them. Pzazz '70" production numbers will focus on the most exciting eras of different American cities, opening with Las Vegas today and closing with a salute to Duke Ellington's New York in the smoldering tempo of time when the Cotton Club was king. Covina, Calif. San Gabriel Valley Tribune (Cir. D. 74,182 - S. 76,11 MAY 2 2 1968 ^Allen 6 Est. 1888 BARNEY OLAZER IN NEVADA Van Nuys, Calif. Valley News & Green Sheet (Cir. 4xW 262,629) 3UN 2 0 196S P. C B. ?·-A North-23-A No.Easr-21-A Bur, \9A Central 23i Desert Inn's New Show Wilj Open in Early July Trie Desert! Inn will unveil a ;show of such magnitude when it raises the curtain in early July on "Pzazz '70 and All That Jaza-H-j'. DrfDy" that it could mark the beginning of a new genre in nightclub enter-] tainment, it was announced. Showman Frank Sennes willl produce the resort hotel's new| extravaganza which will be created, staged and directed by Donn Arden. Lavish Sets Sennes and Arden form the1 team that combined talents to present record breaking) shows such as "Pzazz '68," all of the Lido revues and two editions of "Hello America.1 "'Pzazz '70' will have the most lavish sets, most breath-' taking costumes and most! beautiful girls ever seen on a nightclub stage," Arden said. Three days of auditions held at the Desert Inn reportedly drew the largest turnout of performers in the entertainment capital's history. The hotel signed contracts with more singers, dancers, showgirls, character actors and principals than have ever been cast to dazzle a nightclub audience, according to Arden, Competition for parts in this new showcase production was so keen that almost 1001 flawlessly sculptured showgirls vied for the four coveted featured nude roles, he said. New Color Treatment The Harvey Warren scenic designs are on such awesome scale that the Desert| Inn must add a new 500,000 I watt transformer to its electrical substation to carry the tremendous power drain re quired to mount the 8000 light and 25 miles of wiring tha?· will be required in the opening;*' scene alone, it was reported, la This 14-minute sequenced will feature an exciting new*' treatment of color extension! that goes beyond today's psy{j chedelic techniques. It wilj* employ, among other effects^' an ingenious use of revolving^ cubes requiring more than lOOJ individual electric motors raj spin the sub-segments of 'm winged scenic composition that will be 90 feet wide. Other special effects im "Pzazz '70" will be achieved/ through the use of fog ma^ chines, bubble machines^ waterfalls, black lights, end;-; less drops, stage lift elevator^- skrims and projections. Big Bang in Vegas Fireworks will/ pop July 4] when the Desert Inn unveils its super-spectacular, "Pzazz '70 #nd All That Jazz . .^7Bal5y7' It will be produced by Frank Sen-j nes and created, staged and directed by Donn Arden. Connie Francis and the Everly Brothers headline the Riviera Hotel's Versailles Room until pianist Roger Williams and The Blossoms open May 29. In the Riviera's Starlite Theatre, comedian Jack Carter and singer Fran Jeffries entertain until Shecky Greene and Sylvia Syms follow May 28. San Gabriel Valley TRIBUNE THEATER ?╟≤ TELEVISION ?╟≤ MOVIES THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1969 ?╟≤*?╟≤ SECTION B, PAGE 7 Hollywood, Calif. Reporter (Cir. 5-W. 10,436) MAY 2 3 1SSS , JIL\ Donn Arden Staging 1st Desert Inn Nude Show Donn Arden, creator and stager of 7m TZ ?nSert lnn revue, "Pzazz 70! And All That Jazz, Baby "begins six weeks of rehearsals for the nude spectacle Monday in Las Vegas Show marks the first time the D >s used nudes in its 1 9-year history' I