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AMERICAN Press Clipping Service, Inc. Tel. WOrth 2-3797 **" MAY 20 1968 Cr/O-11 NEWS - AMERICAN Baltimore, Md. Los Angeles, Calif. City News (Circ. W. 13,105 free) JUL 3 1969 Jlllat's P.C.B. Est.lSSS Vegas Goes for /Nudes,'Drops Tamily Trade' By DOROTHY MANNERS Motion Picture Editor Hearst Headline Service HOLLYWOOD, May .20?╟÷Anil other blow to what "family trade" there is in Las Vegas- the Desert Inn goes "Nude 'Show" for the first time in 19 jyears!. This marks quite a de- jparture for the first hotel bought by Howard Hughes in Vegas. And, ironically, as the new revue takes off its clothes, the budget goes up over $1,000,- 000 to stage it. '. In charge of getting the bare- flesh extravaganza underway is iDon Arden, who has put on all |Desert"1 "sfain shows since 1950, and, at the same time, does the ?╟≤Stardust and the Paris Lido. Says Arden, "I'm no novice to nudity, the Lido was one of the first in Vegas. But believe me, it's something new at the Desert Inn where for years our hcadliners have been such i folksy-folks as Jimmy Durante, : Rosemary Clooney, Bob New- hart and Andy Williams?╟÷all ifully clothed." THE INTERNATIONAL set continues to get a social work- lout on both sides of the Atlantic. In Paris, the showing of Beverly Hills artist Gant Gather's charming paintings at Gal- rie Andre Weil had 'em flying in from all directions. Rex Harrison came up solo from Cannes; Lee Remick, Fleur Cowles-Meyer and Cecil Beaton flew the channel from London . . . from Spain came the Nicholas Biddies and Countess Tolstoy. And from Los Angeles, the Alfred Bloomingdales and Virginia Zanuck. Others who just came to exclaim over Gant's oils were Bobo Rockefeller, Mrs. Marshall Field and Mir Khan, Prince of Pakistan. "They not only came and looked, they bought," reports my spy. "The little paintings sold like hot crepes suzettes." AND BACK IN New York, the social moths are still a'flut- ter over the black tie fete at the Jockey Club hosted byj Maggi and Jeean Louis for the| royalty of ballet, Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudy Nureyev. i Gloria Vanderbilt CooperP looked like a harlequin, Doris Duke and Pat Kennedy looked! like money, Joni James Acqua-j viva and the hotess looked like Jean Louis models, Roz Russell! looked like herself in flowing! fushia chiffon. But nobody looked like Nureyev. He was done up in a beige t doeskin suit with hip length! boots trimmed in fur and wasj more photographed by Women's Wear Daily than any ofj the ladies. GEORGE KENNEDY is a man of his word even if it costs him $300,000. Some time ago, George told producers Robert; Enders and Everett Freeman! at MGM he would star in their '"False Witness," supposed to go into production this month. I But MGM asked Enders and' Freeman to push back the start of their picture so Kennedy could star in "Tick . . . Tick...j Tick" and they agreed. But when the same thing started to happen a second lime (George was offered to co-star with Clint Eastwood in "The Warriors") it meant 'False Witness" would go even farther back on the schedule. "What do you want me to do?" Kennedy asked the producers. The boys said they were! eager to go with their picture. "A deal's a deal," agreed! George, waving goodbye to |! Clint Eastwood, "The War-jj riors," and that lovely $300,000.| Los Angeles, Calif. Eastside Sun (Circ. 100-Free 10,000) JUN 5 Jlllens P.C.B. 1969 Est. 1888 >zazz 70 New >uper Sp#ef aciilar \f Desert Inn , LAS VEGAS, Nevada?╟÷The Derest Inn will unveil a show pf such magnitude when it raises the curtain in early July on "Pzazz '70 and All That Jazz . . . Baby" that it could mark the beginning of a new genre in nightclub entertainment?╟÷The Super Spectacular. , Showman Frank Sennes will produce the posh resort hotel's new extravaganza which will be created, staged and directed by Donn A r den to surpass anything ever presented in any showroom, anywhere. Sennes and Arden are the elite team that combined talents to pre sent record breaking shows like "Pzazz '68," all of the Lido revues and the two highly acclaimed editions of "Hello America." "'Pzazz 'TO' will have the most lavish sets, most breathtaking costumes and most breathtaking costumes and the Most Beautiful Girls Ever Seen on a nightclub stage, Arden said. ver 7 MANNERISMS: News Iron Rome shows up in the mail Making the scene there is Adam ("Batman") West, Jamej Garner, Orson Welles, Pamela Tiffin, Peter Ustinov. Hollywood, Calif. Citizen News (Cfr. Wiies "COOL IT!" ?╟÷ Luscious Jac- : queline Douget, a featured dancer in the Desert Inn's new super spectacular,; ^PzazzJIGLand All That Jazz : . . . Saby," takes time out! from the show's intensive rehearsals for a cooling dip- in the plush hotel's pool. The! musical is scheduled to open; July 10. 'Pzazz 70' Set For July Opening LAS VEGAS - The Desert /Inn will unveil a show of such magnitude when it raises the curtain in early July on "Pzazz 70 and All That Jazz . . . Baby" that it could mark the beginning of a new genre in nightclub entertainment ?╟÷ The Super Spectacular. Showman Frank Sennes will . [ produce the posh resort hotel's - new extravaganza which will be created, staged and directed by Donn Arden to surpass anything ever presented in any showroom, anywhere. Sennes and Arden combined talents to present record breaking shows like "Pzazz '68," all of the Lido revues and the two highly acclaimed editions of "Hello America." " 'Pzazz 70' will have the most lavish sets, most breathtaking costumes and most beautiful girls ever seen on a night club stage," Arden said.;. Three intense days of audi-' tions recently held at the Des-: ert Inn drew the largest turn-; j out of performers in the entertainment capital's history. Competition for parts in this new showcase production was so keen that almost 100 flaw' Iessly sculptured c'iowgirlsj vied for the four coveted fea-", tured nude roles. The Harvey Warren scenic designs are on such an awe- \ some scale that the Desert ! Inn must add a new half-million watt transformer to its electrical substation to carry the tremendous power drain required to mount the 8,000 | lights and 25 miles of -wiring I that will be required in the opening scene alone. This 14- minute sequence will feature an exciting new treatment of color extension that goes be yond today's psychedelic tech niques. Other special effects "Pzazz 70" will be achieves through the use of fog rm chines, bubble machines, waterfalls, black lights, end* less drops, stage lift elevators] skrims, projections, pyrotech-i nics and a number of new innovations. In addition, every, instrument in the orchestra will have its own microphone to achieve special sound mixes for the original music and lyrics being composed for 'Pzazz 70" by Jim Harbert and Leonard Adelson. Planning for the new super spectacular began a year ago, and the scenic designs were in the blueprint stage before the Desert Inn's highly acclaimed "Pzazz 68" closed in January after a brilliant 15' month run. KNITERYNOTES Jacqueline Douguet featured in Donn Arden's new "Pzazz 70! And All That Jazz, Bpby," musical revue opening at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, I U The'Watts; 103 rd St. Rhythm Band 'at the Skywcy, Philadelphia, in deal set by Pure Cane Management and Associated Booking Corp.