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SUNDAY, JULY 6t 1969 Barney Glazer in Las Vegas/Tahoe/Eeno Rouvaun heads the musical revue, "Casino de Paris," at the Dunes Hotel. Standing ovations at the Dunes have become a twice-nightly tribal custom. Watching the spectacular production, the casual observer Watching the spectacular production, the casual observer quickly finds himself caught up by the excitement of Rouvaun's vocal style, the catalyst that brings the patron to his feet. When the ball has ended, Rou- A van doesn't have to unmask. He's for real. He sings with the confidence of a man who would tell President Nixon to take the week off and leave everything to him?╟÷at least the singing. The handsome, ingratiating Dunes star throws out one vocal bombshell after another like a porcupine throws out quills for protection. Rouvaun's constant pace obviously entrances the ladies, who otherwise could be climbing over the footlights. CONNIE STEVENS currently headlines the Desert Inn show. She's a cutie but don't take our Cricket too lightly. She topped a successful TV series, a Broadway play and many films. She'll soon star in a major movie that offers a script strong enough for a Best Actress Oscar nomination. f Donn Arden announced part of his cast for the Desert Inn's next production, "Pzazz 70! and All That Jazz, Baby!" opening July 10. He booked The Step Brothers Junior (4); singers Edward Whiting and Barry Monroe, six-footers making their team debut; and Jacqueline Douguet, French soubrette, who drops her oo-la-la trademark^ for a iawKnU.. -?╟≤ for a jazz-baby image." ~'JP frontier CURRENTLY at the Fiunuei Hotel, Jimmy Dean, 6'4" Texan, - is making one of his rare live appearances. Dean keeps so active in other media, he seldom finds time for nightclubs. In the Dean Show, Glenn Ash, a country - western comic, is a laughing event. The Imperials, a singing foursome, sound as if they have inherited the earth. Wayne Newton follows July 9. In the Frontier's Circle F. Theatre, Beverlee and The Sneakers function at the junction with main room talents. The Doodletown Pipers reveal no vocal chinks in their armor. Vic Damoe joins this group July 9, framing a perfectly balanced show. That's as hard to find as a 1927 Essex. MEMO TO1 IlANK: Critics of Presi- | dent Nixon are very annoying. How dare they say he hasn't done * anything constructive since he took j office. Just the other day he proclaimed this I present week as National Boat Safety Week. Headline of the weekend. Karen Was- tun ?╟÷ a little gal from Pizen Switch ?╟÷ is the new Miss Nevada and will represent our state in Atlantic City seeking,, the Miss America crown. If that doesn't grab you, tell it to old, Pizen Switchers like George Monohan, Frank Rosaschi, Frances and Angelo Manzi, Edie Talmadge, ?and A, W. Archer. We alwajv^ara you could grow fine peaches ij^son Valley. The opening of Howard Hughes' Landmark tonight and KirlTKerkorian's International hotel tomorrow night will be super, super social events, f We'll report on them later. Meanwhile a few notes taken from a sortie backstage at the Desert Inn with. Maximilian Wolfkopf convinced me that "PzazzJ70 and All That Jazz Baby" will out-pzazz its original. Said "hi" to showgirls Bonnie Palma snd Lorna Jacobs, then strolled backfy wardrobe where Kathleen had some of the gals model some costumes. Completely dwarfed by the sets and backdrops, we "oh'ed and ah'd" as Max j told us the show will cost a million bucks i before the curtain is even drawn for the I opening number. What's a million bucks? Los Angeles, Calif. M.A.C./Western Advertising (Cir. 2-W. 8,250) JUL 2t 196ft JM. \nt PC.B. Est. 1888 Dt UT INN BOWS BIG PRINT, OUTDOOR CAMPAIGN FOR PZAZZ '70 Las Vegas ?╟÷ A full-sc; le print and out- I door campaign has been launched by the Desert Inn here to announce the opening of I its all new Pza7.z?? ,'2(L spectacular. Themed "Pzazz '70 and all that Jazz Baby," the show is being promoted with black-and-white newspaper ads in Houston, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Barbara and other major Western markets. Also on the media list are Las Vegas magazines plus Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Outdoor paint and poster units are being utilized in Las Vegas. The campaign's artwork superimposes illustrations of dancers in different art techniques to create a feeling of action and visual excitement. This same artwork was used for the preview invitation, which consisted of an LP record album. Within the album was a die cut "record," fabricated from two pieces of 60 lb. gold foil label stock. Agency for the Desert Inn is Reach, McClinton, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. They say the Greeks had a word for it... so do the Russians as Frederick Apcar knows full well. Apcar, an accomplished linguist, asked the visiting Russian basketball players ! what they liked most in the United {States. The answer was American brief j cases. So Frederick shopped five differ- J ent places to get the Russians each a / brief case. I As a result of his efforts you could5 say the Russians will go home good will ambassadors with portfolio. Somebody got took. The recent "Royal Lipizzan Equestrian * Show" held at the Convention Center wasn't as royal as everyone here was J led to believe. In a letter from the Austrian Embassy Charge d'Affaires, Dr. Gerald Hintereg-^ | ger, the misrepresentation is carefully outlined. Dr. Hinteregger says there is no connection whatsoever between the show that was in Las Vegas and the school in Vienna. Trained Lipizzan stallions are not sold. Untrained horses are occasionally sold, but there is no record of any , sale to Mr. Hermann who presented the horse show in Las Vegas, according to the letter, AH of which would indicate that those who called the SUN and expressed dis- appointment in the show must have been right. The Lipizzans they watched were not Lipizzans at all. Which proves you can fool some of the people most of the time... but an ex- I pert in horsemanship, never. (See WHERE, Page 2)