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T7ATr^lmgen- Texas VALLEY MORNING STAR (Cir. D. 17,047 S. 14,803) oct nf\%? 4y FLORABEL MUIR HOLLYWOOD ?╟÷ In the midst of the superlative productions that have made Las Vegas the entertainment capital of the! United States, the new revue at the Desert Inn shines like a beacon. Donn Arden has staged, created and directed "Pzazz! 68'" a Hollywood happening, and it is the most spectacular revue I have ever seen in the gambling town. Everything about the production is first rate, the sets, costumes, music, the entire cast. The costumes designed by Bill Campbell are brilliant, completely capturing the flavor of Hollywood in all its phases. Campbell has designed many Las Vegas and Hollywood television shows, as well as the current Ice Capades, but none have been as consistently breathtaking as his current achievement. He certainly takes his rightful place as one of America's top talents with this production. There are no big names m the show, just a constant flow of delightful entertainers. One of the big numbers is a salute, lovingly executed, to Bing, Bob, and Dorothy, themed to the successful series of "Road' pictures the trio made famous. Outstanding in this segment are Janice Hague as Dorothy Lamour Fred Bennett as Bob ana Art Johnson as Bing. Another show-stopping number, "Born A Star " relates the rise to fame of a movie queen and is sung and danced to a f are-thee-well by Lillian D'Honau. There's a tribute to Fred Astaire, featuring his music and dancing style- ?╟≤pres luaui diaflW jo sara WWI "?? \* mm wa DOT OTUOFTC) ""I P8,i~r pels oijunpaw " '"^iiA^a7p9?║12UIBP UO 1S9M SfftoS SBAV BZIBD PUS 88 sra ui jaSuassBd * pub zadoq '?╟≤pwwipu P^ WldsoH WlJ .omaTAT ddBUM IB PB0U3J0J 91(1 Anaheim, Calif. Bulletin (Circ. D. 19,004) NOV ? B8| ~^l; ?·rt. J588 ^ARNEY GLAZER ^m Las Vegas Never has the famous Strip offered a better balance of entertainment. Put these on your scales: two standup comedians, a famous television show star, four noted male vocalists, comedy team; a major motion picture male star, a lady comic, I a musical comedy leading lady, four spectacular revues, musical comedybound for Broadway, and a singing femme trio. If you see what you want, there's no need to ask for it. For the first time in his career, Tony' Curtis is appearing in a nightclub. He's hosting the "Hollywood Palace" show, starring Tammy Grimes, at Caesars Palace. This show continues for four weeks, then gives way to another Palace segment, as yet unannounced. Theodore Bikel opens at Caesars Dec. 28 in "Fiddler on the Roof" for at least a six-months run. Casting of Bikel plucked exactly the right string for "Fiddler." He's the perfect choice among all eligibles available. Belle Barth and The Checkmates currently headline Nero's Nook at Caesars. Plenty of zip and variety in this lavishly lush spot. RED FOXX, carrot-thatched prince of put-ons, is adding the spice to the Aladdin Hotel with his racy, riotous routines. Don't invite Red to your church benefit or girl scout circuit. He embarrasses easily. Never know what the clergy or kids will do or say. Polite language is not Red's cup of tea. It's a different story at the Aldddin. There, Foxx is at home with his rare ribaldry for adoring adults. "PZAZZ! '68!" at the Desert Inn is^-interesting as watching two drivers trying to move into the same freeway lane from opposite directions. This revue has a sure-fire recipe for spreading happiness. Don't miss it. "CASINO de Paris" at the Dunes, Le Lido de Paris at the Stardust, and Folies Bergere at the Tropicana are the cream puff revues, the old faithfuls of the Strip. The nudity of the young ladies is a far cry from grandma who used to wear five petticoats, but then, grandma had to sit on a horse hair sofa. PHYLLIS DILLER removes her eccentricities from the Flamingo Sh. w next week. Peggy Lee and Mryon Cohen follow Nov. 16. When Peggy isn't singing, she's talking about her grandchild. Peggy Lee a grandmother? What happened to 1942? Myron Cohen is a gentleman storyteller. If he ever told an unfunny story, I think I'd laugh anyway. But Myron never told an unfunny story. EDDIE FISHER is drawing well at the Frontier Hotel. No- matter what kind of trouble Eddie gets into, and he has a penchant for it, he never falls down. The public apparently finds itself attracted to the trou-1 bled. Personally, I think they | expect him to discuss his pri- f vate life and they'd like to be on hand when he spills the details. I But Eddie isn't talking. He's| singing. MARTY ALLEN and Steve! Rossi headline the Riviera Ho-j tel's funfest. Bushy-haired Marty and ravishing Rossi keep their act well oiled. They're! determined not to rest on their j laurels. Vic Damone's singing is j adding the voltage to the Ri-; viera's Starlite Theater. JOHNNY CARSON is headlin- j ing at the Sahara Hotel while! vacationing from the Tonight Show. Johnny owns a home in Las Vegas with two garage j doors marked "His" and! "Hers." Has anyone noticed j that his wife's door is two feet wider than Johnny's? COMEDIAN Jackie Carter and singer Frankie Randall head the Sands Hotel show. Sammy Davis, Jr., follows Nov. 22 and stays through January 2. That means a merry Christmas | and Happy New Year for a lot! of customers who would rather I fight to see Sammy's performance at the Sands than switch to another hotel. / San Jose, California Mercury-News (Cir. S. 174,307) jUL 'Pzazz 6J? Stages Lavish Productions LAS VEGAS - "Ps^zT '68" at the Las Vegas Desert Inn features some of the most lavish production numbers ever staged on the Vegas Strip. For the mirrored ballroom in the "Tribute to Fred Astaire," four tons of mirrors are used. A crew of six men must thoroughly clean and polish these mirrors between each show due to the smudge and smoke from the "Boomtown Today" scene. More than 2,500 gallons of water per minute flow over the gigantic waterfall in the "Polynesian Paradise" scene. Lush tropical foliage provides an enchanting background for exotic costumes and ritual dances. Flower-bedecked baskets carried by native girls in this scene are topped by live birds, vividly tinted. Featuring Pa and Ma, th< ;rie Corn Tappers and the Mountaineers, "Tu'baccer Road" is a spoof following the "Road to Morocco" and "Road to Zambesi" scenes. Art Johnson portrays Bing Crosby, Fred Bennett plays Bob Hope, and Janice Hague is Dorothy Lamour for this segment. Garden Grove, Calif. News (Circ. D. 25,567 D - 25,508 S) NOV 9 m? JIL\ P.CB. Est. 1888 VP^/6Z! v68' SOPRANO Was in chain saw film Versatile* is ;the word for winsome Janice Hague, musical comedy soprano featured in "Pzazz! '68" at the Las Vegas Desert Inn. Before joining the cast to portray Dorothy Lamour and Julie Andrews, Janice was featured in an industrial film on the proper use of lumberjack style chain saws. The "Pzazz! '68" cast was impressed when Janice received a wax-sealed parchment envelope in the mail with the return address "Presidential Palace, Ecuador." Janice revealed that Ecuadorian president's daughter, Laura, is one of her closest friends. They were classmates at Los Angeles' famed Immaculate Heart College whose Sister Corida won international acclaim as an artist. Pamela and Paula Day, sisters who are featured in the amusing "Tu'baccer Road" segment in "Pzazz! '68," were hired by Donn Arden after an audition in which they did an up-tempo song and dance routine together. ?√ß??