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?╟ HELLO AMERICA?╟Ñ PREMIERES ?╟úHELLO' AaffijRI(M||| in 1965, ft q'r ,^m|Eiuw edition, in of the Desert Inn March 1. MMlBllirr;>nk Sennes and staged tacular production recaptures the. pag- eantry, drama and emotions experienced ^^^^(in^inaTO???Σ≤igaKrraSSS^L\ hit h . (1880 to 1940) of Americana in 100 A brilliant cast of six specialty acts, headed by the hilarious journey a joyful one. Most Glamorous has become a hallmark of Sennes pro- ductions, the lushly staged and brilliantly glamorous and memorable personalities Setting the mood of America of yes- teryear in its most stirring aspects is the production number which features a Mississippi from St. Louis to New Bft^Bfflua?clfs 'Excitement All the thrills and excitement of river- boa t life, replete wit h gamblers, S ou t-lie i n belles, dancers and banjo-strumming voyage. of the Old West with flashbacks portray- ing the?╟╓ typical rugged action inherent Sil^et Screen From the wild West, the scene shifts the Golden Age of the screen reigned supi ?║|pLf?║ CARSON . in Hello America1** , "numbers on1 < j such idols as Charlie Chaplin, Marie '^v Temple. HH^E&9Hello America?╟Ñ neglect the such ?╜9k1!keS|Ritili Red Grange, Jack Dempsey, Knute ?√ßiRntMie' Zaharias are honored with a parade of Imaginative 8139tors {%. A coupliijg of ?╟úHello America?╟╓s?╟Ñ imaginative creators and the unlimited Ac., J possible the next scene, which re-enacts many?╟╓s silvery Graf Zeppelin, the Hin- largest dirigible becomes an airborne Bwl^^EaB^ltinmvu^. for descent to ^Ia^N|SW|^MM^ficlg|jE^B!Tlc^]ni^^B New Jersey. Show Business First The feat of staging of the Hindenburg followed authentic reproduction of Niagara Falls cascade onto the stage. the new ?╟úHello America?╟╓s?╟Ñ red, white nesses of the White House, Capitol morial, Jefferson Memorial, Washington Monument and climaxes with a dramatic the Statae of UfcaMjr. FRANK SINATRA and Connie Francis have been named ?╟úLas Vegas Male and Female Performers of the Year?╟Ñ for 1966 by the Las Vegas Reviewer in the local trade ipag?╟╓s first annual Show Business Awards. ?╟úHello Amefica?╟Ñ was tabbed ?╟úShow of the Year.?╟Ñ Other winners were,Eartha Kitt?╟÷best female-vocalist ; Checkmates?╟÷best vocal group; Louis F??ma?╟÷best mu- ricaf Jomedy group; Shecky Greene?╟÷best comedian: - FranklD?╟╓Rone?╟÷best new male vocalist; Petula Clark ?╟÷bestfciew female vocalist; Jeremy Vernon?╟÷best new cofnedian; Righteous Brothers?╟÷best.new vocal group;' Szony & Claire?╟÷best specialty act; ?╟úBottoms Up?╟Ñ?╟÷& best production show in a lounge. Sinatra was also ?╟≤ named best male vocalist. YOU'RE THE GREATEST! Messrs* DONN ARDEN FRANK SENNES You're the Best Miss KIKI PAIGE [M?╟ ?╟╓ ' #s ?√ß B1???╟÷?╜???╜?╟≤ - > .. ?√ß .Si / ?√ß'S' 1:1 til nf ;JB EfwWI$ W: $#1 ?√ß?√ß ' ?√ß . j <4 , m BELIEVE IT OR NOT, this is the Desert Inn?╟╓s Girls?╟╓ Baseball Team, shown - on stage with the trophy they received from the Redifusion Television Net- - work of London. The English TV network shot a film of the gals Dlaying at 2:30 am , after their last show, and was so impressed with both their beauty on stage and the zest and enthusiasm with which the team played, they felt v this deserved a prize. Shown, standing, left to.right: Geraldine Lynch, Twila -Saylor, Georgie Edwards, -Lori Field, J c i Wqodbury, Wanda Bryan, Willa Solomoni, Roberta I aune, Joan Sailon. Kneeling, left to right: -Renee Lee, ~?╟?'KiM Paige (team captain). Rolande Bieber, Elaine Evans, Renee Aubrv. TrtE^REVIEWER NEWS FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL OF THE WORLD ^QT^WMf?½i!lglM ?√ßrrAlNBjlfAW^iBliillBiWilggMM CONNIE FRANCIS, SINATRA GET AWARDS SHOWBIZ WINNERS REVIEWER Show Business Awards for 1966: MALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Fi an^SiffaSSM FEMALE SHOW OF THE YEAR: ?╟úHello America?╟Ñ Best male vocalist: Frank Sinatra Best vocal group: Checkmates Best musical comedy group: Louis Prima Best specialty act; Szony and Claire Best new female vocalist; Petula Clark rnon La, > ' Bestnewvocalgroup;RighteousBrothers Best production show, lounge; ?╟úBottoms Up?╟Ñ REVIEWER PICKS BEST OF 1966 'i.' Frank Sinatra and Connie gas Male and Female Performers America?╟Ñ was named ?╟úShow of - Las Vegas Re viewer ShowBusi- Sinatra, Miss Francis and jj^^^^m(kr.endAt^rsCM[^^e^: and performers singled out for Best female vocalist--Eartha mates; best musical group-- . Prima; best comedian--Shecky Greene; best specialty act?╟÷ ?╟≤<Sz,onyj and (laire; best newimalea vocalijst?╟÷Frank D?╟╓Rone; fest -(Contiuuetf on?╟╓ Page 6) | ALL*Nkw'?½EC?½|?? SPECTACULAR HELLO AMERICA ?╟≤ DESERT INN AND COUNTRY CLUB LAS tofOAS/NEV.?╟╓ ?╟≤ , PRODUCED BY FRANK SENNES STAGED AND DIRECTED BY DONN ARDEN ?╟╓^IdE^IC BY HARYEY WARREN Page 6 The REVIEWER REVIEWER PICKS BEST OF 19(6 ?√ß T967 Las Vegas Review-Journal 1 mm ?║31 ly (Continued from Page )) ^re^p>fVmale,e^.vbcalist--Pe<tuia emy Vernon; best new vocal ^^^g|Rigliteou% 'BmmmsfRe'st ^?╟ prhduction '"show flSeSF^ BStonMlTDr?╟╓ ?╟╓4Smafra as alsmSflL'i j^M^PER^ORME^^ ' Thei r^cetffor??Las?╟╓\?║gas Male Performer of JtH'e^^ear;^^ ^m^^^^contestS^mw^pro- fessional standpoint Sumrarnea- j^iinea up to alibis familiar titles ^mtabtolutism*such as ?╟úThe Lead- e r, ?╟Ñ ?╟úTh e King, ?╟╓?╟╓etc. V * -His,-performances at'the Sands t^^ream^ccaB^demonstrationh T of song styling and showmanship. In two engagement Sumatra never played to ah'kempt^^^^ and ^SMas^xecutivestiSsrsLthat they j^^maMwe'-.filled:Va^u?.!3Qd^seat. :^^^^.ooiTKey.erg night lf-it^lere ^^^Mil^for them to honor^everv B^^vgtion.request. ^ ' f Sinatra, talso reaffirmed his ^posifion Las ,?╟ VegaT^^N^^gl iL publicity-man by 1) marrying Mia ?╟? Farrow at the-Sands| 2) throwing a fep^^jum^ann'iV.ersary party ^^t^^5oti?╤ -for Rosiland Rus- ^^ell and Fi.ed^Brjs^nfemid' .31; ^ffiecomingtaAbest- selling' L^?½t- >t|itled ?╟úSinatra Sands.?╟Ñ Sinatra?╟╓s^ finest momenfioj 1966 <j^ot;^ty the- Sands but at the ^pTvlera^(gonwemio^ Hall-"'in a benefit that raised |3Q,000 for the proposed ^t^fu'de^Rancfi' for homei^P children. Other Strip ^ntertainers^gave. unselfishly ,bf their time at tins evlnt bji.t thean- nouncement that Sinatra was to> take part in the show was the in-, gredient that tuinldjthe affair into Vegas sho\ygq^rs''^MeT!Fa affection for' Connie -Erancis \\ho.alSliosT* overnight changed* from 'aboiiSS\^eltei ofAo^lut?╟╓s, into one of thVmost. ;.hy)abTe0nd- ?╟ sophisticated femi- nine sellers df songs in thebusi- ness. B^^pMs^b^mCTa first-rate drawing card art^ .?╟úSahara and iroV^lierformah'ce?╟╓sV are per-' petually by the ut- most in good taste hnd profes- sionalism. The possessor of/aj winning off-stage personality, S|ss -Francis has succeeded'-in' enclearing- He?╟╓fself'to feltmCper- ?√ß.fornfersf? technical assistants, the press and^|t^06pi'6f ad- mir'ersT^ T ^&s^ good will ambassador for l^s Vegas, Miss Francis lias fewg peers. Her appearances at Italy?╟╓s San Remo- Music Festival as a representative of Las Veg'as 'given'Yfl^m^^and much-ap- preci'at_ed> boosK---|^our ^ityf?║| world-wide image. pgSHello America?╟╓?╟╓ is probably. ^p^most wholesome, endearing ^iit of^imw-j b^ine^'.ever^toj emerge from the Lis^egas Strip. The Desert Inn?╟╓s pride and joy. lias obliterated the'theon that sfl; f&s-fcf^be a primary ingredient in lyoHtKsfiowf andffias won the plaudits of all ages and stations of. life-righi on up,to,?╟╓the United gmtesjcongress. ^^he original version of ?╟úHello America?╟Ñ was so good it seem- ||L almost impossible^tqItojp;'but a@mdu@ra Frank Senhes^and di- ,fr.e'dfor-, ??onn Ardendid the' 1 mpos- sible in turning-out^^?·66Vedi- tion. Sennes and Arden ?╟úmasterfully IMoreaitea a frontier gunLbatfle^ the^^^^Sof1 the Hmdenbuig Zeppelin, a tight-wire^^^iver^ ^h^gg^alls and th?·~ Goldl^Age- '6f?╟úffle|lj^p|dj|^ll in a briskly- . moving^.OmMte^h?╟╓ow'.^O^ Cqhtribiiting - mightily the succ'eVs,1^of .?╟ -'?╟ Helloi Ame'ri'ca?╟╓A werMiighlv-talented performers " likeSave Barry, Kiki'Paige,-Vict tdt Julian, Chryis Holt, Max Cher- Della Lee and Lillu Yokou' 4 J Effiffl KITT . Eartha ^tfeprovep Caesars -* Palace entertainment director Dafjpmcjorsqti to'^eja genius in Ifflllraeiac. Except for a ipincli-. hitmg'assignment at the Fla- mingo;iv|/[iss v.Kitt-?╟╓was virtually overlooked byjiatp^otf Is until core^^ed^by^C'aesars. v 1 Her'performances^^ Nero?╟╓^ Nook turned Qiifcfo be among the most?╟╓ipTe'cjMfying^showsTas Ve- ga^^^^een- in years. Miss Kitt .t^p*d -'upYballadSjV biuqs^* and , novelt^tmres^in*n?╜! inimitable?╟╓ sex.feltv,lea.that keptjpatr^^ ap- plauding pfc'bossts ?√ß' beaming. Vicitoison arso eluted a coup fm| lurmg^the Checkmates awai oiferies. The dynami^quintet prmfed that^^ maghe.tfsm^pejjYevealed at the :?╟╓T>us^^Ma Go-Go was--no fluke f^^^a swinging, well-attended engagfement at the Sands earlier thislyeajii^^ The * group, Bobby Stevensjv Marvin^Sjnith', Bill Van Buskirk, Harvey Trees and Sonny Cha?$|| p^gmjaoe/aa similar4s5rashf at^ jft@Hsa?p^la st month- a^&V;still L'goina It Eone^^ ^^oun^fflasi^! big band^^g ^^^^?½^.repujati'qnifor musical ?╟╓ - pei fection~4with.two engagements SaJthe'j'Sands. The dbuntpmihprew -;prpvitded m'etno^able ;backing\for * Sipatra m January then returned ^latg^^pifj^^m-to star un@l^ ^hotg^feCplgbrity Theater. In each gig the|Bafie*ork executed a liv- ing lessonitoptneKbands inmus- .'icjanship\and promanship/ ^ymJSI^AT, COMFp.Y^ a LouisaPnma was\as Tiiimous and powerful fe^er during his |sMt|^^es5Sands/'rec'eiving the usual top-notch assists from Gia v,,Maion|i?ahd Sam Butera and the W-itness.es,' A (V^Sh%'lwSGre?║re. has been; Las Vegas?╟╓ most ?½n|rLTversiaLt and colorful?╟╓,eomedian for years. In iSom ewh at les^qh- troversial- tiut .lacked not a 4hlt an??color. Even people?╟Ñc'a't?·hinginis shdw'if^?½jeumpteenth timewere kept in; sjjratfe&^y Shecky?╟Ñs^un- The selection of Szony and M^^w^We enormously talented v ballet team who appeared in the , Dunep?╟╓ ?╟úCasino de Raris^as ?√ß specialty'actwas" per- haps the difficult consider? ing.:th.e. many .talented people, in production shows.sThgduo?╟╓s finesse and pre- dision^pi^de them stand out rad- iantly "in a show literally loaded with stars and spectacle. r ' ?╟úNewjl3performers are those who .did,not appear in Las Vegas prior'Jo 1966. Rqfula Clark, cVr^j, tainly.not newt to pop record addicts, won & host en- thusiasts at_her Caesars Palace debut as did Frank D?╟╓Rone at the (CorVtinoed an Page 7) CENTRAL CITY, COLORADO is a scene in the Desert Inn?╟╓s ?╟úHello America?╟Ñ ..reyne,-j^as-Vegas^^-grought back are the days of the cowboy and the eold* lively rhythms andgayand SccessM^S^ ?╟╓ H U Amenca }s now in it?╟╓?1 tenth month of a highly