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4 Las Vegas Review-Journal Saturday, Oct. 15, 7966 F&irrest Duke . Visiting Fireman?╟Ñ?╟÷. j No Surprise: Another Smash Lido at Stardust i edition of the American version of . Llda De Paris ?╟÷ this one tagged ?╟úGrand Prix?╟Ñ?╟÷ is another Stardust triumph for Pierre Louis-Guerin, Rene Fraday, Donn Arden, and Frank Sennes. Lat- er pr Hecs with magnitude, and stager-director Arden ingeniously brings to brilliant life the ideas of Parisians Louis-Guerin and Fraday. S The ?½exy spectacular is as up to date as the astronauts walking in space - and of course has them ere a ove stage ?╟÷ and the Girl From Ipanema, who iS | ISIS stunner- It reaches back to the year [S f??r a coI??rfully romantic pirate sequence, - com- fnkin2 galleon right there behind the lights. It charmingly recreates a legend 5 love - EMQm maidens in the P??ol of sacrifice - backgrounded by the golden Buddha. The ice stage .SaraWNflH ara hsed to .best advantage by itoctor Arden, who gracefully paces his cast of hand- {JSJ people?╟╓ ?½ the exPert assistance of choreo- |HuntberS Maldonado?╟╓ Joyce Roberts, and Bonnie BACKBONED by t'he Bluebell Girls, the famed prjl jCKion group masterminded by Paris* Madame Blue- thf show has 18 girl dancers, 18 showgirls, 14 boy 1 mBSfm. and five Principal nudes- Outstanding among the beautiful, talented femmes are Vera Allen WiiM I m Ipanema), and Henrik' Audic. Team called Frederick & Gina click as the ice skating lovers,, and their turn is richly backed by the Zt>?:sZ??&7 pi eL?╟ - SEPARATING the production spectaculars are! Ser ?╟≤'?S0<??╟ú**?╟Ñ?╟Ñ here)' a?╟Ñ the assistance of i wlI!te-up with a yery funny surprise stat. Three L%s Freres Kims.ao a fugfily entertahiini ^kabout.^with Walloons:anfl Sts SSI i best magicians ever to play tas Ve??sv.JiS iff pearance MgS display of balance and a ?√ßU??^5 m a hilarious1 screen novelty, in wMch fhe audilS^e^Ttabe^ri? UmKatSm HR SHOW STQPPERS! Thats the only way to describe the icc skating team of Frederick and Gina, starring in the all-new draw standing ovations and bravos as they present breath- taking spins, lifts and ice acrobatics. Also starring in the Dova. Rico and the trampoline act, The Canestrellis. EFFECTIVE MASK$ are part of the striking ainf 11 by Italian designer Folco, who enth edition of Lido de Paris tel. Shown here is one of the orien- tal masks from the scene ?╟úLegend of tragic passion. Spectacular is 1 __ . .?√ß - ; ?√ß ?√ß ?√ß ?√ß ?√ß?√ß, ; ; T Stardust Features Famed Lido F The Lido de Paris, show probably the most famous of all| night ?╟ dub shows. Now. in' its Seventh edition entitled ?╟úGrand] Prix,?╟Ñ at the j Stardust -HotelJ Las/Vegas, ti|e Lido show this] year will have played to over six million patrons at the fa| mous hotel. In 1929, on the - Champs-Elysl ees in Paris, the'modem Lido] club was born. In 1945,' th e show as we know it today be- gan to take shape. AlFLido re- to this day are distiriJ guished by beauty of the danc-l ers, the? richness and color of] costuming, high quality of the .acts and, the rapidity of tempo. SINCE 1945 ohe'of tfre -fea- ture attractions of all Lido?╟╓ shows* here and in Pari?, has been the Bluebell ?√ß?√ßiGirfs^PropM [I ail over the world thev gii?l??; : jpapally between 18-25) vie for I !j jobs for' this- exciting show. I While the Lido in Pafis'isfpre- | seiited ,in jj a cabaret restaurant;]: [the Las Vega?-Lido is housed tin the brilliant'?╟úCafe Continen- tal?╟Ñ theater restaurant, at the Stardust Hotel, i It takes a Solid 10 months ip prepare a Lido show from in- ception to opening night. All acts,; used in the Stardust Lido have1 played in the Paris ver sion;'Costumes are designed by the Italian designer Folco- in Paris and shipped to Las Ve- Lido shows have always been synonymous with extravaganza, glamour and beauty, and this- all-new revue is no exception. Sets are by Harvey Warren and; Post and are surrounded by the best mechanical know-how and .such electronic equipment as is g?Θ╝afed ?╟╓'tor' the stage. The?╟╓Star- dust: stage has both a swimming pool and an, ice rink, the only stage in the country with both' features. AMERICANS no longer havg to* visit Paris, to fpe tfys Lido shows when a larger' version' is no more than hours Mi?╟╓av. /. Frank Sennes produces the Lido Shows at the Stardust, .with-staging by Donn Arden. Lido is conceived by Pierre Louis-Guerin and Rene Fra- day. Featured acts in the -new I Stardust, Lido, show, include Gino Donati, Vera Allen, Fred- eric and Gina, Aleco, Gil Dova. Henrietta; Audio, Les Fferes Kin^s and Rico, ?√ß ?√ß7l!IVi??V.?╜A nUi ?√ßUl PARACHUTE, GIL DOVA STVLE^^^S^^^^^^^S pearing in the all-new, seventh edition of Lido de Paris at the As always, he succeeds by relying on a tiny paper umbre ;, v land him safely on the ground. The spectacular, currently; > sixth smash month, is produced by Frank Sennes. 7TH ALL NEW LIDO GRAND PRIX REVUE STARDUST HOTEL AND GOLF CLUB LAS VEGAS, NEV. ?╟≤ / PRODUCED BY FRANK SENNES STAGED AND DIRECTED BY DONN ARDEN CONCEIVED BY PIERRE LOUIS-GUERIN AND RENE FRADAY FEATURING WORLD FAMED BLUEBELL GIRLS SCENIC DESIGNS BY HARVEY WARREN