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Published Weekly- at 154 West 46th Street, New York, N.Y. 10036. by Variety, Inc. Annual subscription, #15. Single copies. 35 cents, Second Class Postage Paid at New York, N. Y. and at Additional Mailing Office. _______________________________________________?·) COPYRIGHT, 1963, BY VARIETY, INC., ALL RIOHTS RESERVED__________________ 'v' '___________________ 237 No. IS NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1965 72 PAGES FILMS /jPRICE 35? VIDEO TV FILMS RADIO VEGAS: HIGH RISE & HIGH STAKES Ufi&IETY February 17, 1965 Vegas: High Rise & High Slakes ; Continued from page 1 lu>t,ei?╟╓; we prefert just to handle small grtfups"bj I ^The bigg 1st dietetaorphosis will* i be?╟╓dbwnlown Fremj^feStreet which alreadyvhas some lHh-rise hotels, vis?!, -the Ffemont, 3^^tories; The Mint, 28 stories; and where Ben ' (ex-BJiviera, ex-Flamingo! Gpff- ("stein and Tonrmy -Caliahairare [ building The Four Queens,"?╟╓ a 19- stpry- ?√ß structure.- , Fremoijt, tradiBohally renowned, for -if?║; .overwhelming ..tungsten dis- plays, now Has even moje . eleictrf- kjSfl glitteiMW?½ also vappertrs meat- \ fend 'oSaijer. V t l?*'-'. \ ^ * tlw ehtrepFene'urs r fenaking '- a- big piteH-?╟╓Ho elam- V. L the-envitoriS .of th'e RR depot. ? f/also " project bi(Mih#%-for L fe, in competition-.- with The >t ?╤since obviously those? mar- s' Baines not - only generate the' th. teipo traffic but spell out the V - equation >in the public 'op Cation. 1ation ?╟╓ of still another 14- trd feh-rise on the Strip, north ilr- Bunes and aer'o'ss thte street of fe Flamingo,' to be,, called p 'j. Ka-la%' inspired f/V Sun ttiu t?iPauT Price i?╟╓to the "sAge nil?½ fen that whatever else was ling It Fenny (Bugsy),Seigel?╟÷ i led,the t'Btigsy?╟Ñ appella^ ??er, fc denied him his vision attle Bght. Now comes .this tt id Vproject, 700 -robrnSj oft L.i*- fsojbplete convention fa- trom e restaurants, showroom, jisch feuH^^'v.de'cored in thd ?╟úMu- cian motif. rfio,'-;Sf Atlanta, is?╟╓presi- : l?½st IDoris Day partnered, flairs Cg lt,s the jggj|g ewly- motion in eight (years, torg^.forian, former Dunes fSlawns the land and jpsmft Iw Caesar?╟╓s Pdlace ?rt of r Which i.ldhger the bargain- l-oh of yore. Dinners ?╟úTruth |ter with $8-$10 t put the supper: shows anej___. i site# f; jian Bp- . B fJSWisb I $5 minimum per paly," no food I |ohg ago it Was, $2, and: you could sit porever. | lerles ipdations are in-- k the most lavish ?║ylse fling to. any stand- jfe /hon- Iph, Gotharh?╟÷and ' iCapP?½ fly, the overseas/ for 6re; of speech? be- "* \ome Capitals Was jssed while the progressed, ke the last1, word! ?╟╓;Jfto TV, her ?╟ oiit- of their' n | ?√ß-& -now me enough for- fe started E time to catch ew Hole-fs oa^, any* pro- liner andjnow they?╟╓ll be how dark 6e casinos and ?·-V* feo that you?╟╓ll there Feb. I night time. [ Ite party feese expanded Friedman. Id up- fty the HBaHH S9 i k nan m Mi ?╟≤ 1,5,000 -(apd We bhckP0Q;KNationa.l ** f ?╟╓ & mer-1 ?√ßmem- ties from the | itto crrcus.it0Wrrrt0.the *al> ? T.TS?╟╓lthfe ?╟úBeVHills. came in for i Civic Aud,| .. .leem of Deb-j itto, headedtys late ,beJ 6 and -Tar-ijjgd t0 -give-l Feb- 18 aik-etumed'^toj torium. ' 1 (opening. t broadeas1?½! Rico shjpwJ ketbing ?╟≤ BJ?╟ "|iparison on | revived byfc-the serv- G-reenbriar. |opiCs,^with iht booker,! . hps ?√ß paid! j-Mond_ay.-seHfejy^yj|t an tel of judgesfcgtteriy as ek dates alfcaribbean?╟Ñ ' Ai casinos, heatre; vmicrftnanpower West Palnfcthdr dec- its produce^eiehcy ^bf iis associ*B*% dVal here- laristica lly rrodiicfer ^an||r ^pdcial iclosed Fiam^j.. jf ;-not ?╟≤ satre, Fr? client, gets, ISeries oi aii| imp0f.t. iening. Ptiyl??ch. 1 its angeis- irmind h, perfornmnct and i& laid' F- l^?½3iar.faee mrs * hna Adkins- ?╟ T^redtea? and blinded^ names' T>ung-^npl,?½sle \!s stock trade,?╟ú-it js ihplikeJy the dflj?½ way round. . Service I As the entertainment capital- of thecA)-S^4-af^hot the, world?╟÷some of the best walkers and captains have converged^-on ?╟ Vegas,., apd lanunisters from'the Stork, Shbr?╟╓s,' JPerinifs, the Florida resort hotels let alr^punetuate the scene. JSfichy Blair says he-?╟ú-was hever '?√ßhappy??╟╓ now-as a host, of .the Flamingos lounge - - ho docsn t know orfibart-WlMt his longtime West 56tii St- (N.Y.) Blair House ihas become. Nick Kelly,, long with Jack- Entratter at . New York?╟╓s Copacabana, pf c,ou;;se_is the long- time manager Incite Sands?╟╓ ?╟╓T3opa R6oh??j. Arturo - Petteripo, long Inaitre d?╟╓hotel- for Beldon Katle- rnan?╟╓s now defunct El jHanclto Vegas, hosts the Riviera?╟╓s Eciunge. (Incidentally, a choice, tra'ct of land between the Hiviera'{and the Sg- harar'which would 'inake' an- ideal shopping centre for Del E- WCbb?╟╓S, operation h^e, owned by Katie-, an, who refus'ess tcr'kellk?╟╓ Henry Dunn ;'(nowj the late) was another-")Who linhbaShedly ,!found happiness?╟Ñ as a host at the -Fla- mingo. ?╟╓In .seeming' good, health,' he was sMpwitlg off pictures of his three-yea&old. baby girl, unusual for a father well- in his 60s.*- (Ife died two Weeks later of a heart attack). . t 'Real Fancy Groceries While the showrooms are con- sistently good, in their club dinner. offerings, ther'e is- a1 gjovinng.'itrend for gastroripmxc refinement away from the talent. Thus, the leisure- ly diners^have^ Spft Rights, sweet ?╟≤music-*, Strolling violins) and n,ltra ^asttonbrny. All colmes under the hesding or vighds /and vin- iages^vto sapfhe the YP8as 'Sarh- 'blfers?╟╓ nefves., ,,' Sudden1 y thought: strolling fid- dlers are' gfbat-T?╟÷but at a' ?╟╓distance. Wh?╟ y5tliejr; .persist -*%.1 ganging up around a table creatjng^a) ah in-?╟╓ frusioh and (b) claustrophobia re- mains'an old gyfisy^'wolinist disci* pie?╟╓s cry. ^hey sound so much, 'better pt a distance but if'the'li?╟╓l woman ever makeA the mistake of answering ?╜fdf ?╟úyour favorite num-- her?╟Ñ you?╟╓re trtfly ?╟úsurrounded by (Romany) assassins ?╟╓ to bonow from,- Jimmy- Durante. | ?╟╓' Ahiong ?╟ the posh private dining-' rooms --4s- -the - Desert -Inn?╟╓s- -Jac- Lessmati-decored- Monte Carlo (re- minds-very-much of -the - old-EF Morocco?╟╓s Champagne Hoorn in in-* ?╟╓tenor design) which is presided over also by ?╟╓Pancho, the perip-a-' tetic ekfecutive maitre d?╟╓hetel, who also runs:-the. showroom. The Riviera?╟╓s Hickory Room Is the' latest- of these ^distinguished leisurely, diningrooms. ?√ß - The building expansion obtains Hi over., Iff it?╟╓s not - going high- rise .it?╟╓s a ease of-.-spreading, out, such?╟╓as the Riviera?╟╓s new 9-story wing, thus adding.250 suites and rooms( total of<750), along -with additional convention facilities. <Thp Tropicanp was ahead itself with the Vega^rbrpnch Of pertoo's but the. -n^v-' Gourmet Room, nn the same, site,; with'the same danc' ing Watery j fountains, fiddlers, ete., makes it an ultra filling- ,Station,.'- . Cl.?-, ?╟ Artirro Romero & His Magic, Vio* lins (Reprise .Records) continue at the Sultan?╟╓s Table (of The Dunes), spelled by Jack Melick^s pianology. Fas'the 1 a.m.-6 a.di. seihester- (no- body goes to-sleep in Vegas), Rita Moss?╟╓ pianisiics hold forth in the Sultan?╟╓s TableMcbcktail lounge. Riddle, prez. of ^The Dunes,-, marks the. hostelry?╟╓s. 10th anni oji %5dyvl0 when a celebrity^studiteu shindig is planned for the 1,000- room*, 22-story high t structure When- it opened 10" years held 194 ro,oms and until re costly ?╟╓The????fines, was hit-and-misg with MinSkY-type shows? J?ow?╟÷s.^^i'e- tainijgg the epidermis*'buf_^mh :af French accent*!-' "tHe CasmL.de Paris revue,.- starring Liaefeiplen- ?╟ aud,?is,j,n its. second year'^id un- der Frederic Apcar?╟╓s aegis,* -fVive Les Girls?╟╓* Is hoMjl^ forifeto-the ^unge.; Top o?╟╓ ??^Strip cockt^ with dau^a^fflOTCW?½hd:hlfd3^ure ?6f file s^Bi^ri^sfiudtoi^The ?√ß22dffloafr'Wflb ?║Tso',hmd .iflbi3idW^?╟╓ clubs and -s'^ldriV-fbr 'men nd iwpm&n. ^beT Sec^m'f^OT ' gri^id" balfroom and rbeefrng rooms wlffi 4* domestic "touGb^ ffreciuently seem'at .ipptel^gwhich also adven tfee"-t&igpoQl ?╟ú.and, ?╟úgiitrator idi- vorces?╟Ñ) will -be the^plush baby- sitting service for kiddies up to 12, nursery, supervisiom^etc: Del E. Webb?╟╓s ThuiidOrbird op- eration in Vegas will see a Sahara Tahoe in swing comes July 4 wheh- theT boss?╟╓ ?╟úOld friend Bob Hope is?, expected to ?╟≤'ihdept'~thdi new 350-room hostdlry and casino, Nitery-will seat 800 there and will have a.-steam Curtain? effect, the lounge will seat 450. Th& Sa- hara. Tahoe will also have a* large convention hall. INoi thedettst appedP^fi the- new ?╟≤operation fciil be SQQ slotmacftmes, Bob Plummer, long with Webb?╟╓s, realty,"iis ndw the p.r. at sifh e' Thunderbird and Will ditto at the New Sahara Tahoe when it opens. He ?╟ succeeded Vince Anselmd who .hai%Ohe pack to the LV Review- Journal as m.O., only handling the Pussycat A GoGo for Garwpod Vari, on a personal relationsMp. . ?√ßCoin* Shortages , < I All casinos aver they pay a preniium for coins ? for their slotmachines, and the absence of silver dollars-is said to cost r ?╟╓ ensratian like The Sands : $5-600 a week in lost revenue. If you cash a $10 or $20 bill for silver dollars the change-* * booth girl for man) watches to make sure you don?╟╓t walk away, with the 'cartwheels. % Somebody hit a $150; payoff in ~ | rfive'v dollars and the change maker pleaded to ?╟útake it ;ji) . ?╟≤ hills?╟Ñ ?╟ú (which , request was ig* nored). Blackjack is \no longer played with silver dollars and both the < dealers and players cdacur ?╟úthat with the $1 chips it doesn't feel the same.?╟Ñ A friendly croupier confided' (a) it?╟╓s hart the gross and (b) he , doubts if we?╟╓ll ever see silver dollars in this state anymore. Publicity on coin shortages and/or hoarding have tended ! to further restrict circulation. However, no shortages nf halves, quarters etc. . <1, Strips In The Afternoon-. As the new Hands?╟╓ new and'en-=| larged Ipunge readies 'to. pla.^op ?╟úacts like Joe E? Lewis and; Sophie Tucker, and ?╟╓'the, .?╟ Desert Toil?╟╓s lounge has. .such potent nameA' as Ted Lewis, perhaps, still another cycle may be in the making?╟÷that-j of . jumizi'pg'' . 'the , lounges in the aftenteou* '?√ß A The Thunderbird seems to be trailblazing with 'it Frbndiy Show, Jerry Schafer?╟╓s ?╟úSpeaking of -Girie^* Shows are at 2, 3:30 and 5 ?╟úP-m. Fastpaced' revuette was ehof^qgnaphed and features >;J6s?║ I Antonio '.aldrig? with Carol Dray- fus, Jciair Newman, Virginia M^ir-'j tine)" Chuck Gabriele, Hank Oser, Gary Me-ator and R. V. .'Srand?╟╓s I .orchestra. .It?s been "doing SRO., I Lori Shea, fiynn. Shafer and1 Helga- ?√ßWrede are the- s'trippers, and biz- has been socko. Names In Lounges K' 'Mote and more?╟╓ top names are? [beefing'up the lounges, viz., Tea Lewis replacing Jan Garber, Haps! py Jesters, Mafalda -Trio and thti ??I Stoifip at>the Desert rinn^ FatS?j Domino, Cleopatra?╟╓s Belly Dance^ Nita Cfuz and Bob Sims ^at thej ?╟╓Flarningo; Ray Anthony at the: [Riviera with four new ?╟úBookendsg ?╟÷Diane Varga, ??indy ?╟╓ Malone?? [.Natalie. Moore and, Karen Small-gl spelled^ by'?╟╓-Norman Kaye?╟╓s dis-j Iboverier, -.The * Swingin?╟╓ Lads (6)J and tea- isbcko holdovers^ Rusil Cantojp'and his1?╟╓Stringettesf (foua femme! vic^inistes, all lookers, ands a copp^^'e JuRJjfard alumnae) and. the-Marty Beim-?╟╓frlo. Of Anthony?╟╓s^ femmes, the volatile Diane Varga-: bespeaks strong eomedic potential^ The- Melekele Polynesians,, De Castro , Sistersi'-'-iColdms Kids ani| ^SSquivel are ,the* Stardust- lounge lures and Gaylord & Holiday head. dh'i new Thunderbolt* lounge -Jay^ The Sahara?╟╓s lounge-has Glemf MiRferiteg?╟╓, Tex Beneke, Ray Eberi fei The Modernaires (with -Paulai Kelly) and a big band doing thejr stuff; alsV Freddie Belle & Ro- berta Linn./ ' Johnny Prophet heads ' The 'Sands?╟╓; lounge with Vido Musso & Siizie ?╟úEvans, Dave Burton and Ew ipfa ?╟≤$te#art.V?╟ St4ttiert Jackie ?Hel-' 'ler': :;quondam: 'em-Gee';'- is -?·ger of the room as he .-has been fou the past few. kentesters/ j 4gent Eddie Elkort has ?╟úPardon sffly Fcenhli?╟Ñ .^gt the Tropicana lounge? produced, directed and choreographed-' by-.'Anm and TibojS RudaS.TplUs-'thev^rodiers Kim Eiko. ;.Y .. .Cg^hony -that emenges Jrdrn sortie of the lounges, .all ^ ! Eg adjoin the-casinos, must *drivd "ISe ?√ßdealers and-?╟Ñsti'ckmeil' hutt-nuHft5 'thahkdme df tH?½e ifflateUrife^gWhe gamblers ivho don?╟╓t know how to count up io ?╟ú21-.?╟Ñ -Tbe' dfecibles in- ratio to th,e. croupiers?╟╓ jangled n'ervek mil'Kfc'make an interesting igedical statistic. , ?╟  :andys Yankee Hoodie Shou^fe rrlhnr P.1 ark?╟╓s namVs:'is s-MTl/ tin* ^ Wilbur Clark?╟╓s name .is still' ujr Iver the Desert Inn but it?s aca- demic since he?╟╓s heeh-bought Put by Mpe -Dalitz, Morris ^letoman eti al. The, Dl?╟╓s click "with Donn Arden?╟╓s ?╟úHello America!?╟Ñ cuts?╟╓the I [supper Sub name policy still fur-1 Ither Donn Arden, so cldsely>iden-l Itified with ^staging, Gallic-style [floorshows'at*spots from Paris?╟╓ Lei [Lido to Neyv York?╟╓s Latin Quarter | | and, bf'-course,:?╟ Vegas has produced a Yankee .Doodle revue that is a dandy in evdry respect. I It?╟╓s'a refreshing'change pf pace. [ What might be, suspected. as being [a super-Gay 80s revue' is actually | a nostalgic harkback to a less traumatic world. So, -whether ,it?╟╓s I |Rector?╟╓s or the /Barbary Coast, the |stf Louis and Chi expositions, the Titanic or Atlantic City, Arden has fashioned a topnotch revue |under Frank Rennes5 .aegis., Carl- ton Hayes plays-for the difficult show With eclat ?╟╓and/ of course, iDav-is,Reese are the standout Lcomedy highlights. I* Sid Bgkal?╟? ex-WOR-TVjBW H-erald' Tribune, is the., hbw fe1. for th?╟╓e .twin Stardust ahd Desert Inn operations, . succeeding Gene Murphy, longtime'Boswell not only for these* spots but the frontrun- ner far the ?╟úrespectable?╟Ñ image-pf the Vegas community? Murphy is- how?╟╓ headquartered in' Hollywood with his- own p.r.'setup: following an eeSnomic: reorganization within DI-Stamust mahagement. , Toujours Les French I The Mier rgyite showrooms in- clude Tony Azzi?╟╓s tiptop r.estaging | Of 'Michel Gyarmathy?╟╓s, 1965 . edi- tion of;(Haul .Derval?╟╓s Folies Ber- gere. peter ?╟  Gennaro?╟╓s ehoreog- raphyvis. not the least of/it. N?║\^ edition is perhaps the best o^^the series, pow four or five yearsfeoh- 'Secutively here. S'ame ;fe;True of the Lido show- at the Stardust; and -Liaie' Renaud?╟╓s Casino?╟╓-de Paris revue at' The Duneg^latter holding over a second year/T ^ O?╟╓Connor, Shari Lewis & Co. Sid KuRer has fashioned, a -Slick? ?╟úTake*u Re\v?╟Ñ revue for the ebul- lient gjid-pjfttennially juvenile Dom aid O?╟╓Gbhmrf-whose surprise click was SiSiffi Lewis. She? of (he ffivd-. nile puBfceteers made her Prof. Hush-Pdphy and Lamb Chop verr palatable "ter ijim older kiddie's^ . Stan*Irwin js. ^jig-;.Rie .entire operation a four-week holiday whefeMiltan Berle.?╟╓bows in a Vegas, first, *a' straight conaedy; ?╟úNever TOO -Late,?╟Ñ/?At3.the Sahara on'Feh. 2S.pEx-Loew?╟╓s Statey??╟ (N.Y.) pit maestro Louis Basil > batons the ?√ßelaborate revue" which?╟╓ O?╟╓Copnor' and Louis DaPron -haye staged.- fipha be'auteous Nancy Heywobd be-; speaks beaucoup ,?╟╓.;PW promise, Budging by her ?√ß?√ß foiling O?╟╓Connor, in the -Shakespearean lampoons?╟÷, ?╟úRichard burton ?√ß Plays ;H5mlet?╟╓,?╟Ñ wstaire as * ?╟úRich'afd The - Third,?╟Ñ Jackie Gleason as -Hertry *8th, Rex (Harrison as-Caesar, -Samply Davis ;as "Othello,?╟Ñ Cary Grant & Doris ??ay as' ?╟úRomeo & -Juliet,??╟╓, Bobby Darin -.-as a Shakespearean Bnethod?╟Ñ. abtor, ?√ß Barbra SMisand ^s ?╟úLady Macbeth,?╟Ñ - Tony Bennett I ?╟≤as ?╟úMac-the-Beth?╟Ñ and ?╟úThe Bea- I ?½es?╟Ñ as the ?╟úWitches?╟Ñ-^-a eleven |if|icept well executed.' B Sue Carson?╟╓s Emergence %Sue Carson-,-featured in Montel Sk&Ser?╟╓s hybrid ?╟úZiegfeld _ Epliies?╟Ñ I (hobd staging by Dick Humphreys); mag-.well emerge into the heights onfvthis Thunderbird showcasing. ComecRenne. has,s^eep lohg' time coming algflg.n ^me isy^ue of Jerry*. Antes,. Iaa|..'year?╟ . one of Debbte'lH^ffqli^iWo.5 tgp. gnale aides sttflfeith heWsdffWt?╟╓hai^sadCTM (tuRtag. ffi'e?╟╓a? ahbth^?½m?╜(^(--i??&'.'-fa'. Mr"''- ?╟≤jiMUpigtoi -.Ber- lin, L^ar, Rdml6ae^uWAli?╜se.' .iper- larde#c6htetepoiS??iveQirs ?╟úditties .by Jule Stjme, -?╟╓Stew- AUeft -And ?╟úSeven 3 erry ?╟╓Mermans -^HeUw?½6lly//plus | Gordon J?╟╓enkini*' 6ve^a?½4firiginal mhsic. Book by Leonid. | Levenson is a sturdy skein ^i;tie |ft?╟ ,. together.. Jenkins :and Proser are collanO- rating on the successor:. ?╟úLife Las Vegas?╟Ñ revue- ?√ßs-Cipjcent ?╟úZi^-; -feld Folljes?╟╓f principals, all- coirt-- petent, include.-Benny RakCr, ?Vic- tor Rogers, Joyce Roberta, Charles D?╟╓Arvo, Johnny Stewart, Nick Na- varro, Inga Neisen, Barbara Cos- tello and assorted beauts. BufcdMiss Carson is the highlight with her [Special numbers (the different ploys by the boys pitching In fRameursilgepaStment), heF*#ea r I Bailey and-Lena -Horne takeoffs, | | ?╟úMy ManywRuby Keeler and prfe- ( vionsly ?╟úEello Dolly.?╟Ñ Antes?╟╓ Jol- son medley is among his other - i [highlights./ / r'f_ . Discotheque Too ; / V_t bandleader-music man G'ard- I wood Van?╟╓s Pussycat a GoGo is | | the late-hour click, more so than ! was the .case of -The Castaways 1 |which, for a'spell last-winter, was l [the swinduppery for the perform- ' I era. . Now,ithey -cut up at this dis-< j cotheque, which has perhaps too / [much.' show (Paul1 Revere &',JEhe / Raiders, Thb Ehemys and the Go j Go Girls were succeeded by Lance I iL'eGault, Eteia-'/Presley?╟╓s Memphis | chum and in theTatter-?╟╓s e^ght films 4 | to .Ratetebecause Rie best-show are 1 the dancers themselves. ?╟ú V j It?╟╓s true at the Whisky A GoGo I lor? the Sunset Strip, in Hollywood, / where?╟╓ the wattisi and frug expon- feats are the best shpw^. However, [ Van' and his Chinese", partner find [that thugs' are pretty swinging as. 1 ' They?╟╓Ve cut out the?╟ vCSinese I kitehen and Will go fpr a toad com- ?√ß I P'any of the Stage Delly. For a time- the Nevada Gaming Commis- j didn?╟╓t like tlie Pussycat a j to billing, ,-for some reason, but I a gather proper Jioofer.y,?╟╓ with j energetie?╟? perpetual^-- motion J femme generating^tk-e shivered?╟Ñ} stuff in her^piarathwfedcnionstra- I tions, of ,t^e jejrk/^ug, syim, wa- h tusi, etc;Deh^Mh fbejTOodefn I jSouthful ?╟╓manu^, jjpatehow it?╟╓s-less i troublesomi^^te*!^..way .that yes- f terye?½ e??poqents" of ?╟╓ tltei sf immy j and the Jula ..did ilteir, stuff, j Bee Palmfr,',??^idlnaf and 'Gilda**1 ' Gray. Hafif Henfy fibred hi The -Gast- aw^ysg show^jz pull until it fdlded tos.entertajnrrtent policy-. Of'course [he' and liddie -Fox got .a tough break whetettfie Gaming Commis- sion oouncejf?╟╓juDon The Silver Sip- per for infraction of honest gam- I bling prides~and shuttered- that / burieycme^BPlicy. The Castaways/ may feVive' its show policy. Nat Kahn (ex-VARiETY) is p.a. for this/ spot add also the .fancy New Tally? Ho, stilrthdeterminate as tb its show, policy... It .had to add a casind 'after essa$ng no^gamblihgl; . v At griregreminder is the display pd?╟╓ in the Ipeal dailies that the In/1 [ternal Revenue "Service is auction- 1 ing off the'jSilver" Slipper assets. A $2;400,000 pr.omissary note dated July 1, 1963 encumbers the prop- [erty, _along ivith oilier mortgages, -t The Headliners " I Alan King-Ruddy -Greco combo- i succeeded . Vic Damon e-Nipsey .1! [Russell, (both .caught, and both top- I drawer) at The Sand's, and of I course; .?╟ the Frank Sinatra-Joe.. E. [Lewis team -is now incumbent. [But R was ^notable how Russell?╟╓s, J [literate standup comedy- clicked. 1 His barbs, were bright but mot too I [biting, eschewing the angry-Negro [?√ßcomedian?╟╓s mores .'-Identifiable { [more with, the Dick Gregory brand j of humor. What?╟╓s more, Russell?╟╓s i I demonstration, on elevated -plat- | [form, -of the new dance styles?╟÷?╟≤ j frdg, .jerk, -watus.i,. swim, 'etc.?╟÷was } a terpsichprean tour-de-force? An- f tgrier, incidentally, -is King?╟╓s anal- ysis o| public services?╟╓?╟÷phofies, [ hbtel, ajrline; etc??╟÷and..hits home f [J}e,caus,e be ?√ß mirrors ?√ß many a vox [ [pop reaction. \ The Smothers Bros, and Vilfki | ~ar^. both; since: 'gone from the j Flamipgo, surprised on ' both i [plateaus- The freres with their ad- [vanced.comedy; -bey-opd the normal folknik stuff; and Miss. Carr (who Reminds- of Doris Day) with her' authority ?√ß'as a -vocalist (despite a I bad cold at the tiipe), Blackstone j Jr.?╟ also clicked with his magjeo/-' Some'. of., the bjg ire.vues use j synchronized sgUndt,racks and the | [contrast between-.the syncs/and the. -live, j vocttlisthenics is some- l thfiert startling, especially to the \ [sophisticated ear. However, it?╟╓s a I savvy technique- fotv projection into .the _ vast, - auditoriums. . The hipsters,?╟ also' know- that, in | [?√ßmost rooms, sitting, on he-rise is jghpicejj than' ringside because' o?· i the., spectacular: panorama,, pips | much of the-' atftion taking place I on s.ide^.tage rostrums 'and On the descending pedestals ?╟≤ from^toe -: I roof of tte nitery, f te;Every-i?║||Hiday njght, Forrest Duke,-- ?╟ú?I^' raisitin^fe.Firemab?╟╓?╟╓ columnist - ?╟╓ Hie, Las Vegas fee- View-Journa|, journeys to. Search- lign^S lit^ gambgpg towtejoni?½ 50 mde$v.#uth; of ?-The. ??trflp,- td - .emc^larid> judge an amateur night Compention/tet?/Wfllie' Martejlo?╟╓* El Key Club, Which has.the Nancy . a/ . (Gontlnupd on page 71) / WEN TALENT VS. NO SILVEff By ABEL GREEN - The Las Vegas topristi/who an- nually Visits - his money will be struck by the dramatically citified vista of this essentially desert re- sort. -Skyscrapers which have tran% formed , the America^ scene from New York?╟╓s v3d, Fark and 6tfi Ayes.,atn ChlSo L;^ and Frised?╟╓ apd the northwest fere taken in ste[de as partm? the fiuid and flexi* hie American facade, but .high-rise?; |fdtels lwith .%sinosJte match) on the?╟╓^^a&'.'rands wifl be a coite TCf'slftipn pieCfe for s?½ie tinpe. But, Hkff?╟╓^KtthihgFeise ..^nt. makes fb? prd?║teSS, it?╟╓t quicky?╟╓digested. vjjp ,*"in*'short, Las Vegas has already made the transition from a play- ground to a substai^al convention city. The fun and games are noil a serious- part of moth entrepre- ^eur andgeonyentioneer. The gutter1 and the glamor are !<tlte?.|s|?½uiMWork for the cOmeton,; but big business and small' busi- ness requires (and will get in in- Fatip) the .conveniences] of industrial ^presentation.'. Then, ,yrheB*ifiS#>U over, then?╟╓s fhst re-| -Uef-frotp \he 0ars?╟÷in-jbhe easipos.l That they?╟╓re also relieved of some! r(her tten^ffdepends on Lady Luck,) Th%,fir?╜t^even fioprs. q| the new ?22-stoiy^dteyHon at M. A. (Major) I -Riddle-a Dittos are already:; ?·unc-1 tjoningl -TJ^ Riviera *wgs the first] with,?╟ t^e?lf?½h-rise rooms" Jack En- j traftbJ?, Gari Qohen & CO? are add- ,ing?╟?l3- stories to The (Sands h**! cJudjB ,;Fpny|ntion and meeting' rbpmjs'/faltjanngh, sa^;.,prexy En-i tratter, ?╟úThevSands.-doesn?╟╓t, waul tb hefome known as'a? ?╟ convention ?╟≤1 (Continued-on page 70) Lido Show Thrills Millions! I On January 23, the current fifth edition of the fantastic Lido de Paris Revue, ?╟úBravo!?╟Ñ rolled merrily into its sixteenth month at the Stardust Hotel. The combined run of these five great attractions, the first of which opened in July of 1958, is now 75 months. night club ot theater-restaurant business. mlMafa-4- HR HRBlRfl artists and breathtaking