Information
Digital ID
ent000898-003
UNLV Special Collections provides copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Material not in the public domain may be used according to fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law. Please cite us.
Please note that UNLV may not own the copyright to these materials and cannot provide permission to publish or distribute materials when UNLV is not the copyright holder. The user is solely responsible for determining the copyright status of materials and obtaining permission to use material from the copyright holder and for determining whether any permissions relating to any other rights are necessary for the intended use, and for obtaining all required permissions beyond that allowed by fair use.
Read more about our reproduction and use policy.
I agree.3 P?? and cafes throughout the world, signing them to three to five year contracts. When the smoke cleared after the first frantic rush, six months after the Sands had opened Entratter had 14 of the top 18 stars in the business, and the other hotels were still scrambling and scattering money like chaff in the wind to attract the few remain- ing entertainers who could be counted on to draw enough customers to compete with the Sands. Because of his relationship with these top stars over the years, and being responsible for quite a few of them being stars, Entratter was able to sign them willingly to fairly sensible salaries of $15,000 to $25,000 - while the other producers in town went as high as $50,000. Entratter's roster of friends and stars signed to appear at the Sands year after year includes Danny Thomas ?╟÷ Frank Sinatra ?╟÷ Sammy Davis, Jr. ?╟÷ Red Skelton ?╟÷ Dean Martin ?╟÷ Lena Horne ?╟÷ Jerry Lewis ?╟÷ Alan King ?╟÷ Joey Bishop ?╟÷ Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. For 52 weeks each year, the Sands is sure of the top business in town when these performers fill -more-