Skip to main content

Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal

ent000963-007

Image

File
Download ent000963-007.tif (image/tiff; 104.71 MB)

Information

Digital ID

ent000963-007
    Details

    Publisher

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

    ENTERTAINMENT Page 2 other city in the world. For the once-in-a-while theatre-goer or the seldom night clubber, it's astounding to realize that each colorful musical production features a cast of approximately 50 persons. The payrolls for the dancers, showgirls, stage hands, electricians and countless professional people behind the scenes, average between $60,000 and $75,000 a week. The stage effects are astounding also, with lavishly costumed (or uncostumed) showgirls, exquisite staging and scenery, trapeze aerialists who seem to swing out over the audience from nowhere, and a constant array of special effects which set Las Vegas shows apart from the rest. If you miss one performance of your favorite comedian, chanteuse or dancer, there will always be another show in an hour or so in any of the many fine lounges. Most hotels schedule entertainment all night long, and into the wee hours. Las Vegas doesn't limit its horizon on what the "jet set" might call "staid performances." Instead, it acknowledges the fact that patrons would like the continental flavor and has included international stars and performances to its savory list of talent. One hotel recently completed a successful engagement of "Europa 868," the first time a troupe from behind the Iron Curtain ever performed in Las Vegas. (more) 3