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cJluen s PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 SAN FRANCISCO Los Angeles Portland - Seattle Las Vegas, Nev. Morning Sun (Cir. 8,531) JUN 1 1953 z=Las Vegas = TALK& TOWN By DICK ODESSKY TOWN TALK?╟÷Note to Hotel Sahara officials?╟÷you now have a tailor-made chance to cancel Christine Jor- gensen's appearance in our town. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association written by Christine's Danish doctors, tells *the entire history of the case, They say Chris is a transvestite, or a person with an un controllable urge to wear clothes of the opposite sex. In other words, nothing but a female impersonator. . You boys at the Sahara cah now cancel the contract with ease, gaining a lot of publicity in so doing. Did Christine misrepresent "itself?" If "it" still claims to be a woman, ask for a medical examination. That's something Christine has refused to Undergo. So there it is gentlemen- how about it? " * "* ALONG 91?╟÷Mr. Godiva, seen I strolling through certain casino Saturday afternoon, proved that you can lose much more than your shirt at the tables. He was J completely nude. . . .Large Hollywood entourage came into town ISaturday, to "get away from it fall."' After seeing late show at JGbcoanut Qrove, Friday night.,.] cklea to. s'pti'Kf'a day'irk Vegas, so .-?╟÷they chartered a plane, got Mr. 'and -Mrs. Spike Jones, Mr. and rjfrsf Pai " '' -'.os and Buddy Rog- !er?╜ "?√ß ?√ß?√ß ?╟≤-w nere for the day. Marlene Dietrich is also in i town, but for another reason. She wants to play at The Sand*, if she can get out of making A picture in England. Last -time Marlene was here, she and Jack Entratter talked about an appearance. Guess it sounded good to her, as she's quite enthusiastic about the whole thing. Another star in town talking about an appearance here is Rosemary Clooney. gSMss Clooney and Dick ChappeJlwere talking business afe^mEwunder- bird, with Eosemary^aw smiles when asked if she would* appear here again. . ?╟≤ .And still njiore on Hollywood. Chuck Brown, assistant manager at Sands, journeyed to the Flamingo Saturday to renew aecpuaintances with Rhohiia Flenipf'?√ß Chuck and Rhonda are jutlx#f?╜p buddies." COVERING TH%||6TS?╟÷Re- ports making thevi$tt?Σ≤?╤ have it that The Sands 's^^isfe over a Strip motel, :in33^pETti:' accommodate Iwto|%f.i|^|pke3^eutives, along wltt^j^f^nej^ jPlace is almost nexfk4o# to the hotel, which will makeit advantageous to all concerned. ?╟?. .Contrary to rumors, understand that fellow who slashed his wrists in front of a hotel Saturday, hadlNOT been in the casino at allf|||ps People who sho^p^now better have been referring to Las Vegas Park racetrack as "another Phoenix." It is known that Phoenix has an "excuse" for a racetrack, while our own track will draw the nation's top horsemen and jockeys, jm was disclosed after Lou Smith returned from Hollywood Park a couple of ?√ß'$ygrago Lou tells; pie that horse men in Southern California are anxious for the opening of our track. Another Holly woodlte in town over the weekend was Craig Craig Hill, young 20th Century Fox star, who should be given more and better parts. . .Becky Steiner, Sands Copa girt may be Johnny Ray's newest "love." JOhnny called her from Soot- land, where he was appearing awhile back, and they talked for nearly an hour. Thunderbird may not give out many souvenirs, but when they do, they're only the finest. Latest gifts to be given by hotel are cigarette lighters, Eversharp ballpoint pens, and compacts. While press was in for recent Desert Inn golf tourney, Hal Braudis presented eaeh fourth estater with a silver dollar key chain, Note on my typewriter from someone who was mighty impressed by Thunderbird's new show. The missive read in part "With poise, ability and the knowledge that this migWkibe their great chance, three 4liir- tainers pitched inland not only pulled the*James Melton show out ??$:?A hole, but turned in performances worthy of much more than their billing." The three performers written about are undoubtedly D%othy Warren, Barney Rawlings and Joe Gaudio. Miss Warren has been very sue- cussful in radio and TV %ut the other two singers were' greatly helped by the "break" given them, "when Melton's voice went I out, ____{ ""?√ß?√ß?√ß"IUI uc- 1 he I tiy I ren I mt 1 <Jtuen s PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 San Francisco Portland - Seattle Los Angeles, Calif Examiner (Cir. D. 349,320 - S. 758,341). m *b b0ae Wilson Signs GKR6 With RKO / By Louella O. Parsons ,': Motion Picture Editor, International News Service Just about the-time you're on your second cup of coffee this morning, Marie Wilson should be inking a Contract for four pictures, one per year, with RKO. Marie's sparkling performance with Roz Russell in "Never Wave at a Wac," pJus, of course, her popularity on radio and TV in "My. Friend, Irma," makes her solid other gold "to RKO?╟÷or any company lucky enough to get her. *__%?╟≤ I've always loved Marie. But I don't believe I realized just Melton is holding forth.' He has a young discovery, a girl from Kentucky,,who, he believes, is: going places. As for Melton, himself, he and his. trick French car (almost] -3?? years old) is one of the Jsights/ Of;the desert. .He took, j me for a ride from the g^jds the Thunderbird and we how popular she is with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Public until I saw the way she was received by the crowds [*& a church fes tival in Pomona. . Long before her spot in the, ^^ charityf|(erformknce, the were]broke down only four times on with affection, "Hello,jthe way.* But a deft turn of the wrist each time, and off we Went again. , He and Robert Merrill had their pictures taken with Gordon MacRae, who with his Sheila, are a very popular duo. At the Sahara, Jack Carter does his popular monologue, and with him are the Ames Brothers, who are just great. I hope they'll come to Los An- I geles. At the Last Frontier, Paul Whiternan and his orchestra played my favorite "Rhapsody in Blue." With Paul is David Barry who gets a big hand. ^i^^^^^ Went to Mass at St. Ann's and Father Ryan spoke of coming charity event which the Sands Hotel has taken over to raise money for a school Seems Orchestra Leader Ray Sinatra is the moving spirit, i Snapshots of Hollywood Col-\ \lected at Random; ^%riter Lang, WhoTj^piS! so ^*%^U1 last week that he ^Sfc^worried, is much, ^pabsons"* wasotf John Wayne has decided not to appear in "The High and <?&e Mighty" himself. This V**m. the role of the older S^tKoman, wide open, H\ 1 ^N&tf J??hn and his \W_\{H ^"SJfellowS, will Hlfp ^Nqtt. He'd savo i/iiM^ arrives by RTHE ORIGINAL _ omeikF PRESS CLIPPINGS ?√ß?√ß 220 W. 19* St., NEW YORK 11, N.Y. Tel. CHelsea 3-8860 Cir. (D 53(?*4) (Sat. 50,534) This. Clipping From NEW" YORK. N. %M 4l jELEGRAe$?·l ?╓¬ On the Hollywood Scene [ Herb Stein Tallulah Wowing 'Em in Vegas; (nee Plans B'way Musical in Fall; Elliott Paul 'Doubles' as Pianist * HOLLYWOOD, June 4.?╟÷Rimf T>o not walk to the two laughingest shows in town: Joe Everglades Lewis at Mocambo and Phil Silvers in "Top Banana" at the Biltmore. These are two of the great comedy hyperdermics of show business. If you have a vita: min F (for fun) deficiency, you'll pick up a solid year's supply of laugh serum by making the Mocambo and Biltmore theatre a MUST!...Top British star Whose, wife- recently scrammed to England, has been painting the Hollywood spots red with a local lass and he's planning to take the lat- friend... Incidentally, a doctor has been treating I Tallulah daily at the Sands for shingles. As soon! as she finishes her Nevada engagement she returns I to Bedford Village for'a much-needed rest, after! which she'll go to work on the format of a new TV.I show for next season... Father James Keller is I shooting another Christopher^ television short, this I one with tennis star Jack former, Pat O'Brien, Jack I Benny, Jimmy Gleasoj. afad Charlie Farrell.. Steve j Cochran knows ^""Bachelor who always has bea^ti-j ful girls running through his dreams. They don't | dare walk. T HAROLD ARLEN BACK IN town from a! Gotham visit. ..Dennis Day decided on Honolulum for a summer p.a., after which he'll spend part of I his vacation there.. .Tonight Jack Benny films the first of his five TVers for next season. He'll do his | classic routine from the Burns and Atteirshow two years ago in which he portrayed Gracie.. .Alexan-k der Ince has a musical play up his sleeve for Bro||ifl way next season. It's "Raisin' the Roof," has ter with him to Blighty in a f^ew early Americana background and is authored byf weeks as his "secretary." And when his frau hear?╟? about it you can make book there'll be another crowning in Merrye Olde England... Report frqjn Las Vegas on Tallulah Bankhead at the Sagtjdj^oie babe's murdering 'em. Audiences are lapping up every bit of material she pitches, from comedy to drama. Her Dorothy Parker telephone conversation piece is a huge hit and she spends more time plugging Miss Parker's books than her own. Her routine on the different gaming tables breaks the house every night with front-line-pass howls throughout. La Bankhead had one catastrophic flop on Broadway some time back when she did "Cleopatra." At the time John Mason Brown said of her, "She barged down the Nile last night and sank," referred to Tallulah as "Queen of the Nil." But in Vegas, Bankhead is queen of the shill. She wraps up her show declaring, "I'd love to/itay on and .entertain Joseph Petracca, Devery Freeman and Laslo Vad- nay...Joe Frisco was standing in front of the Hollywood Plaza,when a car pulled up with the radiator and windshield completely splattered with bugs. Cracked Frisco, "Boy! This guy mustkbei real important belonging to all those different organizations" ... OrUy complaint' from two gals who caught a screening of "Julius Caesar"?╟÷Greer Gar-1 son and Deborah Kerr have too much lipstick. ?√??╟≤ AUTHOR ELLIOTT PAUL, who's banging the 88's (ivories or piano, to you) at the Paesano Re'st'B aurant^ on La Cienega, does it just for kicks" the H nights he appears. He's a jazz addict, is a good friend of the owner, who lets him play without pay! but gives him billing.. .Being in Vegas last week-! end, we missed Cole Porter's patter on "Juke Boxf| Jury." In case you missed it too, here are a f&ifH all night," then, chuckling, ad% "but it seems the morsels told tis by some who caught it: Talking of| management has other p^$$plfs$Q\i." Tallulah has h's "finn-f'an" ?╜?╜ m^wsm, ?╜s**?╜J ?╟÷;j - I another week,up there^^P^fyour last chance to gander her in actltm'!'-fe^l^n%on; she vows she'll never do it again. THE OTHER NIGHT onlookers stared at a mah up front to whom Tallulah dedicated her "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You." They figured -.?╟÷- ~- *~/, "?╜?╜-?╜ ?Σ≤ao a mwfm XiUP an ?√ß?√ßfor sure he was some important gambler, ready to reviewers told him then to find some other occu- |||p;Hiander a mint at the tables. For their infornia- pation. Porter said George Jean Nathan, a close ^V^ -^the quiet, kindly-looking man to whom the friend and severe critic, invariably j-apped his his "Can-Can" on Broadway, Porter said various critics reported the music wasn't up to his usualf; standard. Seems, he continued, certain critics havej been saying that about his shows for years?╟÷-th^tl they're never up to the Porter standard. Porter 1 finally referred to his scrapbook, discovered those! comments stem all the way back to his first showj (1916 or '19), which was a sizzling flop and the| ?√ß5^^'P was dedicated, is Irving Hoffman's dad, who ?√ß iaw a dice table before in his life. 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