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Photograph showing a production of Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden, Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1970

Date

1969 to 1971

Archival Collection

Description

On a production stage decorated with blue platforms and a background picture of of the San Francisco bridge, entertainers perform Act 4: "The Mood: Blue and Beautiful," Scene 1: "To Scan Francisco and Love with Music" of the show Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden at the Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas. Male and female performers pose across the stage as a crowd of people watch from below. Scattered across the stairway and stage are multiple female performers clothed in elaborate dresses, made of everything from light pink or teal feathers to sheer silver or blue fabric. The male performers are wearing suits colored varying shades of blue that are either solid in color or are covered in a detailed pattern.
Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Performance Name: To San Francisco and Love with Music: The Mood- Blue and Beautiful

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Male dancer in blue suit with white cravat for Pzazz! 69 at Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawing

Date

1969

Archival Collection

Description

Hand written along the left side of the image: "Jump suit; Jacket to remain open; Double back pleat; Jacket cuff to be open 3- 4 inches." Hand written along the bottom right of the image: "Sketch #51; Dancer; Larry Massey."
Costume Details: Male dancer wearing a blue patterned jump suit with a white cravat.
Show Name: Pzazz! 69
Performance Name: To San Francisco and Love with Music: The Mood- Blue and Beautiful

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Female dancer in blue cape and beads for Pzazz! 69 at Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawing

Date

1969

Archival Collection

Description

Handwritten notes regarding the costume are printed on the side of the drawing.
Costume Details: Female dancer wearing a sheer blue cape embellished with rhinestones and a dress covered in rows of white and blue novelty beads. The woman also wears blue and silver bangles made out of silver novelty beads on her wrists.
Show Name: Pzazz! 69
Performance Name: To San Francisco and Love with Music: The Mood- Blue and Beautiful

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Male dancer, in blue elastic pants and bolero for a show at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawing

Date

1969

Archival Collection

Description

Handwritten notes about costume design such as "Would suggest white silk shirt for finale," are on both sides of the drawing, and a swatch of fabric is attached on the top left corner.
Costume Details: A male dancer wearing dark blue leather boots and light blue elastic pants and a matching velveteen bolero with gold fringes on the shoulders; a gold long-sleeved taffeta shirt is worn underneath, and gold embellishment is attached to the front of the pants and bolero.

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Milko Šparemblek, Milorad Mišković, Vassili Sulich and ballerinas of Les Étoiles de l'Opéra de Paris performing in an unknown ballet, Paris,France, 1956-1958

Date

1956 to 1958

Archival Collection

Description

L-R, back row: Milko Sparemblek, Milorad Miskovic, Vassili Sulich. Ballerinas in front row are (not in order) Janine Monin, Helene Trailine, Veronika Mlakar.

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Photograph of Janine Monin, Milko Šparemblek, Hélène Traïline, Milorad Mišković, Veronika Mlakar and Vassili Sulich in the ballet "Le Rideau Rouge," Paris, France, 1956

Date

1956

Archival Collection

Description

L-R: Janine Monin, Milko Sparemblek, Helene Trailine, Milorad Miskovich, Veronika Mlakar, Vassili Sulich in the ballet "Le Rideau Rouge," Les Étoiles de l'Opéra de Paris, Paris France.
Show Name: Le Rideau Rouge (ballet)

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Photograph of Heidi Hamilton, Mark Morgan, and Eileen Price-Kim rehearsing the ballet "Songs of Farewell," Nevada Dance Theatre, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1970s

Date

1970 to 1979

Archival Collection

Description

Heidi Hamilton, Mark Morgan and Eileen Price-Kim, of the Nevada Dance Theatre, rehearsing Vassili Sulich's ballet "Songs of Farewell," which was set to the music of Richard Strauss's "Four Last Songs."
Show Name: Songs of farewell (ballet)

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Costume design drawings, yellow, red, blue and black costumes with wild cat motifs, Las Vegas, 1984

Date

1984

Archival Collection

Description

Costume designs for Siegfried and Roy.
Costume Details: Baggy yellow trousers with oversized yellow tunic-style top with a lion head on front, oversized teal collar and cuffs and teal sash; black oversized knee-length tunic-style top with a tiger head on front, with yellow sash; both costumes have tasseled black slippers. Red robe with tiger and leopard motifs on the sleeves, tied with a gold tasseled rope belt, baggy red trousers knotted at the ankles; dark blue robe with a black panther motif on the left sleeve and side, tied with a gold tasseled rope belt, with black trousers and boots.
Show Name: Siegfried & Roy
Site Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino

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