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Las Vegas Entertainment Boom Began With El Rancho Vegas Era
A historical look at Las Vegas night life traces the rise of hotel casinos from El Rancho Vegas in 1941 to the peak years of the mid 1950s. It notes early pay scales for acts like Liberace and Maxie Rutenbloom, wartime audiences, and the swift growth of venues such as Flamingo Sahara Sands and Desert Inn, marking a multi million dollar talent market surge. The piece emphasizes the role of GIs, new hotels, and high salaries fueling a legendary entertainment boom.
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Alen Nagle
Maxie Rutenbloom
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Last Frontier
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Bugsy Siegel
Underworld and Film Society
Beverly Wills
Hollywood
Jimmy Durante
Xavier Dugal
Rose Marie
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Wonder
Thunderbird
Desert Inn
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Royal Nevada
Manlin Rouge
Dunes
Martin and Lewis
Maurice Chevalier
Frank Sinatra
Lena Horne
Donald O'Connor
Marlene Dietrich
Kay Starr
Artie Shaw
Cab Calloway
Louis Prima
Prima
Keely Smith