Cosby Laine Hilton Show Lifts Ten Year Night
SUN critic salutes Bill Cosby and Cleo Laine at the Hilton Las Vegas Reno area performance.Laine debuts brilliantly with Dankworth and Guercio orchestra backing Cosby delivers mostly new material and strong comic timing. The piece argues for stricter show length limits and better casino economics for long engagements.
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Bill Cosby
Cleo Laine
Hilton
SUN
Roberta
Herb Dexter
Rita
Cos
Johnny Dankworth
Joe Guercio
Bill
Ms. Laine
Cosby
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Las Vegas
Reno
Sparks, Tahoe
Roy Orbison Hits and Australian Tour Fame
Roy Orbison and Jeff Foster propelled pop music during transition days filled with flukes and late teen stars. The singer recalls Chet Atkins praising Pretty Woman, while his catalog tops charts internationally with multiple gold records. A 1975 Australian tour sold out Sidney quickly, prompting a third show that also sold out. Orbison earned high year rankings across England and Billboard all-time lists.
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Orbison
Foster
Chet Atkins
Roy
Australia
United States
England
New Zealand
Sidney
TV Actors Get Wage Increase in Three Year Pact
In Los Angeles actors win a 30 percent hike in minimum pay for TV work under a new three year contract negotiated by two unions. Minimums rise for half hour shows from 604 to 842 dollars, for one hour from 725 to 943 dollars, and for 90 minute programs from 966 to 1256 dollars.
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Carpenters and Gabriel Kaplan Perform at MGM Celebrity Room
Carpenters headline the Celebrity Room at MGM Grand through July 13 in a new era for the duo with more than 30 million singles and 17 gold records. Gabriel Kaplan headlines as a rising comedian with tours nationwide and Photoplay’s Most Promising Newcomer award. Shows run at 8 p.m. and midnight, with Roy Orbison and The Nashville Brass also featured in the resort entertainment lineup.
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MGM Grand
Gabriel Kaplan
The
Karen
Richard
Kaplan
Marx Brothers
Jack Benny
Bob Hope
Ray Charles
Frank Sinatra
Ray
Roy Orbison
Bagdad
Aladdin
Danny Davis
Nashville Brass
ABC
Photoplay Magazine
the Carpenters
Gordon Lightfoot
David Steinberg
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State of
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Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Judy Bayley Theatre
Tropicana
Mickey Finn
Union Plaza
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Page Cavanagh
Stardust Hotel & Casino
Caesars
Andy Williams
Lennon Sisters
Williams
Lennons
Caesars Palace
LA Diane
Peggy
Janet
Kathy
Capitol Radio
Billboard
MGM
Gabe Kaplan
Wee
Jerry Jackson
Tiffany Theatre
Newhart
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