Las Vegas Show Biz Sketches From Ralph Pearl Column
MGM Grand owner Kirk Kerkorian signs Donn Arden for a Reno show while Atlantic City eyes a 77 casino opening. Regine may join Paul Anka at Caesars November 16. Rudy Schneider to launch a floating disco aboard Lady Alexandra in Redondo Beach July 1. Danny Davis and Nashville Brass return to the Fremont for three weeks. Nick Darvas dies in Paris. Liza Minnelli and Barry Nelson head to Chicago for a July stage. Don Ho shares showbiz origins in Waikiki and now works in Chicago. Jack Dempsey, Phil Harris, and Bill Casper birthdays noted.
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MGM Grand Hotel
Kirk Kerkorian
Donn Arden
Regine
Paul Anka
Grand Hotel
Caesars
Paul
Rudy Schneider
Redondo Beach
California
Rudy
Kansas City
Danny Davis
Nashville Brass
Fremont Hotel
Tony Orlando Dawns Dawn With Bobby Darin Inspiration
Tony Orlando recalls Bobby Darin as the inspiration for his show business career. He and Dawn perform at the Riviera to capacity crowds with Telma and Joyce, delivering crowd pleasing acts. Paul Anka surprised the Versailles Theatre with a parody of Yellow Ribbon, then Orlando continues through June 29 before Bob Newhart and Lola Falana attend.
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Bobby Darin
Tony Orlando
Tony
Dawn
Orlando
The
Riviera
Telma
Joyce
Paul Anka
Versailles Theatre
Anka
Caesars Palace
Bob Newhart
Lola Falana
Vaudeville Memories at MGM Grand’s Ziegfeld Room
Gran Picaso and Orlando headline Hallelujah Hollywood at the Riviera Las Vegas attracting large TV-era audiences. The act blends throwing and ball spitting novelty with songs like Yellow Ribbon Gypsy Rose Mack the Knife and Mahogany I Write The Songs. Orlando notes ongoing Las Vegas delight and hopes for future TV exposure.
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Gran Picaso
Hallelujah Hollywood
Gran
Hollywood
Ziegfeld
Mgm Grand Hotel
Morgan Music Tops The Top O The Strip
The Russ Morgan Orchestra returns to the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas with Jack Morgan directing. The dining dancing venue on the 24th floor offers dinner at 6 PM and dancing from 9 PM to 3 AM with panoramic views of the Vegas Valley.
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Strip of the Dunes
Russ Morgan
Jack Morgan
Vegas Valley
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Fremont
Nick Darvas
Darvas
Julia
Paris
Nick
New York Stock Exchange
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Liza Minnelli
Barry Nelson
Chicago
Shubert
Treniers
Room 213
Hyannis
John Davidson
Reno
Kentucky
Hilton
Universal-Abc-Tv
Louis ‘Satchmo
Armstrong
Hawaii
Don Ho
Channel 5
Waikiki
Manassa Mauler
Jack Dempsey
Phil Harris
Bill Casper
Ralph Pearl
AYEM
Bobby
Darin
Matter
the Riviera
Morgan Music
Arene Arts
Las Vegas Club
NOG Dassieue
Fremont & Main-Do
Jerry Jackson
del Webb
Iiffany Theatre
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