Rise of Jennifer Mar as Calypso Star in 1940s Clubs
Jennifer Mar, guided by her mother, advances from high school stage to operatic studies with La Scala in Philadelphia, then finds fame in Florida and New York. A dramatic early career includes USO shows at a Naval Base, a voice recovery after bronchitis, and a signature Calypso act that blends singing with witty improv.
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Jennifer
la Scala Opera Company
Philadelphia
Carmen
Florida
Naval Base
USO
Miami
New York
Tallyho Plans New Talent Gino Tonetti at Polo Lounge
Italian baritone Gino Tonetti, a recent smash in the United States, is slated to open at the Polo Lounge of the Tallyho Hotel and Country Club on Tuesday May 14 following Patti Kim. Tonetti’s rise includes a Fontainebleau Miami Beach debut, a veteran personal manager Ben Barton, and a signing with William Morris agency. The two week engagement may extend with options as Tonetti is groomed for pictures by Abe Lastfogel.
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Gino Tonetti
Tallyho Hotel
Patti Kim
Miss Kim
Tallyho
Tonetti
Fontainebleau Hotel
Miami Beach
Music Biz
Ben Barton
Frank Sinatra
William Morris
Morris Agency
Abe Lastfogel
Tonetfi
T-Bird's Answer To Those Who've Seen Everything
Education comes cheaply and unexpectedly on the Strip at the Topaz Lounge of Hotel Thunderbird. Frank Fanelli, Italian singer, appears in a notable revue. His voice attracts attention as Gary Moore and Ed Sullivan audition tapes, signaling a rising star with unusually strong vocal gifts.
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T-Bird
Thunderbird
The
Bird
Frank Fanelli
Gary Moore
Ed Sullivan
Fanelli
Classroom Jazz Concert Series Draws to Close
Paul Romero and his orchestra will present the final concert of its second annual Jazz in the Classroom to Western High and John C. Fremont Jr. High Schools next week. The 28-year-old conductor is a Sands Hotel Orchestra veteran with arrangements by six orchestrators. Original pieces by Romero Tiffany and Alber mix with Broadway tunes and modern jazz standards as the group readies its first public concert at the Convention Center on June 9.
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Paul Romero
Western High
John C. Fremont Jr
Sands Hotel Orchestra
Woody Herman
Stan Kenton
Tommy
Jimmy Dorsey
Romero
Ken Tiffany
Dick Alber
Convention Center
Hairwashing Inspired by Broadway Classic South Pacific
The famous song I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair prompted a playful note on water use and shampoo as the shower scene evolved. Mary Martin suggested the idea, with Joshua Logan recalling it as her idea, shaping Nellie Forbush's onstage rhythm and future interpretations.
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Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein II
South Pacific
Nellie Forbush
Emile de Becque
Mary Martin
Joshua Logan
Miss Martin
Broadway
Nellie Forbushes
Monte Proser
Teresa Brewer Shines in Sahara Room Engagement
Teresa Brewer headlines at the Congo Room Sahara Hotel with Dave Barry and six man Terry Tones. She performs hits like Music Music Music and Sweet Old Fashioned Girl and dances in a lively medley with puppets and crowd applause.
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Teresa Brewer
Petite Star
Congo Room
Hotel Sahara
Dave Barry
Terry Tones
Miss Brewer
Teresa
Tessie
Mose
Barry
Sahara
Cuba
Kennedy
Anita Eckberg
Harry Truman
Sahara Songbird
Congo
Stan Irwin
Louis Basil
Vegas Strip At A Glance
Vegas nightlife spotlight notes RED SKELTON at the Sands and ELLA FITZGERALD back at Flamingo with Broadway set. Clara Ward, Mary Kaye Trio touring, Detours flopped on election day, Don Cheryl pro singer, Novelties at Stardust, Fanelle birthday show, Denis and Rogers album release, and Tahoe Harrah's return.
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Miss Marshall
Reno
Yacoubian
Merry Ring
Linie Stewart
Tria
Red Skelton
Sands Hotel
Rod
Leumiae
Sauara
Vegas Strip
the Sands
Clara Ward
New Frontier
Clara
Japan
Vegas
Mildred Meeds
Ella Fitzgerald
Flamingo Hotel
Ella
Fremont Theater
Danny Kaye
Martha Hyer
Kay Stevens
Riviera Starlite Lounge
Grant Lockwood
Pete Peterson
Grant
Ben Gerrard
Mary Kaye
Australia
Europe
Orient
Tropicana Lounge
el Cortez Hotel
David Walley
Wayne Jordan
Tom Seavery
Don Cherry
Don
Sands
Stardust
Denis & Rogers
Tahoe
Tropicana
Jennifer Marshall
Pat Moreno
Artists & Models Revue
Sally Rand
Billie Bird
Sid Fields
Dick Wise
Doreen Darcy
Tompall and
the Glaser Brothers
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