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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1962
Page
4
A playful Las Vegas Sun column reflects on sun culture from 1960s showgirl fashion to tanning trends. It notes industry chatter about outside tans for performers, local shops and personalities, and nightlife spots like Supper Club with vivid local color.
Las Vegas reviewer praises Miss Pearl Bailey in her First Nighter at the Flamingo. The show features Pearlie Mae produced by Pearlie Mae with six Flaminguettes and Walter Nicks Dancers, plus Don Kirk and The Step Brothers delivering strong dancing. Bailey sings12 numbers and performs lively byplays with Nat Brandwynne’s orchestra, climaxing with New Shoes and a Bill Bailey finale inviting audience participation.
Producer Marty Hicks signs to bring an ice show to Tokyo clubs for six weeks with options and expands into major Japanese cities. Don Rickles and Kay Starr swirl in Hollywood gossip as Pearl Bailey shines in Las Vegas at the Flamingo with a high energy opening.
Dino De Laurentiis used 28 500 extras for the Verona gladiator sequence in Barabbas the largest number of costumed extras for a single shot in film history on one day. He also hired 9 115 spectators for gladiator events and later more than 7 000 extras. Buses ferried crowds from surrounding towns since Verona had few unemployed available.
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