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Vegas Daze and Nites Echoes of Show Biz Mania
A column surveys Las Vegas entertainment fads and star moves from clubs like Mint Nevada Club and Sahara. It notes Watusi craze crowds, Golden Era acts, and potential shifts in Desert Inn leadership, with predictions on bookings by Berman, Lopez, Martin, and Mathis among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mint
Nevada
Desert Inn
Allard Roen
Corbett Monica
Friars
Beverly Hills
Alan Young
Las Vegas
Shelley Berman
Diahan Williams
Ken Murray
Irene Ryan
Phil Harris
Janis Paige
Dinah Washington
Tommy Noonan
Phil Silvers
Sgt. Bilko
Berman
Screen Gems
the Sahara
Mills Brothers
Patti Page
Charlie O’curran
Echoes
Hong Kong
Abbe Lane
New York City
Hotel Plaza
The
Riviera
Vikki Carr
Flamingo
Smothers Brothers
San Francisco
Marlene Dietrich
Bay City
Stan Irwin
Sly Rascal
Eddie Fisher
Sahara
Lake Tahoe
Edouardo
Miami Beach
Trini Lopez
20Th Century-Fox
Belogar
Arturo Romero
Dunes
Tony Martin
Cyd Charisse
Dick Shawn
Forum
Paul Price
SUN
Johnny Mathis
Mathis