Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 27

JML Grand Ole ENTERTAINMENT EB 18 Wr ft Reno Evening Colette end Nevede State JWMl Opry' Shines ROM BACKSTAGE: Delightful songstress Shani Wallis bowing Sunday (eb 19) at Sahara Tahoe will femcee Night at the taping April 2 in London Jimmy Dean dated for March 20 April 9 at Reno Headliner Room will record his show two nites (April 7 8) for an album for Columbia Charles Mapes to Holly wood for huddles with talent agent Pierre Cossette anent show biz names to play in the Mapes Invitational Golf Tourney May 16 18 George Llberace Orch current at the Boca Raton Hotel In lorida for the winter season returns to April 27 for a two month run then 'for a reprise In the fall Joan Rogers Quartet dotted for Reno debut teeing a two weeker at the Holiday Hotel on eb 23 Wolf Koch mann (partnered with Barry Ashton) outta circulation with a busted leg In Tokyo ell while rehearsing show for the Latin Quarter Ashton postcards make a swing to Hong Kong before returning to the States Checkmates big hit in recent outing at the Mapes bow eb 20 at Al Club In New Orleans for a double frame STU THINGS: Spouse Ruth wonders If playboy type legislators have coin set aside in an Novelites enliven the Stardust in Vegas also sponsor a winning team of femme bowlers Among is rankie Roy Acuff and Minnie Pearl are heading the colorful Ole at Reno Headliner Room The famed Opry from Nashville Tenn will be pre sented through March 1 Along with Acuff and Miss Pearl the cast includes love ly Marion Worth George Hamilton IV Bob Luman Lonzo and Oscar and the Stoney Mountain Cloggers Two shows are featured nightly in the Headliner Room: a dinner show at 8:15 pm (doors open at 6) and a cock tail show at midnight with seating beginning at 11:15 pm Longtime showman Acuff starts the entertain ment with his standout rendi tion of He then features members of his group who include Onie Wheel and the Nelson Broth ers lending a lively Hot To Handle" and Oswald who does a spirited banjo solo to Ole Moun tain A highlight of the show is the precision dancing of the talented Stoney Mountain Cloggers headed by Ben Smathers Applause is fre quent for rhythmic tapping they lend in almost flawless fashion Blonde Marion Worth is the female vocal stylist One of her selections is the beautiful Know delivered in a setting style Big Bob Luman is a strong vocalist whose Think About is an audience favorite Acuff introduces him as a rising star on the enter tainment scene Tall George Hamilton IV presents numbers like You or and The latter song Is especially en tertaining Lonzo and Oscar offer a segment that ranges from the to the live liest in Instrumentals dee so proud to be brings smiling Min nie Pearl to center stage And for the next fif teen minutes the famed com edienne delights the audience with her own unique brand of humor Her vocals include a rous ing rendition of Mitzi Gaynor is next in Har rah's Reno Headliner Room Last Holiday Hotel Week or Canadian Sweethearts mood funniest in comedy mate Opal Monty Stickles and the rest of the 49er and Oakland Raiders football teams will renew acquaintances Lucille Star and Bob Re right Company and is valued with Mapes Hotel mgr Joe New when they check in at the Mapes for their Reno appearance at the Centennial Coliseum eb 26 New usta house many of the players at his LA and Sacramento hostelrles Zane Miles ex state ed for the Nevada State Journal and now managing ed for the Coloradoan In Collins in Reno for a week or so of look seeing Bassist Arnie Robins back with Charles Satin Strings at the Holiday Hotel after hospitalization for blood jwessure equalizing Bill Chinese New party at his China Club (for Invitees) Wednesday nite (15) again proved one of the best bashpitchers around Message found in one of the goodies first fortune Big band sound has returned to ONE with Todd Russell hosting Night Dance with requests accepted CLUB HOPPING: dub Cai Neva this weekend begins use of new electronic reader sign (atop Drug at Second and Virginia) to promo the club local events People who walk out of Headliner Room sans a good word for the Ole just got no country folk blood in their veins at all Show really gets to this dept Reminds of home in the Ky mountains Maggie Peterson recent in the lounge at will vocal on a CBS TV Andy Griffith special eb 21? Dorothy Dorben Singers Dancers re pacted for the productions at John Nugget They open on March 30 with the Eddie Set billing Dorothy unincidentally is auditing for line girls Ballet Granada will fill the production spots from time Circus Room reopens (March 2) until Miss Dorben returns revue at the Desert Inn in Vegas winds year plus run on March 13 It has played to more than a million persons since opening last March 1 When Sahara (Vegas) lounge stars reddie Bell A Roberta Linn appeared on the telethon in A on eb 12 Roberta revived memcries with her on camera polka with Lawrence Welk she was original tv OOTLITES: Newscaster Jay Ryerse has made the switch want to fight?) from KCRL TV to KOLO TV Murray Arnold skedded for encore at June 29 Aug 5 has returned to the Sky Room in the Desert Inn at Vegas for extended stay And George Rock (ex local favorite) who now has a new group called the Vitafone Band (flapper styled act) is playing the Desert Lady Luck Lznjnge Little lady at he Nugget last Saturday (11) spotting all the activity created by the Sheep Dip Show insisted on using one of the coupons from her Reno un Train package to get into the Circus Room to audit the goings on Donna Buzick 21ing at the Holiday Hotel and mixologist Dictmar Arnold have joined the list of newlyweds Nugget engineers Kenny Brock and John Ward busy adding innovations to the light sound systems In the Circus Room Jan Daley chirping with Tony Martin at the Riviera in Vegas will team with George Gobel for an engagement at the Cave Vancouver in September Wayne Newton forced to cancel 17 day tour of Vietnam on orders abed at his Vegas home under treatment for influenza POSTSCRIPTS Pretty Sheri Kinney who usta gyrate in the go go cage in the Sky Room of the Mapes has joined the booze server staff in the hotel's Coach Room Amanda Blake (Kitty on among the applauders the other pjn for the Matys Bros at the Holiday Hotel Hie Matys unincidentally have a new record (Malvern label) on the market Having A bw Him Prime side Is a Dixie bit the flip In country A western Eddie Albert prepping for his local nitery gan billed as the Canadian Sweethearts are now in their final week at the Holiday Ho tel The singing couple is the second attraction in the Thea tre Lounge show which is topped by the Matys Brothers and boasts Charles Gould and his Satin Strings as the third attraction Bob Regan is a masterful muslcia" as well as a talented singer His musical instru ment is a novelty in itself He plays the only 30 string electric guitar in the world which was made by the Mose at more than 52000 Born in Vancouver Canada Regan is the youngest of 19 children Because he was the baby of the family Lucille Star jokingly says that the group refers to him as Peanut Butter Also of rench Canadian origin shapely Miss Star be gan studying voice when she was quite young Her mother had planned for her to become a classical singer but Lu attraction to country western music overcame her desire lb i 1 Mr 4 Bl 4 Bp' i BL Ea LUCILLE STAR whose recording of rench sold over the million mark in Canada is now in her final week with Bob Regan billed as the Canadian Sweethearts in the Theatre Lounge of the Holiday Hotel March 30 at the Nugget was named with Eva Gabor as most popular actor and actress of by the Professional Photographers of Southern California for their portrayals in Phyllis Diller and Bill Dana among guests calendared for the March 4 segment of Holly wood Steve Lawrence will host Wes Barkley quondam resident mgr of upped to exec director of the hotel food and beverage Jim Lloyd takes over former duties Arnie Chise back onstage at Sahara Juniper Showbar make the Tahoe trek more than worth the effort Hank Penny penciled for re run at the Nugget in Carson kicking off March 7 for two frames In 1965 Lucille became only the third recipient of Hol famed Golden Tulip To become eligible for the award which Is comparable to this Oscar an artist must have four consecutive recorded hits in Europe She won the award with six suc cesses: rench and The two singers joined forc es 12 years ago They first recorded both individually and as a duet for A Records but recently released two LPs rench and "Side by under the Columbia label The violins of Charles Gould and his Satin Strings are perennial hits in the downtown Theatre Lounge The eight musicians present violin selections that appeal to all ages and all musical tastes Though their primary style is continental the string ensem ble with bass tenor saxo phone and accordion usually play the tunes requested by the applauding audience She comes in March 2 for an engagement through March 19 MT'1 MARION WORTH appear as a featured vocalist in the "Grand Ole show at Harrah's Reno Headliner Room Roy Acuff and Min nie Pearl head the popular production which will bo presented through March 1 Delectable Dining at the Horseshoe Club Daily SUNDAY Noon to 10 pm WEDNESDAY $195 4 to 1 0 pm HORSESHOE Creamed horseradish baked potato garden veg roll dessert coffee Prices complete Tax Included ROAST PRIME RIB Candied yams garden veg ho! biscuits honey dessert coffee or tea Parsley potatoes boiled carrots dessert coffee tea pm to 12 pm RIDAY THURSDAY CORNED BEE tlOC CABBAGE 1 SOUTHERN M35 RUED CHICKEN I CAPTAIN'S 125 SEAOOD PLATE Shrimp sole scallops halibut and oysters with potatoes cole slaw tar tar sauce cocktail sauce and lemon wedges des sert coffee tea I pm to 12 pm JS I wJ 1 6k ZXll i fl.