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Sunday, July 23, 1989 The Arizona Republic 1 Romance writers feel stirrings of passion to try other genres uncomfortable feeling that because the romance novel is usually written by women for women, it is perhaps not taken quite as seriously." The authors have become preoccupied with writing the "break-out" novel the first attempt at discarding pure romance for a mainstream plot, she said. "When writers talk too much about Writers of America, which offers four days of workshops on heroes and heroines, fantasy, suspense and sexual tension. It ends today. Heavy breathing aside, several writers plan to scold their peers during one workshop aimed at boosting romance authors' pride in their work. "We tend to be pigeonholed," said writer Stella Cameron.

"I have an there's often a sort of sidelong look that's a definite put-down," said veteran romance author Meg Chittenden. "The one I object to most is when people say, 'Well, I haven't read any of those books. More than 1,000 writers, editors and agents gathered at a downtown hotel for the opening of the ninth annual conference of the Romance traditional love between a macho hero and the heroine who tames him to some recent trends toward the sexually graphic, its authors say. Still, Sandra Canficld, the author of Tender Silence and One Lavendar Evening, believes the romance novel fulfills a need for women. "Women are by nature romantic creatures," she said.

By Deirdre Wilson United Prest International BOSTON Romance writers whose steamy volumes of kisses, caresses and piercing dark gazes sell by the millions each year are having an identity crisis, the authors said Thursday at their national convention. you say you write romance, writing the 'break-out' book, they are subtly putting down their category work," said Chittenden, whose works include Until October and Forever Love. "They should be writing the best damn novel they can write, whatever it is," Cameron added. The romance novel has undergone some changes over the years, from 6 00 0)0, O'Connor and Rooney to bring song-and-dance show to Riviera be instituted but lean heavily towards larger "name" lounge acts. Marina's new overall makeover.

They are still deciding exactly what entertainment policy will and Ice that left the showroom about six years ago. There will be a well-rounded blend of performers at the Sands over the next few months, including Charlie Daniels, Mickey Gilley and Sha Na Na. 6. B. King is also a possibility.

Lola Falana and Johnny Cash have already played in Henri's Celebrity ABOUT THE WRITER: Top Lai Vegas enterloinmvnl journolut Don Usherson's show reviews, industry reports, personality profiles and commentaries appear very Wednesday, Friday and Sunday in the Las Vegas Review Journal, Nevada's largest-selling daily newspaper; weekly at midnight, Friday, and 2:30 a.m. Sunday, on his talkvariety show "Don Usherson'i ntertoirtment Page, which oirs over KTNV-13, the local ABC offiliatej ond every Mondoy from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Nevada's most powerful radio station KDWN 720 AM to seven western states. Send correspondence lot Don Usherson, P.O.

Bon 65357, lo Vegos, Nevodo 69185. Theater this year. comedy special. Called "Sherman Hemsley Presents Show-time's Comedy Jackpot," it features young comics Robert Schimmel, Mike MacDonald and Cathy Ladman. Two shows will be staged, one at 7:30 p.m., and one at 10:30 p.m., and taped for later broadcast.

Sex Over 40 producer David London is still working on the name for the burlesque show he is putting together for the Continental to open Aug. 14. The evening staging will feature some popular names of Las Vegas burlesque including An-gclique Pettyjohn and Charlie Vespia. Last summer when the Las Vegas Hilton's Elvis show readied to play the city, the show's producers and the hotel's entertainment department trumpeted the virtues of the show as By Don Usherson Song-and-dance men Mickey Rooney and Donald O'Connor will bring their traveling road show to La Vegas Aug. 10 thru 13, in The Riviera's Versailles Theatre.

Those dates originally belonged to Liza Minnelli, who had to defer the dates until 1990. The pairing was staged successfully in Atlantic City before Riv entertainment VP Sam Dis-tefano signed them. Master marionettist and illusionist Barclay Shaw will be returning to the Riviera's Splash in January. Shaw will join world-famous Oriental magician Shimada, who displaced him in the show eight months ago. Sherman Hemsley, who recently closed a solo engagement at the Sahara, returns Wednesday to host a Showtime musical theatre and NOT an Elvis impersonator show.

When those claims were challenged here, all you-know-what broke out. When all was said and done, the producers of the show themselves must have agreed with this writer, since they have changed the name of the show this time around from Elvis An American Musical (its name last year), to Elvis A Musical Celebration. The name of the new little ice skating revue that replaces Hitz at the Hacienda on Aug. 29 (the former vacates Aug. 6), will be the same as the last ice revue there Fire and Ice and will use "live" musicians.

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