Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 6

February 2, 1957 RENO EVENING GAZETTE Exciting New Trio Joins Harrah Club Big Variety Show Staged Every Night at Riverside An exciting new trio joins the Harrahs Club theater bar lineup 1 1 jfi this week at Lake Tahoe. Los p. a 1 I 4 i I i Knp CI keep the expectancy at high pitch, while Tommy Wonder and Margaret Banks, with Don Bellair, intermingle with the Riverside Starlets" to give the feel of a big Broadway review. The Hank Penny-Sue Thompson show, in the cocktail lounge, greets the merrymakers with Nortenos, direct from Las Vegas, warm up this 6500 foot altitude with their authentic Latin rhythms. A comparatively new act to this seven men all experts at their country, the trio already has an impressive background, including Mert Wertheimer is putting on the biggest variety show seen in many a moon at the Riverside: the Hi-Lo's, juke box favorjte quartet; the Trio Bassi, Tommy Wonder and Margaret Banks, with Don Bellair; the Riverside Starlets and Bill Clifford's orchestra with the stunning new singer, Louise Vienna.

The Hi-Lo's, in case you're old enough to read, copped the Billboard and Variety polls as the hottest new group in the tonsil exercise business. A few years from now, the Riverside will be claiming it helped this group to get started. Right now, the Hi-Lo's render a nifty half hour of comedy and music a la cashmere. The Trio Bassi, fresh from applause abroad, bounces along to voice drubbing for the motion pic instruments. With the Dizzy Darlings alternating, the Penny show is worth the price of any way.

Lowell Hawk at the Corner Bar piano is building a clientele which expects special music for all( tures "The King and and "Guys ana Dons. Very popular in Mexico City before they began a tour of top spots in the United I States, Los Nortenos has 25 Mex ican movies to their credit, plus TV and radio shows, nightclub 1 and theatre engagements. Now in their second week at Tahoe's Harrahs Club, and certain to be held over, is the unusual Merry Mac Song Style Heavy Draw Name your style of singing and the Merry Macs will give it to you. The clever quartet, signed for the Mapes Sky Room here by Charles Mapes is proving the biggest mid-winter draw in recent Reno nitery history. Able to pace their offerings from smooth ballads like "Sentimental Journey" to bouncers like "Mairzie Doats," they can also belt out rock roll in the approved style of the day.

For the group that actually introduced "blend singing" to the American show scene, it's an easy chore to mimic the style of some of today's pep groups. They dash off "Piano Roll Rock and "I'm a Lovin' You, Rock" with tongue in cheek attitude. Number that draws the most thunder from the diners is their treatment of "Mutual Admiration Society." Another one, good for yocks, is funny-hat "In a Little Red Barn." The group takes a fast skip down memory path with a medley that lets them sing a few bars from their top records, "Hut Sut," "Praise the Lord" and "Sentimental Journey" are only half the numbers that ring the bell for watchers. Noted for their clever business bits with each vocal, the group meshes nicely and executes some intricate footwork while never missing a note. Backing the Merry Macs in the current engagement is dancer Bobby Brandt.

Using stock tap steps as a springboard, he executes a series of forward flips that seem to leave him suspended head down only a few inches from the floor. Tap-robatics is an apt name for the routine presented by this agile wire. The Mapes Skylets, in two Joy Healy productions, unwrap and duo, Johhny Denis and Netta Rogers, adept in calypso, pop, Nike Specialist Course Finished Sgt. Lloyd D. Muir, whose wife, Donna, lives at 715 Mill Reno, recently completed a 16-week Nike specialist course at the Army's Antiaircraft and Guided Missile School, Fort Bliss, Tex.

He entered the Army in March 1956 and was last stationed at Fort Chaffee, Ark. The 23-year-old soldier, son of rock-n-roll, and their own spe- cialty, 16th Century English folk tunes. Miss Rogers, a perpetual motion package, displays an ex cellent voice on ballads, then makes a complete switch to blast such numbers as "Hound Dog" in the accepted fashion of the day. CLASSY BASSI is this gent appearing with the Starring Hi-lo's at the Riverside. He is one third of the Trio Bassi doing amazing things between the music, the dancing girls and general hi-jinks twice nightly at 9 and 12, an a late show tonight, 2:15.

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Muir, 501 MERRY MACS are heading up the show now in the Sky Room of the Mapes Hotel. Talented tap-robatic star Bobby Brandt is featured in the billing and the Mapes Skylets move gracefully through two Joy Healey productions.

Singing MC is Dick Merritt with the backdrop and dancing music played by Eddie Fitzpatrick and orchestra. Denis, equally smooth with a song, works his guitar for western, jazz or novelty. W. Sixth Winnemucca, is a 1953 graduate of Humboldt county high school in practices will commence with the Established as favorites in the DRILL PRACTICE WINNEMUCCA. Drill team Eagles auxiliary at the next ses Jtiarrans uiuo jounge now are The Valentines, a versatile trio, sion in preparation for the convention to be held in May.

Ar set for two more weeks. This young combo blends perfectly on hits and presents a tasty collection of standards. -SAL JOHN WAN rangements were made at the Monday meeting in Winneva hall in charge of Mrs. Joe Arruti. A spaghetti dinner followed the order of business.

Mrs. Carl Hardgrave won the mystery box donated by Mrs. Ann Marrs. Mrs. These three top combos keep the crowds at Tahoe's Harrahs Club happy every evening from 6 mI o'clock to 6 a.

m. Les Noble received the jackpot. 00 ttll wrap-up the show. Their first is a "Get Happy" opener and their second a dignified strip. Joyce Moore is featured vocally on the closer.

Singing MC Dick Merritt talks the show through its I SUNDAY BUFFET I I In the Redwood Room I I II 5 p. m. to 9 p. m. I I $2.75 FOLLOW I II THE 11 CROWD Stat paces and Eddie Fitzpatrick and MINEO SAXON PATTEN New 2nd Kit! "NIGHT RUNNER" RAY DANTON COLLEEN MILLER Plus Year's Funniest Cartoon 1 orchestra back it for your dancing.

PLUS Royal Nevada In Operation 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m.

12:30 a.m. OUTSTANDING NEW TRIO, Los Nortenos, is the new addition to the Harrahs Club, Lake Tahoe show lounge lineup. The three were popular in Mexico City in films, television and radio, and recently have played top spots across the United States, having just completed an engagement at the Royal Nevada in Las Vegas. Trio trades off with Valentines and Denis Rogers from 6 p. m.

to 6 a. m. every evening. 50 GAMES LAS VEGAS Full scale opera tions of the bar and gaming tables LATE SHOW TONIGHT COMPLETE SHOW 10:00 P.M. were started last night at the f- ffr- p- ofca? i Royal Nevada Hotel following approval of the licenses by the Clark -i county licensing board.

Hotel officials said that they KIM plan operation of two bars, ten games and 54 slot machines, the first time in 13 months that full lA'liWIM HOTEL I 'k KINO'S FIRST A00RISS I 24 Will hrst rlli A I PHONF. FA 3-0993 Continuous from 1:00 p.m. scale operations have been under way in the strip resort. The county board approved T. (Late Show Tonight) "3 VIOLENT PEOPLE" 1:25 7:45 11 P.M.

'MAN IN THE VAULT' 3:10 6:20 9:30 12:40 W. Richardson as president of the hotel and Harry Oedekerk as ex 291 7. NOW Charlelon Hejton Anne Baxter "THREE VIOLENT PEOPLE" COMPANION HIT Wm. Campbell Karen Sharpe 'MN IN THE in i vw. RYXAND TS.

Continuous From 1 :00 P.M. Lais Show Tonight Last Feature Starts at 11:03 "BROKEN LANCE" ecutive vice president, Louis Marcus, secretary, B. Shapiro, vice president and George Williamson, vice president. Meanwhile, Walter Stutz, owner of the Desert Spa which is just across the highway from the Royal Nevada, said he is making plans to open that resort by May 1. Stutz said he was able to set the opening date after an announcement yesterday by the Nevada Supreme Court that he had finally won the last round of a long legal battle with the former tenants, Sol Gershenhorn and David Cap-low.

Gershenhorn and Caplow hai headed the original group that planned to open the Desert Spa but failed to pay rent to Stutz. The latter instituted removal action against them, which was upheld by the high court. Range Managers Name President GREAT FALLS, Mont, Feb. 2. UP) E.

W. Tisdale, Moscow, Idaho, Thursday was selected as president of the American Society of Range Management. He succeeds John D. Freeman, Prescott, area conservationist for the soil conservation service. Tisdale is a professor of range management at the University of Idaho.

Kenneth Conrad, Wray, rancher, and E. W. Anderson, SCS range conservationist from Pendleton, were named directors. They replace Harold RosendaL Casper, and George E. Weaver, Fort Collins.

Freeman said the annual convention, which ends tomorrow, drew a record 460 delegates. ARTIES ARE A LOT OF FUN. THEM 5,. YOU LIKE THEM. THESE WE LI Starring SPENCER TRACY RICHARD WIDMARK Screens at 1 .00 4:2 7:44 1 1 :03 now iiui orciiyiDT Playing TRIO ME SECOND BIG HIT-BIFF ELLIOTT PEGGY CASTLE Starring In "I THE JURY" Screen at 2:52 6:14 9:36 1 STARTS SUNDAY So Great Returned by Public Demand "TWO YEARS BEFORE Tlir 1 1 ACT" ALAN I Ilk lilHOI LADD -ALSO TO :3 "THE VIRGINIAN" Starring JOEL McCREA FREE SMORGASBORD EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT BIG HAT Moono at S.

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