Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 33

TTTT'TTT'TTTTTTTr ENTERTAINMENT, ARIt 10, 1965 9 Nevada State JawJ ao Ran Evaniiig eaaM Les Cinci Featured at Golden Xm SlbUER dance," she said. "Then he taught me the judo he had learned as a wrestler, so that I could throw him around the stage like a scarecrow. It took me six months to learn it, but it was harder for Papa than it was for me." She grinned. "He had a lot of bumps and bruises at first, when I would throw him the wrong way." The comic apache dance was an immediate success, and since that time, Les Cinci have appeared around the world, doing their now famous act. Two years ago, they came to the United States for the first time, appearing in the Latin Quarter in New York City.

From there, they were booked in several cities in South America, delight ing audiences in Buenos Aires and Montevideo with their continually improving act. "We are constantly trying out new ideas to keep the act fresh," says Cinci. "Because our act is always new, it is always of interest, even to people who have seen it before. That's why the act has been an immediate success here at the Golden." Les Cinci have been widely seen on network television, having appeared on the Ed Sullivan show and the Judy Garland show when they were in London, and on "Hollywood Palace" just recently. As a matter of fact, Les Cinci were booked for "Hollywood Palace" early in March.

Barry Ash-ton caught the show, and im- 7 DDLLnn I nnnm nuum I "EM mediately signed Les Cinci to appear as one of the specialty acts in French Quarter Carni-vaL "We came here to spend one day, and ended up with an indefinite commitment," says Christiane. "We didn't even bring a change of clothes along, and we've had to buy all new clothes here. But we are very thankful to appear in Reno, and love working with Barry Ash-ton." Barry Ashton's French Quarter Carnival, a fresh new musical about New Orleans, opened in the Golden's Mardi Gras Room three weeks ago, and has been receiving rave notices from critics ever since. Besides Les Cinci, other specialty acts are the Dunhills, an extremely talented song, dance, and comedy team, and Ben Dova, who brings his hilarious drunk act to the Golden direct from the Lido in Paris. The cast of French Quarter Carnival numbers 42, including the beautiful Ashton Girls.

Dick Rice and his orchestra provide the special arrangements of music. Show times are at 8:30 and 11 :30, Sunday through Thursday nights; at 8:30. 11 and 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays in the Golden's 500-seat Mardi Gras Theater-Restaurant. 'HELLO, DOLLY." RECORDS NEW YORK The title song of the hit musical "Hello, Dolly is proving a highly popular subject for recording here and abroad.

A tally the show management lists 72 versions put on discs by American companies. AT luigi's; RESTAURANT 3065 W. 4th Street, Highway 40 West coll 322-5880 m.m.m lit 'vHr5 i kJ 'mm mm its The 160-pound man whooshes through the air and lands flat on his back on the stage. The lithe, slim girl dusts off her hands, and proceeds to hit her father on the head with a huge bucket.which smashes to pieces. Then, as her father begins to stagger to his feet, she kicks him right on the point of the chin, sending him rolling over backwards.

The big audience in the Golden's swank Mardi Gras Theater Restaurant howls with delighted laughter as the father daughter team who calls themselves Les Cinci poke hilarious fun at the famous French apache dance during one of the tecjuences of Barry Ashton's French Quarter Carnival. Cinci, the father of the team, has been in some phase of show business all his life. He started with the circus in Marseille, France, when he was seven years old, and has wide experience in acrobatics, trapeze, contortionist acts and juggling. During the occupation of France in World War he and his daughter, a tot at that time, escaped to Spain, where he took up wrestling as temporary occupation and ended up becoming champion wrestler of Spain snd Portugal for four years. Les Qnci's present act originated while they were performing in New Delhi, India, eight years ago.

"I saw the apache dance performed onstage in a hotel in New Delhi," Cinci says, "and I got to thinking that it might be funny to put a twist on this dance, and have the woman beat up on the man, instead of the traditional man beats woman apache dance. My daughter, Chritiane, was then Id enough to look like woman, and she had had some ballet training, so I began to train her in the apache dance." Christiane flashed her attractive smile. "Papa taught me all the fundamentals of the apache Saturday Sunday Buffet Dinner Including dessert, beverage and tax. Saturday and Sunday only. NEVADA LODGE AT NORTH TAHOE Take Mt Rose Highway Phone 831-0660 1 fU nil Kin TUr LES CINCI, a father-daughter comedy dance team have audiences rolling in the aisles in the Golden's 500-seat Mardi Gras Theater-Restaurant, as they cavort through their spoof of the famous French apache dance.

Les Cinci are one of the specialty acts appearing in Barry Ashton's new musical, French Quarter Carnival, which opened three weeks ago on the Golden's big stage. NOW APPEARING in the Wi mm REE BRUNELL I wH't: Nightly except Monday Nightly except Monday ILUEl DQbbRR RDOR.