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Show 10A The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, March 9, 1969 '"& Adertising Supplement VEGAS' 1st HIGH RISE Riviera Offers Fun-Vari- ety of the most luxurious! The more intimate Starlite 'guest rooms and suites west of Theater, a capacity late The Riv has expanded twice .he Rockies. spot, is a stop in the addin? two decant hours. Intormality is the accommo- Luc'vhlle hUPerb Purst eithcr de 0, the original idations are a nidjui icncern of rue- ture. management, Riviera is equally latest addition was a Among accommodations mil- - noted for the caliber of its available at Riviera Hotel are wing which cost nearly $6 lion. It houses a convenient Dean Martin, the 120 poolside Lanai Suites. attractive shops, lpnds a inp tornPjPX 0f stars Eaeh contains an individual dazzlng jjst c lub w ith sepa- a modern the scenic r race overloold ln lne 13 - ''I, Perlorm feand male facilities for rate and adacent P001 ara grounds the Room sailles throughout male guests, barber shop, beau-- j Riviera offers every tonceiva- tv salon a convention hall and vear. In addition to Dino. head-liners include such celebrated ble for successful, facility Merv's mo of h- - running conventions. names as The neighbors were apprehen- - rise some of them more than some stones tall. 20 400-se- fa'-ent- rise back in Vjd. 'vitn' acreage literally dirt cheap, it seemed foolish to build upward, Ranch style motel construction high ter-B- dom time has justified the wis- of Rr.iera s builders, 1 Griffin, Mitzie Gnynnr, Carol iChanning, Ed Ames, Debbie Reynolds, Vikki Carr, Phyllis Diller, Engelbert Englands Humperdinck, and many others, VEGAS... the wonderful world of the Riviera IN LAS Flexible meeting rooms, with skillfully designed movable par- titions, are supplemented with restaurants and lounges. multi-purpos- The futuristic $9.5 million Convention Center and exhibit halls have been the motivating factor behind the ever increasing number of conventions held each year in Las Vegas. Huge Convention Facility Available e Las Vegas, the convention ties in the resort hotels along airlines serve modern McCar-- 1 'capital of the West hosted 235 the famed Las Vegas Strip and ran Airport, a short distance The Riviera Hotel is proud of,tiade shows Riviera also introduced the the nearby the Strip and Casino Cen- conclaves, conven-imusical to the La., its reputation for excellence in' ter downtown. A network of and 'manr association! vention Center. enter" accommodations, Vegas Strip with startling Any one of a dozen hotels can super highways bring motorists meetings during 1967, attended ces. Hello Dolly, funny .tainment and than 155,000 delegates! and does hanule single conven- - directly into the mainstream of The fun and excitement. An ever-- ) Damn Yankees, ,Girl, tions or several at a time total-- activity, and train and bus de- World of Su7ie Wong, The citys ability to handle Gypsy, increasing expansion of staff jng up Q 2m delpgates; when pots are centrally located. enormous number of con' ;t L'll and facilities insures its peren-(thiand Bye, Bye Birdie, pools its resources las Vegas They're even talking now Abner are just a few' of fhe hit mal rating as Las Vegas' finest ventioneers has resulted fromi can handle of up to about groups putting in a monorail, shows which have attracted SRO and most accommodating resort, the fantiastic development of 30,000 persons, with room left which will bring all these things faciliaudiences to the Versalles Room, hotel and convention center. convention and banquet over for another 20,000 tourists w iiliin minutes of one another, at the same time. The desert resorts success The growing popularity of Las story as a mecca ior intema-Vega- s as the ideal comention tioiidl, national and regional city has been aided by the same meetings began in 1959. In that magnetic factors that draw 14 year, work was completed on million visitors to the city each 'the Convention Center, located site near the heart year: gaming, perpetual sun-- 1 on a shine, more than 25,000 first of the strip. class hotel and motel ooms and The doors to the complex almost unlimited entertainment were first opened in April of and recreation. that year .o welcome 5,000 delea certainlyou havent seen, the $750,000 Nadle Sillenak, veteran New Splendiferous But in spite of all of these gates to the World Congress of Post free lancer writes: tractions, over 50 percent of the Flight. They were the first to utiopened Christmas winner , . . spectacular produc- - production Da7 in the TroPs Theatre Reair condi- Truly a splendiferous pro-- 1 groups meeting here found in lize the 8,500-selist. on must-setion staurant and hard core fourth-That- s duction a frantic-pacereview that convention attend-colo- r tioned rotunda; the 21 multipura capsule description e esjaters arp utloadjng adjectiVes and registration set extravaganza . . . meeting rooms pose of the 1969 Folies Bergere, as, ajj their reviews. the most time high records, and more and the 90.00C square foot exhibcostuming penned by critics who have re it hall. Variety Magazine tabs the attractive beauties in the viewed the Tropicana if it could be better, I Crit- - ness winner. "a certain Since then, an additional showroom dazzlei. ic Bill Willard writes: There is don't know how! 90,000-fee- t of exhibit space has Hailed as the Folies Bergere much to admire on the technical; The new Folies Bergere is co- - is the fact that almost all hotels been added to the Center, bringand mechanical side . . . huge produced by Michel radius ing the total indoor exhibit area Gvarmathy.are within a three-mil- e success . . . unbelievable gym-,anto more than five acres! Two the main convention Maynard Sloate with origi-!o- f . . . outstanding choreo- - nal music by Jerry Fielding, plex. Theres no housing in the recent tenants, the National Sand and Gravel and Pacific and the orchestra conducted by suburbs ! graphy . . . original. John L. Scott, Los Angeles Si Zentner. Vocal hacking is by All modes of transportation Automotive shows, however, Times critic for 35 years, had the Randy Van Horne singers, are geared to provide quick have taxed even this vast area this to write about the spectacuchoreography by Tony Charmoli. access to the city. Eight major and overflowed into adjacent lar new Tropicana masterpiece A major Las Vegas attraction in a riot of color . . . unfurls . . . Rudas Aero Dancers oblige with a stirring Can Can presenn n Con-lfro- sue-foo- round-the-elo- k 1 s 1969 Folies Bergere Show ANN MARGRET THRU MARCH 12 STARTING MAR. 13 ... IVIERA CAROL CHANNING ... hotcllab vests RESERVATIONS I I ASK OPERATOR 67-a- Featured at Tropicana Excit'ng action. ..superb cuisine. ..luxurious accommodations... and on stage tbs brightest stars that shine today! k e ... d ... FOR out-'anc- hall-size- d busi-sho- ZENITH 1037 all-ne- (j tation ' ' Welcome Cocktail of your choice at the elegant Monte Carlo Room the romantic Sky Room with dancing, or the cheertul Lads Luck Theater Lounge Special Colt Option Preterred starting times and red.u ed guests Greens Fees on the championship Desert Inn C.oll Course adjoining the hotel. courts of the Tennis is complimentary on the grass-te- x Countrs Club So is swimming And a poolside chaise lounge ss ill be reserved for laav basking in the desert un Deluxe doubletwm tioned rocm with radio and TV. Dinner and show in the Deserf Inns magnificent Crystal Room. Midnight show at the Frontier Hotel wilh two drinks. SuperStar Performers Two drinks at the Lady luck Theater Lounge Most popular lounge show in Las Vegas. Deluxe breakfast 3231 89109 Relegations y which would allow it to handle any convention of any size in the world. During the nine vears it has been open, over 425,000 conventioneers have met in the Center. This is slightly less th..,i half of the 937,451 delegates who have attended 1,515 meetings, conventions, and trade shows in Las Vegas since 1959. In addition to the advanced functional design of the Center, and the flexible arrangement of indoor and exhibit meeting rooms, two million square-fee- t of outdoor area can accommotion, date massive trade or industrial exhibits. Parking for 9,000 cars is also provided. But while the larger national and regional groups discovered Las Vegas was irdeed a city literally designed to meet every convention need, smaller associations found Las Vegas ideally suited to their delegate size. Soon after the Convention Center opened, virtually all major resort hotels added luxurious meeting and banquet rooms. For smaller groups this provided an unmatched combina- tion of hotel accommmodations, meeting rooms, entertainment and resort attractions under one roof. Frontier Hotel Evolved Through Long History in Las Vegas ... a furious pace for dancers . . . production numbers are beautifully set up costumes are as usual . . . luscious mannequins saw the two older buildings . . orchestra vigorously conrazed to the ground. But the ducted by Si Zenter. structure which Abe Greenberg, managing resort hotel in Nevada. Its the of 1967, quickly in July, .opened editor of the Hollywood Citizen-New- s phrase, Put Yourself in OUR mesmerized the fun seekers writes: Sid Caesar, Imogene , t J Place! And its working fine at with its decor and appoint-- ! Ames, Dont miss it mastertui in Las Vegas, ments. Acclaimed as one of the Coca, Bill Cosby, Jim Nabors, Hotel the Frontier conception, adriot direction 'most beautiful hotels in the Jerry Vale, Frank Sinatra Jr., beautiful giils parade the stage a property of Howard Hughes. West, The Frontier is now one of Vic Damone, Peter Nero, Henry with dignified curvaceous signif-- j The name Frontier has Abbe Lane, Barbara the leaders not only in occupan-'Mancin. . . outstanding variety toric connotations in Las Vegas, show policy, which McNair, Jack E. Leonard, Gogi in but its cy, of specialty acts . . . Jerry since the new hotel stands on most of the famous Grant, Ray Charles, The Kids add the site where the original old features Fielding arrangements Next Door, Diana Ross and the na mes of show business. . spice . . incomparable quality western style Last Frontier Wa'ne Newton- - Bar- The of Venus Room The of the Randy Van Horne Hotel had stood since before Tennessee Ernie bara Eden, World War II. Some years later tier is what is referred to as the singers. d the Draper, Rusty distin-as show main room, Los Angeles Herald the The New Frontier town Phil Harris, from the lounge which, Exair.er review read: was built adjacent to the I A bright, new edition . . . Frontier. When the idea for the at The Frontier, is called the Cfeefge Carlin, Jackie Kahane, utilizes all three showroom sta- present hotel was conceived, the Post Time Theatre. Both rooms Scoey Mitchill, Qyy the finest sound equip- John Byner and ges to colorful advantage planners decided to keep a form feature ment available and are uniquely Durante. f Bob Williams dog, Louie, the name which became Producer Frank Sennes is decorated. fans by doing absolutely; pjy, The Frontier. hard at work on supplementing Entertainment personalities nothing . . . massive ensemble It was with some sadness that who have numbers . . retains dignity appeared and others this list which will make The and tradition of the original rnany 'ocal residents and long- - who are scheduled include some Frontier the place where the and some recent suc- - stars play. time Folies Bergere." Vegas visitors resulting PUT YOURSELF IN OUR PLACE!' 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