FREDERIC APCAR'S "CASINO DE PARIS" at The Dunes Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV.

In November 1980 Arden was two weeks from opening his newest creation, Jubilee!, when fire swept through the MGM Grand Hotel, killing 85 people and destroying all of the sets and costumes for the show. Despite this setback, Jubilee!, with its sinking Titanic and collapsing Samson temple, opened in July 1981, and is still going strong, having celebrated its 20th anniversary in July 2001.

Frank Sennes of Stardust flew to Paris to bring the Lido show to Las Vegas. Donn Arden was in Paris producing the Lido's current revue when Sennes arrived. Arden had been staging the famous shows at the Lido in Paris for years, commuting to Europe from his regular work in New York, Hollywood, and Las Vegas. Already associated with Moe Dalitz and the Desert Inn, Arden was a natural to mount the first full-scale French show in Las Vegas, complete with the original French costumes and dancers.

LARRY LEE's "FOLIES BERGERE" conceived, directed & choreographed by JERRY JACKSON, another iconic builder of spectaculars, at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV.