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Golden Slipper on the corner of the Last Frontier VillageGolden Slipper on 1950 Frontier brochure
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Micky Arison (1995–present) Milwaukee Bucks. Milwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (aka Milwaukee Pro), headed by Wesley Pavalon and Marvin Fishman (1968–1976) Jim Fitzgerald (principal owner, 1976–85) U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (1985–2014) Wesley Edens & Marc Lasry (2014–present) Aaron Rodgers bought a minority stake in the. Jatinder Singh Batth – known in betting circles as Mickey Singh – gambled £100 million in six years on horse races and football matches to clean the dirty cash from crime gangs. Vanity Fair (2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Silver Slipper opened on the grounds of the Last Frontier Village at 3100 Las Vegas Boulevard South in September of 1950 as the Golden Slipper Saloon and Gambling Hall. The owner, Beldon Katleman who would own El Rancho Vegas, wanted to call it the Silver Slipper, but a small bar and slot joint out on Boulder Highway, already had that name. To solve the problem, Katleman bought the sawdust joint, closed it down, and reopened the Golden Slipper as the Silver Slipper. I’m not sure exactly when as there is an advertisement in a December, 1950 magazine stating that the ’Golden Slipper Saloon and Gambling Hall located at the Last Front Village presents continuous gay ’90s entertainment’ with Hank Henry/Jo-Ann Malone/Gerry Knox/James Cavanaugh/Golden Slipper Quartet/Turk Murphy Band/George Redman/Ted Johnson/Bob Laine.
William Moore of the Hotel Last Frontier had a different story about the name change: ’It was originally called the Golden Slipper. We even had all of our advertising, menus, matches, so forth on printed with Golden Slipper on them. And when we started advertising in the newspaper to announce the grand opening of the facilities, we received a call from Art Ham, who was the attorney and major stockholder in the Golden Nugget. He indicated that he felt that we were infringing on the name of Golden Nugget by our Golden Slipper, and that the design was near enough to that of the Golden Nugget, the design of the actual struture itself. The idea was smiliar in the type of establishments that we were operating. [He said] that if we insisted on using the name Golden Slipper and did so, that he would sue us claiming that we were infringing on the Golden Nugget, and that they had copyrighted the name Golden Nugget and felt that we were subject to considerable damages on the part of the court. For this reason, the name was changed. It cost us somewhere in the neighborhood of $50,000 to reprint all the various advertising menus and so forth, but we felt that if he could make it stick in court, we would be subject to the damages he was referring to. We had no idea what damages would be assessed by the court and felt that we were on thin ground, and we felt that we had better change the name.
We went out on the Boulder Highway and contacted an individual that owned an establishment, a bar and gambling casino, during the early part of the war and very possibly existed even before the war. I never did attempt to find out when it was first put in there but the name of the establishment was Silver Slipper. . . . So we contact the woman who owned the bar, and made a deal to buy the name Silver Slipper, wherein she would discontinue the use of it, and agreed to buy her new signs changing the name. What she changed it to, I do not even remember. But we bought the name; naturally, any signs that she had did not fit what we wanted to use. We just wanted to use the name. Then we changed all of our advertising, the signs for the building and so forth. - William Moore, August, 1981
The property that the Slipper was built on was occupied by the livery stables operated by Tex and Freida Gates. The stables were moved back into another section of the Last Frontier Village.
The Slipper had the reputation as the largest multiple-game gambling casino ever operated on the Strip. For the first time on the Strip, poker, pan and bank games began operation. Slipper also contained three Crap tables, three roulette wheels and four 21 games, and a Wheel of Fortune which was known as Big 4. The race book parlor contained the largest track board known to be in operation in the West which was managed by Jerry Jurtsich. Day manager of the casino was H.J. ’Pop’ Fish, and the night manager was E.E. James.
The restaurant of the Slipper was a unique, enlarged reproduction of an early combination dining car and Pullman of about 1877. Hanging ceiling and wall lamps were copies of originals. Along the upper portions of the wall used a slanting pattern used to depict berths that were folded when food was being served in the car.
Vern C. Mitton of the Feldman Co. of Los Angeles specially designed the lighting fixtures. The fixtures were then installed by the Las Vegas Electric Company. The heating equipment was provided by Western Heating and Ventilation, and the plumbing was contracted by Larkin Plumbing and Heating Company. Painting of the building was done by Claude C. Fogel, the lumber contractor was Woitishek Lumber Company which also provided lumbar to the Frontier. The drapes were from The Wayside, and the insulation by Tri State Company. The companies of Cind-R-Lit, Inc., Real Clay Tile, G.K. Rubidoux Plastering Contractors, Sparling-Fowler-Murphy Engineering, B&N Tile Company, and Roberts Roof and Floor Company assisted in the construction of the casino. All dairy products were provided by Rancho Grande Creamery.
The second story of the Slipper provided a huge convention hall with 11,000 square feet of floor space which was the first convention hall in town. Over 1,200 can be seated auditorium style and approximately 700 banquet style. A stage 30 feet wide and 27 feet deep offered adequate space for entertainment.
Two partitions made it possible to quickly convert the convention hall into the size required for smaller groups. A 100 foot bar extended across one end of the hall.
The foyer, with its rose patterned carpet and heavy velvet and gold brocade drapes is reminiscent of all the plush luxury of the gay 90s.
Harry Farnow was hired as director of entertainment. Farnow brought in veteran comedian Hank Henry; a barbershop quartet consisting of James Cavanaugh, Al Terry, Johnny Vanderhoff, and Jack Leslie; ragtime and blues singer Gerry Knox; Norma Hughes, Turk Murphy’s seven-piece Dixieland Band; and piano player George Redman.
The opening of the Golden Slipper was an event in itself lasting throughout the month of September, 1950. The Golden slip1950/Last Frontier Village had a Fireworks display on September 5th at 9:00pm. On September 6th there was an open house at 7:00pm which boasted an old fashioned wiener roast in the covered wagon circle. The wieners and beer were free with music being provided by the Cowboy Band. On September 12th, there was a barbecue starting at 5:30pm with free aprons and hats given out to the guests. Music was provided by the Frontier Cowboy Band and the price was $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children. There was also a key given to anyone who made purchases at the Village. If the key fit in the lock the winner won $500 in silver dollars.
Everyone welcomed the Golden Slipper to the Strip including taking out ads in newspapers welcoming this casino, including the other resorts. Donated by Howard Klein
In 1950, Milton Deutsch was listed as entertainment and publicity director.
In 1950, Silver Slipper showcased a minstrel show with Hank Henry, and George Redman Orchestra.
Also during this year, Hank Henry took a week off. Sahara’s Stan Irwin stepped in to entertain. Irwin also played the Easter Bunny.
In an interview, Frontier’s William Moore was asked about a contest (date not stated) for a girl who could fit into a slipper. ’It turned out to be the wife of one of the employees, and she was the only one that fit the slipper that we had and used in the advertising. . . . It was a rather small foot. So later, we picked up one of her slippers and had it gold plated, and then later silver plated when we changed the name from the Golden Slipper to the Silver Slipper. She was given a considerable prize and she was touted at the opening of the Silver Slipper and so forth, but I just do not remember the exact details at the present time. - William Moore, August, 1981
In August of 1951, it was noted that Charles Pickard was a member of the famous radio program starring the Pickard Family.
In September of 1951 the First Annual Sportsmen’s Show of Las Vegas took place at the Silver Slipper Convention Hall. Sponsored by the Boulder City News in cooperation with the Sportsmen’s Associations of Las Vegas and Boulder City the exhibits will cover a wide variety of sports activities and equipment.
In 1951, the Slipper showcased Billy Bishop & Ann; Jimmy Cavanaugh; Jerry Coe Builders w/’How Not to Build a House’; Cooper Sisters - singing comediennes w/plenty of sparkle; Rufe Davis; Buster Hallett; Jimmie ’Mr. Everybody’ Husson; Claudia Jordan - New Orleans bombshell; Gerry Knox; Gerry Mann & his Band; Nardini & Nadyne; Patsy Parker; Charles Pickard - Tennessee crooner with guitar; Radio Rogues; George Redman as emcee; Silver Slipper Corset Girls (who would dance on the bar putting their toes in the male patrons’ drinks) w/M.C. Ken Card; Whitey’s Toppers intermission music. George Redman also doubled as the Slipper’s musical director and conductor/arranger for all of the Hank Henry epics.
Also during that year Bill Willard was hired to write a melodrama for Hank Henry and the rest of the Slipper company and act as the villain character for one month. Willard went on to stay at the Slipper for five years as straight man, character actor, writer, and composer in the Silver Slipper Stock Company, with Sparky Kaye playing second banana.
Also in 1952, the Slipper advertised a breakfast of ham, bacon, sausage and eggs, any style toast and offer for $.49. The Village Hamburger on toasted bun, French fried potatoes and cole slaw for also $.49. Luncheons were served from $.90, and dinners were served from $1.95. Between the hours of 11:00pm and 4:00am, a patron could buy a regular $5.00 steak for only $1.99.
Slipper’s phone number was the same as the Hotel Last Frontier’s, 1800. She advertised free dancing every Saturday at the Silver Slipper Ballroom located in the Last Frontier Village.
In June of 1952, it was reported that the Slipper was the scene of much hammering and shuffling about as the bar was moved into the casino, thus enlarging the Gay Nineties music hall. Clarence Gashart was in charge of the construction.
During this year the Footprinters gave Hank Henry a birthday greeting during a show - with six-guns popping, gag presents and a miniature cake. Both Henry and Cavanaugh were members of the local Footprinters chapter.
Also during this year, Slipper began a 3:00pm matinee Saturday shows with the first one starring Jimmy Cavanaugh, Harry ’Woo-Woo’ Stevens, Roberto, and George Redman.
During one of the ’drunk’ scenes, drummer Sid Jacobs got an accidental bath from the Seltzer bottle, instead of intended target Hank Henry.
Harry ’Woo-Woo’ Stevens was sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff of Clark County in August, 1952, and in the future will bill himself as the ’Singing Sheriff.’
In August of 1952, it was noted that business had increased in the casino since moving the bar into the casino; Waitress Helen Hadley, was an ex-performer - half of a sister singing act; and The 4 Knights recorded eight sides for Capitol records while appearing at the Slipper using portable equipoment.
In 1952, the Slipper showcased Ames & Arno; Flo Ash; Babary Coast Boys; Charline Bartley; Isabelle Dawn; Dolly’s Can Can Girls; Double Daters from the Frank Sinatra’s show; Isabel Dwan; Lenny Gale; Genii; Chuck Gould & his Orchestra; Hank Henry; Kalantan in Parisienne Follies; Las Vegas Follies; New Skits starring Hank Henry/Isabel Swan/Kalantan/Can Can Girls/Robert’s Puppets/Woo Woo Stevens/Pud Brown; Nedra; Radio Rogues Dick Drake/Jean Vargo; George Redman Orchestra; The Rooneys; Wanda Smith’s Hollywood Cover Girls; ’World’s Worst Juggler’ Rex Story; Bill Willard; Woo-Woo Stevens. Jimmy Cavanaugh was the MC.
At the end of 1952/beginning of 1953, Slipper advertised that the true atmosphere of the old West was reflected in the gaming tables, crystal chandeliers, mahogany bar and colorful murals on the back bar. The casino held Fortune, Craps, Roulette, 21, Keno, Bingo and slot machines.
In August of 1953 it was reported that Hank Schainck made a lot of changes to the restaurant to a more efficient operation as the popularity of the restaurant grew. Kalantan of the Silver Slipper and Dolores Frazzini of the Ramona Room demonstrate the new Aquaped, device designed for and used by the Frogmen in the Navy
In 1953, Slipper showcased Russ Clark - puppeteer; Carolina Cotton - Cowgirl Queen; Millie Davis; Follies of the Day starring Kalantan/Hank Henry/Spark Kaye/Beau Jesters/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Bill Willard; Follies of Hollywood starring Hank Henry/Bill Willard/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Gloria Pall/Sparky Kaye/The Beau Jesters/Myra Gate’s Five Palominos; Stage Door Frolics w/Carrie Finnell/Hank Henry/Rick Layne; Marah Gates’ Palominos; Jo Ann Malone; George Redman Orchestra.
On November 3, 1954, Jeannette MacDonald was crowned Queen of the Opera Ball at the Slipper’s Ballroom following Vegas’ first opera by Delyle Madison, Chairman of the Opera Ball Committee. Observing from the left is Harry Parker, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vegas Opera Association, Phil Rizzo, President, and Stan Irwin as MC.
The opera Carmen was held at the high school auditorium. Approximately 300-500 people were turned away and a capacity crowd of over 1,533 attended the premiere.
In 1953, Slipper showcased Emcee Jimmy Cavanaugh, Follies of the Day - Cast of 20, Myra Gates’ Five Blonde Bombshells, Marah Gates’ Palominos, Hawaiian Holiday starring Hank Henry w/a cast of 17 including Kalantan/Tahitian Knife Dancer, Manu/Johnny O’Brien, Sparky Kaye, Fred Ketch/Jerry, Johnny Matson, and George Redman Orchestra, as well as Holly-Daze Revue starring Hank Henry/Barbary Coast Boys/Sparky Kaye/Virginia Dew/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Hollywood Palominos.
Bill Kozloff, manager of the Silver Slipper performed the impossible and booked Johnny Matson in his shows. Matson was a versatile comedian-musician. London’s top stars Tessie O’Shea booked Matson on an European tour with her and Matson promised to perform at the Slipper after his tour with O’Shea.
Phil Cabibi, casino manager of the Frontier, received a $5.00 donation from each of the dealers, and $10.00 from each of the boxmen at the Frontier and Silver Slipper to be turned over to the Red Cross Drive.
In 1954, Slipper showcased All Star Revuew w/Kalantan/Sally Rand/Buddy Baer/Jacqueline Fontaine/Jean Valli/Hank Henry; French Can-Can Danders, Carnival of Fun starring Hank Henry/Slapsie Maxie Rosenblum/Jackson Trio/Sparkey Kaye/Bill Willard/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Joan White/Virginia Dew, Hawaiian Holidays starring Hank Henry, George Redman’s Orchestra, Parisian Follies starring Sally Rand/The Appletons/Hank Henry/Eve Marley/Sparky Kaye/Bill Willard/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Joan White, and Stage Door Follies starring Hank Henry/Sparky Kaye/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Johnny O’Brien/Marah Gates Palominos. Show 1954
On March 19, 1955, the B’nai Brith presented East Lynn in the Ballroom.Stars of the play were Jeanne Houssels, Earl Yonk, and Lloyd Katz. It was directed by Corinne Moss and Pat Goldwater. Publicity chores were Stan Fayman and Paul Sperling. All proceeds went to the new Jewish Community Center.
In April of 1955, it was reported that ex-world’s heavy-weight titled holder Max Baer was in the audience to visit his old partner Maxie Rosenbloom who was appearing at the Slipper. With just a bit of inducement, Baer jumped on stage and became part of the act. The customers got a lot more than they bargained for when the two Maxies broke the place up. (Baer’s son, Max, Jr., is best known as Jethro on the Beverly Hillbillies TV show.) Mickey Singh Casino Las Vegas
Also in April of 1955, General Manager Bill Kozloff, arranged for Nino Valdes to do his training at the Silver Slipper. Nino was fighting Archie Moore on May 2, 1955 at Cashman Field. Hundreds of fight fans visited the Slipper to watch Nino train.
In June of 1955, showgirl Joan White was profiled. White as born in New York City (The Bronx) in 1931, the second of two daughters of Mack and Martha White, professionals with the Joe Yule burlseque road shows. When her mother divorced in 1935, they moved to Los Angeles where White attended Menlo Park Avenue Grammer School and Santa Rosa High School. White had no formal training in singing, dancing, or acting, being known as a natural. She got her first break in 1947 while spending the summer in Lake Tahoe. Buster Pearl and his orchestra permitted the kid to sing a song with them and hired her on the spot.
In the fall of 1947 she left Tahoe for San Francisco to visit her sister, when she ran into Myrah Gates, a choregrapher, who offered her a job as a line dancer at the Italian Village (the old Lido Club). Following the Italian Village, she joined the Eastman Trio for a TV series, then to line dancing and singing in an Oakland club with the Dottie Dee troupe. They later traveled in Alaska and Mexico, and the southwestern U.S. winding up at El Rancho Vegas in 1953. By this time White was assistant choreographer to Dottie Dee.
Myrah Gates was the choreographer at the Slipper and when White was fired from El Rancho for reasons she couldn’t ascertain, Gates hired her. From September 13 through May 19, White had given 2,476 consecutive performanes (28 shows per week, or four nightly) without a vacation and without missing a performance.
White was then in an accident and received an injured eye and slight brain concussion, but she went on. Her fellow-players considered her a top performer and real trouper. Sandwiched between the heavy show schedule are appearance for charities and Air Force Base entertainment. In her spare time she sews, making many of her bowns, and cooking up meals for the cast.
In August of 1955, the management was giving away $100 nightly in the Gay ’90 Ballroom. Free door tickets were given out at 1:00am with the drawing beheld at 4:00am. Winner of the first drawing was Mrs. Quida Anderson, a visitor. Her ducat was drawn by Robert Alda.
Jack Cortez of the Fabulous Las Vegas Magazine stated his belief that the Slipper would have had a terrific reaction if they had held Buddy Baer over, to appear with Gorgeous George. He opined that the prizefighter and the wrestler would have been sensational together.
In 1955, the casino showcased 8 Lu
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Golden Slipper on the corner of the Last Frontier VillageGolden Slipper on 1950 Frontier brochure
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Micky Arison (1995–present) Milwaukee Bucks. Milwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (aka Milwaukee Pro), headed by Wesley Pavalon and Marvin Fishman (1968–1976) Jim Fitzgerald (principal owner, 1976–85) U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (1985–2014) Wesley Edens & Marc Lasry (2014–present) Aaron Rodgers bought a minority stake in the. Jatinder Singh Batth – known in betting circles as Mickey Singh – gambled £100 million in six years on horse races and football matches to clean the dirty cash from crime gangs. Vanity Fair (2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Silver Slipper opened on the grounds of the Last Frontier Village at 3100 Las Vegas Boulevard South in September of 1950 as the Golden Slipper Saloon and Gambling Hall. The owner, Beldon Katleman who would own El Rancho Vegas, wanted to call it the Silver Slipper, but a small bar and slot joint out on Boulder Highway, already had that name. To solve the problem, Katleman bought the sawdust joint, closed it down, and reopened the Golden Slipper as the Silver Slipper. I’m not sure exactly when as there is an advertisement in a December, 1950 magazine stating that the ’Golden Slipper Saloon and Gambling Hall located at the Last Front Village presents continuous gay ’90s entertainment’ with Hank Henry/Jo-Ann Malone/Gerry Knox/James Cavanaugh/Golden Slipper Quartet/Turk Murphy Band/George Redman/Ted Johnson/Bob Laine.
William Moore of the Hotel Last Frontier had a different story about the name change: ’It was originally called the Golden Slipper. We even had all of our advertising, menus, matches, so forth on printed with Golden Slipper on them. And when we started advertising in the newspaper to announce the grand opening of the facilities, we received a call from Art Ham, who was the attorney and major stockholder in the Golden Nugget. He indicated that he felt that we were infringing on the name of Golden Nugget by our Golden Slipper, and that the design was near enough to that of the Golden Nugget, the design of the actual struture itself. The idea was smiliar in the type of establishments that we were operating. [He said] that if we insisted on using the name Golden Slipper and did so, that he would sue us claiming that we were infringing on the Golden Nugget, and that they had copyrighted the name Golden Nugget and felt that we were subject to considerable damages on the part of the court. For this reason, the name was changed. It cost us somewhere in the neighborhood of $50,000 to reprint all the various advertising menus and so forth, but we felt that if he could make it stick in court, we would be subject to the damages he was referring to. We had no idea what damages would be assessed by the court and felt that we were on thin ground, and we felt that we had better change the name.
We went out on the Boulder Highway and contacted an individual that owned an establishment, a bar and gambling casino, during the early part of the war and very possibly existed even before the war. I never did attempt to find out when it was first put in there but the name of the establishment was Silver Slipper. . . . So we contact the woman who owned the bar, and made a deal to buy the name Silver Slipper, wherein she would discontinue the use of it, and agreed to buy her new signs changing the name. What she changed it to, I do not even remember. But we bought the name; naturally, any signs that she had did not fit what we wanted to use. We just wanted to use the name. Then we changed all of our advertising, the signs for the building and so forth. - William Moore, August, 1981
The property that the Slipper was built on was occupied by the livery stables operated by Tex and Freida Gates. The stables were moved back into another section of the Last Frontier Village.
The Slipper had the reputation as the largest multiple-game gambling casino ever operated on the Strip. For the first time on the Strip, poker, pan and bank games began operation. Slipper also contained three Crap tables, three roulette wheels and four 21 games, and a Wheel of Fortune which was known as Big 4. The race book parlor contained the largest track board known to be in operation in the West which was managed by Jerry Jurtsich. Day manager of the casino was H.J. ’Pop’ Fish, and the night manager was E.E. James.
The restaurant of the Slipper was a unique, enlarged reproduction of an early combination dining car and Pullman of about 1877. Hanging ceiling and wall lamps were copies of originals. Along the upper portions of the wall used a slanting pattern used to depict berths that were folded when food was being served in the car.
Vern C. Mitton of the Feldman Co. of Los Angeles specially designed the lighting fixtures. The fixtures were then installed by the Las Vegas Electric Company. The heating equipment was provided by Western Heating and Ventilation, and the plumbing was contracted by Larkin Plumbing and Heating Company. Painting of the building was done by Claude C. Fogel, the lumber contractor was Woitishek Lumber Company which also provided lumbar to the Frontier. The drapes were from The Wayside, and the insulation by Tri State Company. The companies of Cind-R-Lit, Inc., Real Clay Tile, G.K. Rubidoux Plastering Contractors, Sparling-Fowler-Murphy Engineering, B&N Tile Company, and Roberts Roof and Floor Company assisted in the construction of the casino. All dairy products were provided by Rancho Grande Creamery.
The second story of the Slipper provided a huge convention hall with 11,000 square feet of floor space which was the first convention hall in town. Over 1,200 can be seated auditorium style and approximately 700 banquet style. A stage 30 feet wide and 27 feet deep offered adequate space for entertainment.
Two partitions made it possible to quickly convert the convention hall into the size required for smaller groups. A 100 foot bar extended across one end of the hall.
The foyer, with its rose patterned carpet and heavy velvet and gold brocade drapes is reminiscent of all the plush luxury of the gay 90s.
Harry Farnow was hired as director of entertainment. Farnow brought in veteran comedian Hank Henry; a barbershop quartet consisting of James Cavanaugh, Al Terry, Johnny Vanderhoff, and Jack Leslie; ragtime and blues singer Gerry Knox; Norma Hughes, Turk Murphy’s seven-piece Dixieland Band; and piano player George Redman.
The opening of the Golden Slipper was an event in itself lasting throughout the month of September, 1950. The Golden slip1950/Last Frontier Village had a Fireworks display on September 5th at 9:00pm. On September 6th there was an open house at 7:00pm which boasted an old fashioned wiener roast in the covered wagon circle. The wieners and beer were free with music being provided by the Cowboy Band. On September 12th, there was a barbecue starting at 5:30pm with free aprons and hats given out to the guests. Music was provided by the Frontier Cowboy Band and the price was $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children. There was also a key given to anyone who made purchases at the Village. If the key fit in the lock the winner won $500 in silver dollars.
Everyone welcomed the Golden Slipper to the Strip including taking out ads in newspapers welcoming this casino, including the other resorts. Donated by Howard Klein
In 1950, Milton Deutsch was listed as entertainment and publicity director.
In 1950, Silver Slipper showcased a minstrel show with Hank Henry, and George Redman Orchestra.
Also during this year, Hank Henry took a week off. Sahara’s Stan Irwin stepped in to entertain. Irwin also played the Easter Bunny.
In an interview, Frontier’s William Moore was asked about a contest (date not stated) for a girl who could fit into a slipper. ’It turned out to be the wife of one of the employees, and she was the only one that fit the slipper that we had and used in the advertising. . . . It was a rather small foot. So later, we picked up one of her slippers and had it gold plated, and then later silver plated when we changed the name from the Golden Slipper to the Silver Slipper. She was given a considerable prize and she was touted at the opening of the Silver Slipper and so forth, but I just do not remember the exact details at the present time. - William Moore, August, 1981
In August of 1951, it was noted that Charles Pickard was a member of the famous radio program starring the Pickard Family.
In September of 1951 the First Annual Sportsmen’s Show of Las Vegas took place at the Silver Slipper Convention Hall. Sponsored by the Boulder City News in cooperation with the Sportsmen’s Associations of Las Vegas and Boulder City the exhibits will cover a wide variety of sports activities and equipment.
In 1951, the Slipper showcased Billy Bishop & Ann; Jimmy Cavanaugh; Jerry Coe Builders w/’How Not to Build a House’; Cooper Sisters - singing comediennes w/plenty of sparkle; Rufe Davis; Buster Hallett; Jimmie ’Mr. Everybody’ Husson; Claudia Jordan - New Orleans bombshell; Gerry Knox; Gerry Mann & his Band; Nardini & Nadyne; Patsy Parker; Charles Pickard - Tennessee crooner with guitar; Radio Rogues; George Redman as emcee; Silver Slipper Corset Girls (who would dance on the bar putting their toes in the male patrons’ drinks) w/M.C. Ken Card; Whitey’s Toppers intermission music. George Redman also doubled as the Slipper’s musical director and conductor/arranger for all of the Hank Henry epics.
Also during that year Bill Willard was hired to write a melodrama for Hank Henry and the rest of the Slipper company and act as the villain character for one month. Willard went on to stay at the Slipper for five years as straight man, character actor, writer, and composer in the Silver Slipper Stock Company, with Sparky Kaye playing second banana.
Also in 1952, the Slipper advertised a breakfast of ham, bacon, sausage and eggs, any style toast and offer for $.49. The Village Hamburger on toasted bun, French fried potatoes and cole slaw for also $.49. Luncheons were served from $.90, and dinners were served from $1.95. Between the hours of 11:00pm and 4:00am, a patron could buy a regular $5.00 steak for only $1.99.
Slipper’s phone number was the same as the Hotel Last Frontier’s, 1800. She advertised free dancing every Saturday at the Silver Slipper Ballroom located in the Last Frontier Village.
In June of 1952, it was reported that the Slipper was the scene of much hammering and shuffling about as the bar was moved into the casino, thus enlarging the Gay Nineties music hall. Clarence Gashart was in charge of the construction.
During this year the Footprinters gave Hank Henry a birthday greeting during a show - with six-guns popping, gag presents and a miniature cake. Both Henry and Cavanaugh were members of the local Footprinters chapter.
Also during this year, Slipper began a 3:00pm matinee Saturday shows with the first one starring Jimmy Cavanaugh, Harry ’Woo-Woo’ Stevens, Roberto, and George Redman.
During one of the ’drunk’ scenes, drummer Sid Jacobs got an accidental bath from the Seltzer bottle, instead of intended target Hank Henry.
Harry ’Woo-Woo’ Stevens was sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff of Clark County in August, 1952, and in the future will bill himself as the ’Singing Sheriff.’
In August of 1952, it was noted that business had increased in the casino since moving the bar into the casino; Waitress Helen Hadley, was an ex-performer - half of a sister singing act; and The 4 Knights recorded eight sides for Capitol records while appearing at the Slipper using portable equipoment.
In 1952, the Slipper showcased Ames & Arno; Flo Ash; Babary Coast Boys; Charline Bartley; Isabelle Dawn; Dolly’s Can Can Girls; Double Daters from the Frank Sinatra’s show; Isabel Dwan; Lenny Gale; Genii; Chuck Gould & his Orchestra; Hank Henry; Kalantan in Parisienne Follies; Las Vegas Follies; New Skits starring Hank Henry/Isabel Swan/Kalantan/Can Can Girls/Robert’s Puppets/Woo Woo Stevens/Pud Brown; Nedra; Radio Rogues Dick Drake/Jean Vargo; George Redman Orchestra; The Rooneys; Wanda Smith’s Hollywood Cover Girls; ’World’s Worst Juggler’ Rex Story; Bill Willard; Woo-Woo Stevens. Jimmy Cavanaugh was the MC.
At the end of 1952/beginning of 1953, Slipper advertised that the true atmosphere of the old West was reflected in the gaming tables, crystal chandeliers, mahogany bar and colorful murals on the back bar. The casino held Fortune, Craps, Roulette, 21, Keno, Bingo and slot machines.
In August of 1953 it was reported that Hank Schainck made a lot of changes to the restaurant to a more efficient operation as the popularity of the restaurant grew. Kalantan of the Silver Slipper and Dolores Frazzini of the Ramona Room demonstrate the new Aquaped, device designed for and used by the Frogmen in the Navy
In 1953, Slipper showcased Russ Clark - puppeteer; Carolina Cotton - Cowgirl Queen; Millie Davis; Follies of the Day starring Kalantan/Hank Henry/Spark Kaye/Beau Jesters/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Bill Willard; Follies of Hollywood starring Hank Henry/Bill Willard/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Gloria Pall/Sparky Kaye/The Beau Jesters/Myra Gate’s Five Palominos; Stage Door Frolics w/Carrie Finnell/Hank Henry/Rick Layne; Marah Gates’ Palominos; Jo Ann Malone; George Redman Orchestra.
On November 3, 1954, Jeannette MacDonald was crowned Queen of the Opera Ball at the Slipper’s Ballroom following Vegas’ first opera by Delyle Madison, Chairman of the Opera Ball Committee. Observing from the left is Harry Parker, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vegas Opera Association, Phil Rizzo, President, and Stan Irwin as MC.
The opera Carmen was held at the high school auditorium. Approximately 300-500 people were turned away and a capacity crowd of over 1,533 attended the premiere.
In 1953, Slipper showcased Emcee Jimmy Cavanaugh, Follies of the Day - Cast of 20, Myra Gates’ Five Blonde Bombshells, Marah Gates’ Palominos, Hawaiian Holiday starring Hank Henry w/a cast of 17 including Kalantan/Tahitian Knife Dancer, Manu/Johnny O’Brien, Sparky Kaye, Fred Ketch/Jerry, Johnny Matson, and George Redman Orchestra, as well as Holly-Daze Revue starring Hank Henry/Barbary Coast Boys/Sparky Kaye/Virginia Dew/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Hollywood Palominos.
Bill Kozloff, manager of the Silver Slipper performed the impossible and booked Johnny Matson in his shows. Matson was a versatile comedian-musician. London’s top stars Tessie O’Shea booked Matson on an European tour with her and Matson promised to perform at the Slipper after his tour with O’Shea.
Phil Cabibi, casino manager of the Frontier, received a $5.00 donation from each of the dealers, and $10.00 from each of the boxmen at the Frontier and Silver Slipper to be turned over to the Red Cross Drive.
In 1954, Slipper showcased All Star Revuew w/Kalantan/Sally Rand/Buddy Baer/Jacqueline Fontaine/Jean Valli/Hank Henry; French Can-Can Danders, Carnival of Fun starring Hank Henry/Slapsie Maxie Rosenblum/Jackson Trio/Sparkey Kaye/Bill Willard/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Joan White/Virginia Dew, Hawaiian Holidays starring Hank Henry, George Redman’s Orchestra, Parisian Follies starring Sally Rand/The Appletons/Hank Henry/Eve Marley/Sparky Kaye/Bill Willard/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Joan White, and Stage Door Follies starring Hank Henry/Sparky Kaye/Jimmy Cavanaugh/Johnny O’Brien/Marah Gates Palominos. Show 1954
On March 19, 1955, the B’nai Brith presented East Lynn in the Ballroom.Stars of the play were Jeanne Houssels, Earl Yonk, and Lloyd Katz. It was directed by Corinne Moss and Pat Goldwater. Publicity chores were Stan Fayman and Paul Sperling. All proceeds went to the new Jewish Community Center.
In April of 1955, it was reported that ex-world’s heavy-weight titled holder Max Baer was in the audience to visit his old partner Maxie Rosenbloom who was appearing at the Slipper. With just a bit of inducement, Baer jumped on stage and became part of the act. The customers got a lot more than they bargained for when the two Maxies broke the place up. (Baer’s son, Max, Jr., is best known as Jethro on the Beverly Hillbillies TV show.) Mickey Singh Casino Las Vegas
Also in April of 1955, General Manager Bill Kozloff, arranged for Nino Valdes to do his training at the Silver Slipper. Nino was fighting Archie Moore on May 2, 1955 at Cashman Field. Hundreds of fight fans visited the Slipper to watch Nino train.
In June of 1955, showgirl Joan White was profiled. White as born in New York City (The Bronx) in 1931, the second of two daughters of Mack and Martha White, professionals with the Joe Yule burlseque road shows. When her mother divorced in 1935, they moved to Los Angeles where White attended Menlo Park Avenue Grammer School and Santa Rosa High School. White had no formal training in singing, dancing, or acting, being known as a natural. She got her first break in 1947 while spending the summer in Lake Tahoe. Buster Pearl and his orchestra permitted the kid to sing a song with them and hired her on the spot.
In the fall of 1947 she left Tahoe for San Francisco to visit her sister, when she ran into Myrah Gates, a choregrapher, who offered her a job as a line dancer at the Italian Village (the old Lido Club). Following the Italian Village, she joined the Eastman Trio for a TV series, then to line dancing and singing in an Oakland club with the Dottie Dee troupe. They later traveled in Alaska and Mexico, and the southwestern U.S. winding up at El Rancho Vegas in 1953. By this time White was assistant choreographer to Dottie Dee.
Myrah Gates was the choreographer at the Slipper and when White was fired from El Rancho for reasons she couldn’t ascertain, Gates hired her. From September 13 through May 19, White had given 2,476 consecutive performanes (28 shows per week, or four nightly) without a vacation and without missing a performance.
White was then in an accident and received an injured eye and slight brain concussion, but she went on. Her fellow-players considered her a top performer and real trouper. Sandwiched between the heavy show schedule are appearance for charities and Air Force Base entertainment. In her spare time she sews, making many of her bowns, and cooking up meals for the cast.
In August of 1955, the management was giving away $100 nightly in the Gay ’90 Ballroom. Free door tickets were given out at 1:00am with the drawing beheld at 4:00am. Winner of the first drawing was Mrs. Quida Anderson, a visitor. Her ducat was drawn by Robert Alda.
Jack Cortez of the Fabulous Las Vegas Magazine stated his belief that the Slipper would have had a terrific reaction if they had held Buddy Baer over, to appear with Gorgeous George. He opined that the prizefighter and the wrestler would have been sensational together.
In 1955, the casino showcased 8 Lu
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