Jubilee!, the eternal beauty of a female show in Las Vegas
Over the years, we have accustomed you to presenting rather masculine personalities who have influenced the history of Las Vegas over time. The time has come to tell you how, in the 1980s, female beauty was elevated to the art of revue by a female dance group (show girls) called Jubilee! This spectacular revue show has been a Las Vegas Strip attraction for three and a half decades. It premiered on July 31, 1981, with an initial cost...
Rich Little, the man with a thousand voices
Richard Caruthers Little, Rich Little for short, is a Canadian-American impersonator and voice actor. Little has long been known as a top impersonator of famous people around the world, leading to the nickname “The Man of a Thousand Voices”. Youth and early career Born in Ottawa, Canada, Little was the second of three sons the Little family had. He had a talent for acting from an early age and especially loved imitating...
Wilbur Clark, visionary and philanthropist
Wilbur Clark was an important figure in the early days of Las Vegas and was instrumental in making the city a famous tourist destination and, not least through his philanthropic activities, the Las Vegas Library. Beginnings Born in 1908 in Illinois, Clark, after graduating from high school in 1925, moved to Los Angeles to attend business school. His family was of modest means so he had to work at a young age to build a career. At...
