The Tropicana Holiday Explained

The Tropicana Holiday
Characters:	Jayne Mansfield (Trixie Divoon) Mickey Hargitay Elaine Dunn Cathy Crosby Dante D'Paulo Gearoge Chakaris Lizanne Truex Sean Garrison Jack Ackerman
Mute:	Showgirls (8) including Pat Sheehan Sandra Jo Drummond, and Felicia Atkins Chorus line (7)
Place:	Tropicana Las Vegas
Genre:	Striptease revue

The Tropicana Holiday was a striptease revue starring Jayne Mansfield. It was launched in February 1958 at the Tropicana casino on the Las Vegas Strip under a four weeks contract which was extended to eight.^{[1] [2]} The opening night raised $20,000.00 for March of Dimes ($ in dollars). Mansfield received $25,000.00 per week for her performance as Trixie Divoon in the show ($ in dollars).^{[3] [4]} The showgirls were paid $200.00 per week.^[5] The show was produced by Monte Proser and stage managed by Earl Barton. Nat Brandwynne and Orchestra played to original music by Gordon Jenkins. Glen Holse designed the set. Mansfield's last nightclub act French Dressing was at Latin Quarter in New York City in 1966. It was a modified version of the Tropicana show, and ran for six weeks with fair success.

References

• Book: Strait , Raymond . 1992 . Here They Are Jayne Mansfield . S.P.I. Books . New York . 978-1-56171-146-8 .
• Book: Weatherford , Mike . 2001 . Cult Vegas: The Weirdest! The Wildest! The Swingin'est Town on Earth! . Huntington Press Inc . 9780929712710 .
• Book: Faris , Jocelyn . Jayne Mansfield: A Bio-Bibliography . Greenwood Press . November 1994 . Westport, CT . 978-0-313-28544-8 .

Notes and References

1. Mike Weatherford, Cult Vegas: The Weirdest! The Wildest! The Swingin'est Town on E arth!, pages 230-232, Huntington Press Inc, 2001,
2. Ashley Powers, "Putting a top on iconic topless show", Boston.com
3. Harrison Carrol, "Behind scenes in Hollywood", The Billings County Pioneer, page 2, 1958-01-02.

4. Jayne, Mickey appears in Las Vegas revue", Oxnard Press-Courier, page 10, 1958-02-11.

5. Book: Clemens, Samuel . [{{Google books|LongDwAAQBAJ|page=70|plainurl=yes}} Pat: A Biography of Hollywood's Blonde Starlet ]. Sequoia Press . 2020 . 51 . 978-0578682822.