"Las Vegas Revue" Not in Las Vegas and Not a Revue

It has come to my attention that there is a discotheque just North of Chicago which goes by the name "Las Vegas Revue." As I mentioned, the location of this particular hotspot is North of Chicago. It is, therefore, not located in Las Vegas. This is simply geographic incompetence.

The greater offense is perpetrated by the fact that the Las Vegas Revue is NOT a revue. A "revue" is defined as "a musical show consisting of skits, songs, and dances, often satirizing current events, trends, and personalities."

I have it on good authority that the Las Vegas Revue hosts no skits or songs. There are dances but they are not very satirical. In short, the Las Vegas Revue is guilty of false advertising.

A person might be driving down the road thinking, "Las Vegas Revue?, maybe I'll stop in here to catch a skit." Upon learning of the $20.00 cover charge, the person might say, "Boy, that is expensive, but it will be worth it to see a good lampooning of our current political leaders." After entering and ordering a beer, the person might be shocked to learn that no alcohol is served and that there is a one drink minimum. "Ok, I guess I'll have a $12.00 Pepsi," the person is likely to say. "It will be worth it to see some satirical personalities." This person is in for a surprise.

This happened to a friend of mine, and he was sorely disappointed by the lack of satirical personalities. There were people dancing. In fact, people kept asking for a "private dance." This flies in the face of the "revue" concept.

A revue is a SHOW. You need costumes. These people had no costumes. You need public spoofery. These people were spoofing in private. You need burlesque. Well, admittedly they did have burlesque. But they were missing all of the other finer elements of a revue.

It is the classic bait and switch.