It was a seafood restaurant with an underwater theme. It was also designed by Schwartz, who created the exterior as a circular building that "looked like it came from outer space". Schwartz collaborated with designer Sean Kenny on the interior, which had a budget of $150,000. Images of fish and seaweed were projected onto the restaurant's interior walls. It also featured a harpist, dressed as a mermaid, who performed in the center of the room. For a brief period starting in 1972, the restaurant would transform into Dome After Hours, offering cocktails and continuous live entertainment between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00 a.m. A restaurant and lounge, Top O' the Strip, opened on June 4, 1965. It was located on the top floor of the new hotel tower, providing views of the city. It was popular among tourists, and also featured live entertainment. It was renamed Top O' the Dunes in 1979. Live entertainment Comedian Wally Cox was an early entertainer at the Dunes, opening there in July 1955, although he was fired due to poor audience reception. Gottesman acknowledged that Cox was ill-prepared and brought no new material to his performances. Cox had been signed for four weeks, but only gave three performances. Comedian Stan Irwin briefly filled in for Cox, who was then hired back later in the month. Entertainers at Top O' the Strip included Art and Dotty Todd, Russ Morgan, and Bob Anderson. The Dunes also opened a Comedy Store location in 1984, hosting numerous comedians. It relocated to the Golden Nugget hotel-casino in 1990, but briefly returned to the Dunes in 1992. Shows The Dunes' 1955 opening included Vera-Ellen in a production show titled New York-Paris-Paradise, which was contracted for a four-week run. It was part of Gottesman's policy to focus on shows rather than big-name stars; he said, "There aren't enough name stars in the world to play all the Vegas hotels". New York-Paris-Paradise was directed by Robert Nesbitt and played in the Dunes' showroom, known as the Arabian Room. On January 10, 1957, Riddle debuted Las Vegas' first topless show, titled Minsky Goes to Paris. Riddle said, "We have something people can't get on television". The show's success inspired other resorts to debut their own topless shows. During 1958, the show was attracting 9,000 viewers weekly. Later known as Minsky's Follies, the show ran until 1961. Riddle brought Tenderloin, a Broadway musical,