business as usual. A phrase which refers to the normal conduct of business regardless of current circumstances, especially difficult events which pose a potential negative impact. The phrase can also mean maintaining the status quo.
Elvis ended his two-week run unable to capture success in Vegas, but that didn't end his relationship with the city. While he wouldn't return to a Las Vegas stage for 13 years, in 1963 he spent several weeks in town to film the hit movie Viva Las Vegas, which co-starred Ann-Margret.
Lester wrapped up his film career with the lead role in the all-star film Crossed Swords a.k.a. The Prince and the Pauper (1977), starring Raquel Welch, Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, George C. Scott, and Oliver Reed, who had played Bill Sikes in Oliver!. Adult life. At the age of 18 Lester had access to some of the fortune he had earned from his films.