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  1. Ziegfeld Follies. The Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with renewals in 1934, 1936, 1943, and 1957. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air .

  2. Ziegfeld Follies. Between 1907 and the early 1930s, the Ziegfeld Follies was the most spectacular and famous American revue (a theatrical production consisting of songs, skits, and dance numbers). The Follies was conceived by theatrical impresario (the promoter and manager of a theater company) Florenz Ziegfeld (1869–1932) and his first wife ...

  3. Ziegfeld Follies. The Ziegfeld Follies was a theatrical juggernaut that did far more than launch the career of Marilyn Miller. It forever transformed the Broadway musical. When the show was first ...

  4. Synopsis: Ziegfeld Follies was a legendary series of theatrical revues produced by Florenz Ziegfeld. Spanning several decades from 1907 to 1957, each edition of the Follies featured a lavish spectacle of skits, musical numbers, and show-stopping performances by renowned stars and emerging talent. Ziegfeld Follies became synonymous with the ...

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  6. Mar 5, 2018 · Located on the corner of 6th Avenue and 54th Street, the theatre was named for the legendary producer Florenz “Flo” Ziegfeld, famed for his risqué revues that “glorified the American girl.”. The $2,500,000 theatre was financed by William Randolph Hearst, who not so coincidently was having an affair with one of Ziegfeld’s showgirls.

  7. May 27, 2015 · Abstract. Whatever audiences craved, whether it was gorgeous girls, catchy tunes, the latest dance craze, or zany humor, the Ziegfeld Follies gave it to them. The producer of the Follies, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., apparently had a tin ear for music, yet his revues and his book musicals (Show Boat and Sally) introduced many of the greatest standards in the American songbook from the 1900s to the ...

  8. Jan 19, 2017 · The auspicious day inaugurated Fields’s lengthy association with Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., impresario extraordinaire of his famous Follies. Fields performed in six annual productions between 1915 and 1925 and also made numerous appearances in shows at the Midnight Frolic, the swanky late-night supper club on the theater’s roof.

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