Ziegfeld and His Follies (eBook)

A Biography of Broadway’s Greatest Producer

Cynthia Brideson, Sara Brideson (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
576 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-6089-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The name Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867--1932) is synonymous with the decadent revues that the legendary impresario produced at the turn of the twentieth century. These extravagant performances were filled with catchy tunes, high-kicking chorus girls, striking costumes, and talented stars such as Eddie Cantor, Fanny Brice, Marilyn Miller, W. C. Fields, and Will Rogers. After the success of his Follies, Ziegfeld revolutionized theater performance with the musical Show Boat (1927) and continued making Broadway hits -- including Sally (1920), Rio Rita (1927), and The Three Musketeers (1928) -- several of which were adapted for the silver screen.In this definitive biography, authors Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson offer a comprehensive look at both the life and legacy of the famous producer. Drawing on a wide range of sources -- including Ziegfield's previously unpublished letters to his second wife, Billie Burke (who later played Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz), and to his daughter Patricia -- the Bridesons shed new light on this enigmatic man. They provide a lively and well-rounded account of Ziegfeld as a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a lover, and an alternately ruthless and benevolent employer. Lavishly illustrated with over seventy-five images, this meticulously researched book presents an intimate and in-depth portrait of a figure who profoundly changed American entertainment.

Autor

lt;P>Cynthia Brideson is coauthor of Also Starring... : Forty Biographical Essays on the Greatest Character Actors of Hollywood's Golden Era, 1930--1965.

Sara Brideson is coauthor of Also Starring... : Forty Biographical Essays on the Greatest Character Actors of Hollywood's Golden Era, 1930--1965.

Inhalt

IntroductionThe Showman, the Strongman, and the Girls with the EyesGloomy Gus and the Petit Bourgeois"It's Delightful to Be Married"A Maelstrom of MirthEntrances and ExitsThe Girl at the Top of the StairsTaming an Incorrigible BounderLively ProductionsThe Past Becomes AshesThe Ziegfelds' XanaduThe Greatest Victory Party America Has Ever KnownDear Old Zieggy and CompanyA New NormalcyThe End of the Glory DaysLittle Boy BlueVacations from RealityA Shot in the ArmSplendor and IntelligenceZiegfeld Laughs... and CriesI Can't Do This AnymoreGoing HomeGoing HollywoodHis Shows Must Go OnBeauty Slain"You Can't Ever Kill Magic"

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.6.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Screen Classics
• Reihe/Serie: Screen Classics
• Reihe/Serie: Screen Classics
• Zusatzinfo: 76 b&w halftones
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Schlagworte: American songbook • Broadway impresario • broadway producer • Broadway revue • broadway theatre • Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. • Musical Theatre • theatrical revue • Ziegfeld Follies
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-6089-8 / 0813160898
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-6089-4 / 9780813160894