Ziegfeld and his follies : a biography of Broadway's greatest producer /
Brideson, Cynthia.
Ziegfeld and his follies : a biography of Broadway's greatest producer / Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson. - Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)2015. - 1 online resource. - Screen classics .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: "A man of triple and quadruple personalities" -- Part 1: Anna and Flo ... and Lillian, 1867-1913 -- The showman, the strongman, and the girl with the eyes -- Gloomy Gus and the Petit bourgeois -- "It's delightful to be married" -- A maelstrom of mirth -- Entrances and exits -- The girl at the top of the stairs -- Part 2. Billie and Flo ... and Marilyn, 1914-1923 -- Taming an incorrigible bounder -- Lively productions -- The past becomes ashes -- The Ziegfelds' Xanadu -- The greatest victory party America has ever known -- Dear old Zieggy and company -- A new normalcy -- The end of the glory days -- part 3: The darkest hour of success, 1923-1932 -- Little boy blue -- Vacations from reality -- A shot in the arm -- Splendor and intelligence -- Ziegfeld laughs ... and cries -- "I can't do this anymore" -- Going home -- Part 4: The legacy of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., 1932- -- Going Hollywood -- His shows must go on -- Beauty slain -- Epilogue: "You can't ever kill magic" -- Appendix: Shows produced and coproduced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
9780813160900 9780813160894
Ziegfeld, Flo, 1869-1932.
Theatrical producers and directors--United States--Biography.
Electronic Books.
PN2287 / .Z544 2015
Ziegfeld and his follies : a biography of Broadway's greatest producer / Cynthia Brideson and Sara Brideson. - Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)2015. - 1 online resource. - Screen classics .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: "A man of triple and quadruple personalities" -- Part 1: Anna and Flo ... and Lillian, 1867-1913 -- The showman, the strongman, and the girl with the eyes -- Gloomy Gus and the Petit bourgeois -- "It's delightful to be married" -- A maelstrom of mirth -- Entrances and exits -- The girl at the top of the stairs -- Part 2. Billie and Flo ... and Marilyn, 1914-1923 -- Taming an incorrigible bounder -- Lively productions -- The past becomes ashes -- The Ziegfelds' Xanadu -- The greatest victory party America has ever known -- Dear old Zieggy and company -- A new normalcy -- The end of the glory days -- part 3: The darkest hour of success, 1923-1932 -- Little boy blue -- Vacations from reality -- A shot in the arm -- Splendor and intelligence -- Ziegfeld laughs ... and cries -- "I can't do this anymore" -- Going home -- Part 4: The legacy of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., 1932- -- Going Hollywood -- His shows must go on -- Beauty slain -- Epilogue: "You can't ever kill magic" -- Appendix: Shows produced and coproduced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
9780813160900 9780813160894
Ziegfeld, Flo, 1869-1932.
Theatrical producers and directors--United States--Biography.
Electronic Books.
PN2287 / .Z544 2015