Ziegfeld Follies

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Broadway show stage production theatrical revue

Ziegfeld Follies was a series of lavish Broadway theatrical revues produced in the early 20th century, renowned for their elaborate staging, glamorous showgirls, and performances by major stars of the era.

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Ziegfeld Follies (1945 film) 1
Ziegfeld Follies performances 1
Ziegfeld Follies performers 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway show ⓘ
stage production ⓘ
theatrical revue ⓘ
adaptedAs Ziegfeld Follies self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ziegfeld Follies (1945 film)
associatedWith Roaring Twenties ⓘ
surface form: Jazz Age

showgirl tradition ⓘ
basedIn Broadway ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalImpact helped define the American revue format ⓘ
symbol of Jazz Age glamour ⓘ
endTime 1931 ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
revue ⓘ
hasPart Ziegfeld Follies self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ziegfeld girls

chorus line ⓘ
dance ensembles ⓘ
featured singers ⓘ
star comedians ⓘ
hasTheme glorification of the American girl ⓘ
inspiredBy Folies Bergère ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType live theatre ⓘ
notableFor comedy sketches ⓘ
elaborate costumes ⓘ
elaborate sets ⓘ
glamorous showgirls ⓘ
lavish staging ⓘ
song and dance numbers ⓘ
notablePerformer Ann Pennington ⓘ
Bert Williams ⓘ
Bob Hope ⓘ
Eddie Cantor ⓘ
Eddie Foy ⓘ
Fanny Brice ⓘ
Helen Morgan ⓘ
Josephine Baker ⓘ
Marilyn Miller ⓘ
Paulette Goddard ⓘ
Ray Bolger ⓘ
Ruth Etting ⓘ
W. C. Fields ⓘ
Will Rogers ⓘ
period early 20th century ⓘ
primaryLocation New York City ⓘ
primaryVenue New Amsterdam Theatre ⓘ
Ziegfeld Theatre ⓘ
producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. ⓘ
productionStyle opulent ⓘ
spectacular ⓘ
startTime 1907 ⓘ
targetAudience mass entertainment ⓘ

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Ziegfeld Follies → adaptedAs → Ziegfeld Follies self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ziegfeld Follies (1945 film)
Ziegfeld Girl → basedOn → Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ
Ziegfeld Follies → hasPart → Ziegfeld Follies self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ziegfeld girls
Ziegfeld Girl → mainSubject → Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ziegfeld Follies performers
Arthur Freed → notableWork → Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ
Charles Walters → notableWork → Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ
Fred Astaire → notableWork → Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ
Frederick → notableWork → Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederick Austerlitz
Nicky Arnstein → spouseNotableFor → Ziegfeld Follies ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ziegfeld Follies performances