Ziegfeld and his follies a biography of Broadway's greatest producer

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brideson, Cynthia (-)
Otros Autores: Brideson, Sara
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky [2015]
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Screen classics.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.