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Ziegfeld and Follies
* Borzoi can also been seen in cameo roles in the films Love at First Bite, Legends of the Fall (" Notchee Boy "), Excalibur, All Dogs Go to Heaven ( 1989 ), Bride of Frankenstein, Easter Parade, Wolfen, Ziegfeld Follies, Onegin ( 1999 ), Gangs of New York ( 2002 ), Chaplin, The Avengers ( TV series ), JAG, Maverick ( 1994 ), Sleepy Hollow, Last Action Hero, and A Knights Tale ( on the DVD deleted scenes ).
Arden's Broadway debut came in 1934, when she was cast in that year's Ziegfeld Follies revue.
* 1936 – Baby Snooks, played by Fanny Brice, debuts on the radio program The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air.
The story concerns a reunion in a crumbling Broadway theatre, scheduled for demolition, of the past performers of the " Weismann's Follies ," a musical revue ( based on the Ziegfeld Follies ), that played in that theatre between the World Wars.
Inspired by a New York Times article about a gathering of former showgirls from the Ziegfeld Follies, they decided upon a story about ex-showgirls.
In Ziegfeld Follies ( 1946 ) – which was produced in 1944 but not released until 1946 – Kelly collaborated with Fred Astaire – for whom he had the greatest admiration – in the famous " The Babbitt and the Bromide " challenge dance routine.
* 1907 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. staged his first Follies on the roof of the New York Theater in New York City.
Thus, the Ziegfeld Follies is born, a lavish production filled with beautiful women.
Berlin's work was featured in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1918, 1919, and 1920.
The Great Ziegfeld takes many key liberties with Ziegfeld's life and with the history of the Follies.
Her maternal grandparents were Millicent Green, a dancer with the George White's Scandals, a series of 1920s musical revues similar to the Ziegfeld Follies, and Johnny McAfee, a multireedist and vocalist of the big band era ; her grandparents met while touring with Johnny Hamp and his orchestra.
Also in her pocket was a letter of introduction for Norma, acquired from a local theatre owner, to Florenz Ziegfeld, who was currently preparing a new season of his famous Follies.
His next partner, Lucille Bremer, was featured in two lavish vehicles, both directed by Vincente Minnelli: the fantasy Yolanda and the Thief, which featured an avant-garde surrealistic ballet, and the musical revue Ziegfeld Follies ( 1946 ), which featured a memorable teaming of Astaire with Gene Kelly to " The Babbit and the Bromide ," a Gershwin song Astaire had introduced with his sister Adele back in 1927.
He first presented Jerome Kern's " The Way You Look Tonight " in Swing Time ( 1936 ); the Gershwins ' " They Can't Take That Away From Me " in Shall We Dance ( 1937 ), " A Foggy Day " and " Nice Work if You Can Get it " in A Damsel in Distress ( 1937 ); Johnny Mercer's " One for My Baby " from The Sky's the Limit ( 1943 ) and " Something's Gotta Give " from Daddy Long Legs ( 1955 ); and Harry Warren and Arthur Freed's " This Heart of Mine " from Ziegfeld Follies ( 1946 ).
* Ziegfeld Follies ( 1946 )
Bert Williams was the only black member of the Ziegfeld Follies when he joined them in 1910.
Much later, it was reprised in the ballet " Limehouse Blues " featuring Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer in the musical film Ziegfeld Follies ( 1946 ).
He began appearing in motion pictures in a comedy series pairing him with silent film legend Buster Keaton and continuing with The Wet Parade ( 1932 ), Broadway to Hollywood ( 1933 ), The Man Who Came to Dinner ( 1942, playing " Banjo ", a character based on Harpo Marx ), Ziegfeld Follies ( 1946 ), Billy Rose's Jumbo ( 1962, based on the 1935 musical ) and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ( 1963 ).
Ziegfeld Follies Girl and Silent Film Star, the original Flapper girl.
* Ula Love — Actress, Singer, Ziegfeld Follies Performer
After this, Haney appeared in a few shows, including the touring production Ziegfeld Follies of 1956, but developed paralyzing stage fright.
This was followed by Two Sisters from Boston and guest appearances in Ziegfeld Follies and Till the Clouds Roll By.
His vaudeville rope act led to success in the Ziegfeld Follies, which in turn led to the first of his many movie contracts.
Will Rogers at the Ziegfeld Follies.

Ziegfeld and for
In 1929, Steiner went to Hollywood to orchestrate the European film version of the Florenz Ziegfeld show Rio Rita for RKO.
In 1929, when Ellington conducted the orchestra for Show Girl, he met Will Vodery, Ziegfeld ’ s musical supervisor.
For " Top Hat, White Tie and Tails ", probably Astaire's most celebrated tap solo, the idea for the title song came from Astaire who described to Berlin a routine he had created for the 1930 Ziegfeld Broadway flop Smiles called " Say, Young Man of Manattan ," in which he gunned down a chorus of men – which included teenagers Bob Hope and Larry Adler – with his cane.
The original Broadway production, directed by Robert Lewis and choreographed by Agnes de Mille, opened March 13, 1947, at the Ziegfeld Theatre, where it ran for 581 performances.
** Broadway production opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on November 5 and transferred to the Shubert Theatre on February 17, 1930 for a total run of 159 performances
* Rio Rita Broadway production opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on February 2 and ran for 494 performances
* Show Boat ( Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II )-Broadway production opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on December 27 and ran for 572 performances
* Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 Broadway revue opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on October 20 and ran for 233 performances
* Ziegfeld Follies of 1920 Broadway revue opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on June 22 and ran for 123 performances, but ran most years until 1927.
* Ziegfeld Follies Of 1916 Broadway revue opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on June 12 and ran for 112 performances
* Ziegfeld Follies Of 1915 Broadway revue opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on June 21 and ran for 104 performances
* Ziegfeld Follies of 1913 Broadway revue opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on June 16 and ran for 108 performances
* Ziegfeld Follies Broadway revue opened at the Jardin de Paris on June 15 and ran for 120 performances
Another common story related the Margarita being invented a few years earlier at the Rancho La Gloria Hotel, halfway between Tijuana and Rosarito, Mexico, by Carlos " Danny " Herrera, for a former Ziegfeld dancer named Marjorie King.
* Ziegfeld Follies of 1910 ( 1910 )-revue-featured composer for " I'll Get You Yet "
* Ziegfeld Follies of 1918-revue-performer, co-composer and co-lyricist for " Broadway's Not a Bad Place After All " with Harry Ruby
* Ziegfeld Follies of 1919-revue-performer, lyricist for "( Oh!
Herbert was a prolific composer, producing two operas, one cantata, 43 operettas, incidental music to 10 stage productions, 31 compositions for orchestra, nine band compositions, nine cello compositions, five violin compositions with piano or orchestra, 22 piano compositions, one flute and clarinet duet with orchestra, numerous songs, including many for the Ziegfeld Follies, and other works, 12 choral compositions, and numerous orchestrations of works by other composers, among other compositions.

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