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Showman Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. Was Born
March 21, 1869
A charming French-born actress named Anna Held suggested the idea for the Ziegfeld Follies. Ziegfeld married Anna Held in 1897, and she inspired him to create a musical revue like the ones she had seen in Paris, featuring pretty chorus girls, chic costumes, and comedy. Why not? American girls were "the most beautiful girls in the world," she said. In New York, Ziegfeld produced the first of the spectacular Follies, the Follies of 1907, starring--who other than?--Anna Held. It was a hit! The popular Follies continued, updated each year until the Great Depression. Here's a hit from the Follies of 1913.
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CREDIT: "F. Ziegfeld, Jr., Inc., presents Anna Held in M'lle. Innocence, a musical entertainment produced under the personal direction of F. Ziegfeld, Jr." New National Theatre, March 25,1912. The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920, Library of Congress.
AUDIO CREDIT: Hill, J., Leubrie, performed by Mayo and Tally. "At the Ball That's All." 1915. Inventing Entertainment: The Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies, Library of Congress.
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