Ziegfeld Follies
Lavish theatrical revues
The Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate Broadway revues produced by Florenz Ziegfeld from 1907 to 1931, featuring lavish sets, spectacular costumes, and showgirls.
The shows helped launch careers of major entertainers and became synonymous with theatrical glamour.
The name now evokes a certain era of American showmanship: all feathers and sequins, like something out of the Ziegfeld Follies.
State of being diverse
- sketchesRough, quick drawings
- musical numbersSongs in theatrical productions
- chorusSingers performing together
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
soloist · act · interlude · comedy · satire · parody · tableau · pastiche
American humorist and rope artist
- Bob HopeLong-lived American comedian
- showgirlsFemale stage entertainers
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
- singersThose who vocalize melodies
Josephine Baker · dancers · headliners · stars · performers · discovery
Sung theatrical production
- theaterVenue for live drama
- stageRaised performance platform
- marqueeTheater entrance canopy
- playbillTheater performance listing
curtain call · proscenium · orchestra pit · audition · matinee · premiere · standing ovation · backstage
Refined, graceful quality
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- glitzOstentatious showiness
allure · splendor · grandeur · beauty · style · chic · panache · flair
Prosperous 1920s period
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
Tin Pan Alley · 1920s · modernity · syncopation · bob haircut · jazz music · nightlife · sophistication
Elaborate ceremonial display
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
staging · scenery · lighting effects · staircase · production values · elaborate costumes · set pieces · panorama
variety
State of being diverse
- sketchesRough, quick drawings
- musical numbersSongs in theatrical productions
- chorusSingers performing together
ensemble · soloist · act · interlude · comedy · satire · parody · tableau · pastiche · medley
Will Rogers
American humorist and rope artist
- Bob HopeLong-lived American comedian
- showgirlsFemale stage entertainers
- comediansPerformers who provoke laughter
Josephine Baker · singers · dancers · headliners · stars · performers · discovery
musical
Sung theatrical production
playbill · curtain call · proscenium · orchestra pit · audition · matinee · premiere · standing ovation · backstage · footlights
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
glitz · allure · splendor · grandeur · beauty · style · chic · panache · flair · dazzle
roaring twenties
Prosperous 1920s period
- flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
ragtime · Tin Pan Alley · 1920s · modernity · syncopation · bob haircut · jazz music · nightlife · sophistication · urbanity
pageantry
Elaborate ceremonial display
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
showmanship · staging · scenery · lighting effects · staircase · production values · elaborate costumes · set pieces · panorama · display
- Broadwaymusicals, musical, Tony Award, musical theatre, theaters
- theatreBroadway, acting, theatre, stage, actor
- theater historyGreek tragedy, vaudeville, William Shakespeare, Drury Lane, Christopher Marlowe
- cabaretcabaret, cancan, showgirls, burlesque, Moulin Rouge
- vaudevillevaudeville, variety show, variety act, music hall, headliner
Ziegfeld Folliesbook musical
Staged drama with songs
dramatic play · tragedy · straight play · one-man show · monologue
Ziegfeld Folliesblack box theatre
Minimalist, reconfigurable performance space
fringe theatre · experimental theatre · street theatre · guerrilla theatre
Ziegfeld Folliesbook musical
Staged drama with songs
straight play · three-act play · Hamlet · Oklahoma! · Greek tragedy