Good-morning, kittens and dawgs! This month zinged by, didn’t it? Your zeal in returning day after day puts a zip in my step and a smile in my heart. In my last chapter of All Things Vintage is about Ziegfeld Follies.
Florenz Ziegfeld (1867-1932) was an American Broadway producer and known best for his theatrical series, Ziegfeld Follies (1907-1931). These were spectacular productions featuring beautify girl with elaborate costumes and stage settings.
Ziegfeld Follies weren’t contain to the theater. His productions crossed into the movie industry starring many old stars such as like Lucille Ball and Fred Astaire. YouTube has a variety of film clips on Ziegfeld Follies, if you’d like to check them out.
Ziegfeld Follies Girls made the show special, while looking for images, I found several from Look Magazine March 1, 1938 from What Became of the Ziegfeld Girls? The History Ziegfeld Group has these photos on their site, here. It was amusing to read what became of the Ziegfeld Girls.
Ziegfeld glorified the American girl, which I love. Here’s a fantastic video of some of the Ziegfeld Girls.
I found a delightful story in the New York Times, Former Ziegfeld Girl Recalls the Glory Days, which was an interesting read. Update: the link originally provided is not accessible unless you subscribe to New York Times forcing me to remove the it. However, if you have a subscription, you can search the site for it.
It was a joy to find blogs and bloggers who find the Ziegfeld days appealing, as I did while researching the topic. Bette’s Classic Movie Blog writes, The Ziegfeld Follies and Their Perfection, and Retro Cinema by Wet Circuit wrote two posts of the topic, The Great Ziegfeld and Ziegfeld Girls (both about movies).
Applauds and special thanks to the incredible A2Z Team for hosting all the April fun!
Arlee Bird @ Tossing it Out
Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh
Heather M. Gardner
Jeremy @ Hollywood Nuts
AJ Lauer
Pam @ An Unconventional Librarian
Damyanti Biswas @ Daily Write
Zalka Csenge Virág @ The Multicolored Diary
Joy Campbell @ The Character Depot
John Holton @The Sound of One Hand Typing
This wraps up this month and year for biggest challenge in Blogosphere. I invite you to hop with me for one last look to see what these amazing A2Zers are sharing. Don’t forget, if you like music then come back Monday for Mewsic Moves Me. Have a good weekend and thanks for hanging with me in April!