Word: florenz
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Alexander Woollcott: "Florenz Ziegfeld has done it again...
...Florenz Ziegfeld, theatrical producer of Manhattan, on hearing of this news, immediately telegraphed the U. S. Postmaster General offering to finance an issue of one billion two-cent stamps bearing the likeness of his wife, Miss Billie Burke. Mr. Ziegfeld stated his offer was "made in good faith...
...comedian is W. C. Fields, hitherto chiefly known as a smasher of cigar boxes. He existed for several seasons on weekly allowances, from Florenz Ziegfeld in return for certain comic contributions to the Follies. His pool game, his golf game, his juggling were classic. He seldom spoke. Now he too has opened his mouth. He is promptly promoted to our first families of funny...
...Shubert, the producers, have braved the pool of immodesty about the margins of which their bitterest enemies, George White and Florenz Ziegfeld, have been stepping gingerly for years. They exhibit an entire chorus with unveiled bosoms...
Will the Argentine Supplant Balieff and King Tut in Popular Favor? It is a subconscious maxim with Mr. Lee Shubert, Mr. George White and Mr. Florenz Ziegfeld that " - the things you will learn from the yellow an' brown They'll 'elp you a lot with the white." They seek glittering material for their revues from the life of other worlds. Their stages became hothouses where strange exotic plants, emerald, gold and scarlet, are bought across the seas for a brief blossoming. For 20 years American producing gardeners have been transplanting color, sound and movement - so great...