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US
/ˈzɪɡfɛɫd/
]
NOUN
- United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932)
How To Use Ziegfeld In A Sentence
- The show had well passed its sell by date (it pre-dated Showboat on Broadway, where it opened the Ziegfeld Theatre).
- From his creation of the Follies that bore his name and reflected his twin passions for female pulchritude and spectacular stagecraft to his swan song as producer of the first great modern musical, Show Boat, Ziegfeld transformed burlesque into a new kind of American musical theater. Cover to Cover
- From his creation of the Follies that bore his name and reflected his twin passions for female pulchritude and spectacular stagecraft to his swan song as producer of the first great modern musical, Show Boat, Ziegfeld transformed burlesque into a new kind of American musical theater. Cover to Cover
- They did, after all, drop their hosts from the rafters like Ziegfeld showgirls, while draping the proscenium in tinsel lights and the stage in drapes. Oscar show had its smart moments, just not enough
- When the U.S. entered the Great War, Ziegfeld, now married to the beautiful actress Billie Burke, decked his chorines out in military uniforms - except for one who bared a breast, impersonating Liberty as shown in various paintings.
- After producing a few so-so musicals, Ziegfeld had a brief marriage to singer Anna Held.