- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Introduction
-
Part 1 Anna and Flo … and Lillian, 1867–1913 -
1 The Showman, the Strongman, and the Girl with the Eyes -
2 Gloomy Gus and the Petit Bourgeois -
3 “It’s Delightful to Be Married” -
4 A Maelstrom of Mirth -
5 Entrances and Exits -
6 The Girl at the Top of the Stairs -
Part 2 Billie and Flo … and Marilyn, 1914–1923 -
7 Taming an Incorrigible Bounder -
8 Lively Productions -
9 The Past Becomes Ashes -
10 The Ziegfelds’ Xanadu -
11 The Greatest Victory Party America Has Ever Known -
12 Dear Old Zieggy and Company -
13 A New Normalcy -
14 The End of the Glory Days -
Part 3 The Darkest Hour of Success, 1923–1932 -
15 Little Boy Blue -
16 Vacations from Reality -
17 A Shot in the Arm -
18 Splendor and Intelligence -
19 Ziegfeld Laughs … and Cries -
20 “I Can’t Do This Anymore” -
21 Going Home -
Part 4 The Legacy of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., 1932– -
22 Going Hollywood -
23 His Shows Must Go On -
24 Beauty Slain - Epilogue
-
Appendix Shows Produced and Coproduced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. - Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Plates
- Screen Classics
The Girl at the Top of the Stairs
The Girl at the Top of the Stairs
- Chapter:
- (p.115) 6 The Girl at the Top of the Stairs
- Source:
- Ziegfeld and His Follies
- Author(s):
Cynthia Brideson
Sara Brideson
- Publisher:
- University Press of Kentucky
The 1912–1913 theater season marks a new chapter in Ziegfeld’s life, both professionally and personally. First, the Follies move to their permanent home at the prestigious New Amsterdam Theatre. The shows are becoming increasingly modern, showcasing the latest dance trends and even setting some of them. Ziegfeld’s personal life reaches its lowest ebb when he becomes embroiled in two fights with Lorraine’s other beaux. Lorraine leaves Ziegfeld’s employ, and their relationship is never again a romantic one. The upturn in Ziegfeld’s personal life occurs when he meets Broadway star Billie Burke. Drawing from Burke’s memoirs, newspaper articles, and daughter Patricia Ziegfeld’s memoir, the chapter details Burke’s history, her rise from London music halls to the Broadway stage, and her immediate infatuation with Ziegfeld. Ziegfeld sees Billie as his new ideal: a girl who combines modernity with old-fashioned charm. This is precisely the combination Ziegfeld wants to use in his shows, and Burke inspires him to continue honing his Follies.
Keywords: Billie Burke, Lillian Lorraine, New Amsterdam Theatre
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Introduction
-
Part 1 Anna and Flo … and Lillian, 1867–1913 -
1 The Showman, the Strongman, and the Girl with the Eyes -
2 Gloomy Gus and the Petit Bourgeois -
3 “It’s Delightful to Be Married” -
4 A Maelstrom of Mirth -
5 Entrances and Exits -
6 The Girl at the Top of the Stairs -
Part 2 Billie and Flo … and Marilyn, 1914–1923 -
7 Taming an Incorrigible Bounder -
8 Lively Productions -
9 The Past Becomes Ashes -
10 The Ziegfelds’ Xanadu -
11 The Greatest Victory Party America Has Ever Known -
12 Dear Old Zieggy and Company -
13 A New Normalcy -
14 The End of the Glory Days -
Part 3 The Darkest Hour of Success, 1923–1932 -
15 Little Boy Blue -
16 Vacations from Reality -
17 A Shot in the Arm -
18 Splendor and Intelligence -
19 Ziegfeld Laughs … and Cries -
20 “I Can’t Do This Anymore” -
21 Going Home -
Part 4 The Legacy of Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., 1932– -
22 Going Hollywood -
23 His Shows Must Go On -
24 Beauty Slain - Epilogue
-
Appendix Shows Produced and Coproduced by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. - Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Plates
- Screen Classics