Broadway Flashcards
(29 cards)
Who was Florence Ziegfeld?
Legendary producer
Made himself
Stage spectaculars- Ziegfeld Follies
Describe Ziegfeld girls and shows
Girls were gorgeous, figure, all similar other than hair like rockettes
Spectacular setting and lights, beautiful and artistic
Name the bodybuilder that Ziegfeld out in his shows
Eugene Sandow
Who was George m cohan?
Comedian, peformer
Grew up on stage
Family vaudeville act
What is a vaudeville show
Individual acts, everyone has a chance
Like a talent show
Where is the statue of Cohan?
NYC
Who is Bert Williams?
Black comedian
Began in minstrel shows
What is a minstrel show?
Whites pretend to be black, paint themselves
Few blacks got to broadway
What was the first black musical to open on broadway?
In Dahomey
What dance did Bert Willis popularize?
The cake walk
Who was Irving Berlin?
Song writer
Ragtime
Sold music to follies
Huge family grew up poor
What is Tin Pan Alley
A block where all song publishers writers set up shop to test out music and work
Who was fanny Brice?
Young comedian
Signed by Ziegfeld
Not as beautiful as regular Ziegfeld girls
There was a rivalry between what 2 theater owners?
The Schubert brothers and Klaw & Erlanger
What theater did Klaw and Erlanger own? Who performed there?
The New Amsterdam theater and Ziegfeld made it his home
How did broadway change when WW1 started?
More patriotic military theme
Less around the world comedy
What was the red summer of 1919?
When workers wen on strike, strike ended when they got pay for rehearsals and costumes.
What musical was based on Ferber novel and composer keen and writer Hammerstein?
Showboat
Complex political plot
Was originally sad
How did prohibition affect broadway?
Enhances freedom
Time of liberated sensibilities
Speakeasies and alcohol
Describe the rapid change in American women
Short hair, shirt skirt, open backs, no hips, drinking and smoking
(Flappers)
Who was Marilyn miller?
Jazz age Cinderella
Who was al Jolson
Biggest star from minstrel shows
Who were the Marx brothers
Popular family vaudeville act, known for stage and film performers
When did Shuffle along debut and why was it important?
1921
Introduced romantic quality for for black performers never seen before
