Will Rogers at the Ziegfeld Follies

by Arthur Frank Wertheim and Will Rogers

Book Overview

Will Rogers and Florenz Ziegfeld are two magic names in show business. Today Rogers is considered America's most beloved humorist, while Ziegfeld is recognized as the most flamboyant impresario in the history of the American musical theatre.

Rogers was one of Ziegfeld's greatest comedy stars, performing in six editions of the Follies from 1916 to 1925. "Ziggy gave me my start," he once said. It was on the Follies stage that he began to joke...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806123575
• ISBN13: 9780806123578
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.8"