The Great American Revue: - New York Public Library
The Great American Revue: - New York Public Library
The Great American Revue: - New York Public Library
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6<br />
<strong>The</strong> revues series (chronologically by first edition)<br />
Group i: who has the power?<br />
Hammerstein Roof Garden shows<br />
(1902 – 1908)<br />
Focus: Imitation as a performance specialty<br />
Ziegfeld Follies (1907-1925, 1927,<br />
1931, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1957)<br />
Focus: Establishing the structure of revues<br />
by bringing illustrators’ images to life<br />
Passing Shows<br />
(Shubert Brothers, 1912 – 1924)<br />
Focus: Integrating dance specialities with<br />
real life references to Suffrage, local politics,<br />
and biblical epics<br />
Hippodrome revues (1912 – 1920)<br />
Focus: Developing a house image with<br />
multiple designers<br />
Ziegfeld Frolics and Midnight<br />
Frolics (1915 – 1916, 1918-1921, 1929)<br />
Focus: Audience participation in small<br />
revues in roof gardens<br />
<strong>The</strong> Dolly Sisters in their tandem dance specialty in the<br />
Ziegfeld Follies of 1915. Photograph by White Studio.
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