| 单词 | ziegfeld follies |
| 释义 | > as lemmasZiegfeld Follies 6. In plural. A theatrical revue with glamorous female performers. Also: the showgirls in such a revue. Frequently in the titles of such revues as Ziegfeld Follies (see Ziegfeld n.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > [noun] > revue passing show1715 revue1840 follies1874 review1897 revusical1915 Living Newspaper1925 Revudeville1932 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > variety, etc. > performers in variety, etc. > [noun] > chorus-girl monkey1871 follies1874 Gaiety girl1886 chorus-girl1894 pony1908 chorine1922 Ziegfeld girl1932 les girls1936 terp1937 1874 Punch 3 Oct. 141/2 Miss Thompson and her troupe may achieve during their short season in London such a success as may revive the drooping fortunes of these quasi Opéra-Bouffes, musical follies, or whatever may be their ambiguous description. 1878 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 21 Dec. 3/3 Standard and Broadway: Operatic plays, musical burlesques, follies, comic opera, etc. 1919 F. Hurst Humoresque 300 The Moncrieff Follies—twenty-four of them, not counting two specialty acts and a pair of whistling Pierrots—burst forth into frolic. 1957 ‘Gypsy Rose Lee’ Gypsy xxxiv. 309 Julie Bryan, my understudy in the Follies (less experienced than the maid), went to work as featured strip teaser for the Minskys. 1965 P. Ziegfeld Ziegfelds' Girl ii. 43 The first Ziegfeld Follies opened at the Apollo Theater in Atlantic City and came to New York in July of 1907. 2014 A. F. Wertheim W. C. Fields Epil. 227 Ziegfeld's belief that beautiful showgirls were the key to the Follies' success. < as lemmas |
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