Anna Held and the Birth of Ziegfeld's Broadway

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flnna flgld and the Birth of Ziegfeld's Broadway flrma flg;ld and the birth of ZIEGFELD'S BROADWAY 6ve Golden THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Publication of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Copyright © 2000 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine College, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Club Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Saks Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 04 03 02 01 00 1 2 3 4 5 Frontispiece: Anna Held in her biggest hit, Miss Innocence (1908). Culver Pictures. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Golden, Eve. Anna Held and the birth of Ziegfeld s Broadway / Eve Golden. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8I3I-2I53-I (cloth : alk. paper) I. Held, Anna, I 8 7 7 M 9 I 8 . 2. Entertainers—United States—Biography. 3. Entertainers—France—Biography. 4. Ziegfeld, Flo, 1869-1932.1. Title. PN2287.H42 G65 2000 791'.092—dc2I [B] 99-047298 This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. @® Manufactured in the United States of America To David Blazak The Brightest of the Bright Young Things ...