(Ziegfeld) Follies of 1907 Theatrical Performance 1907-07-08 Jardin de Paris (New York Theater Roof) The Ziegfeld musical revue in two acts, 13 scenes. Principals directed by Herbert Gresham. chorus directed by Julian Michell; doll numbers and others arranged by Joseph C. Smith; drummer girls instructed by John O'Neill. Opened 8 July 1907 at the Jardin de Paris (atop the New York and Criterion Theatres), moved 26 August 1907 to the Liberty Theatre and closed 7 September 1907 after 70 performances. The first of Ziegfeld's Follies that would soon include the name of its creator, Florenz Ziegfeld, in the title. For a quarter of a century it would be the resplendent jewel of the musical theater scene with a chorus "glorifying the American girl." Featured fifty lovely chorines, the first in the long parade of breathtaking beauties, billed as "Anna Held Girls." (Norton 1907.24). Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Bordman, Gerald: American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. New York: Oxford University Press (1992). Norton Anthology of Drama: Norton Anthology of Drama: Nineteenth Century to the Present (Vol. 2). W.W. Norton & Company (2009). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1544