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- "As Thousands Cheer," October 15, 1934 - <body><i>As Thousands Cheer</i> was a 1933 Broadway musical revue. Every sketch or song in the show is framed as "a newspaper column" and comments on Depression-Era popular culture. The musical was a star vehicle for singer and actress Ethel Waters-- the first Black American to receive equal billing with white co-stars in Broadway history. </body>
- October 15, 1934
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"As Thousands Cheer," October 15, 1934
As Thousands Cheer was a 1933 Broadway musical revue. Every sketch or song in the show is framed as "a newspaper column" and comments on Depression-Era popular culture. The musical was a star vehicle for singer and actress Ethel Waters-- the first Black American to receive equal billing with white co-stars in Broadway history. - "Follies of 1909" - <body>A typical <i>Follies</i> revue featured a variety of performances from comedy sketches to dancing chorus girls similar to the famed Parisian Folies-Bergère cabaret. Each year producer Florenz Ziegfeld updated the show’s roster of performers. Ziegfeld produced the show annually from 1907 until 1931, and many of its stars became household names. </body>
- August 09, 1909
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"Follies of 1909"
A typical Follies revue featured a variety of performances from comedy sketches to dancing chorus girls similar to the famed Parisian Folies-Bergère cabaret. Each year producer Florenz Ziegfeld updated the show’s roster of performers. Ziegfeld produced the show annually from 1907 until 1931, and many of its stars became household names.