Ziegfeld Follies By Emile Brunel Studio/ Henry Graff, hand colored original photograph. “Sally” was a sensation with the effervescent Marilyn Miller in the title role of a waif who becomes a Follies star. Sally danced in the New Amsterdam Theater sprinkled with the box office fairy dust of Florenz Ziegfeld, then at the height of his commercial prowess as "The Great Glorifier." Opening on December 21, 1920, and running for 570 performances, “Sally” marked Ziegfeld's first great book musical; a crown jewel upon thirteen dazzling editions of his Follies. In terms of box office intake, “Sally” was "the biggest Broadway musical hit up to its time," grossing over five million dollars. #Sally1920 #MarilynMiller #ZiegfeldGirls #PaulineSchaefer #FricPic #HenryGraff

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