ANNA HELD AND THE BIRTH OF ZIEGFELD’ S BROADWAY

Book ID/图书代码： 13012015B78235

English Summary/英文概要： " Anna Held (1870?-1918), a petite woman with an hourglass figure, was America’s most popular musical comedy star during the two decades preceding World War I. In the colorful world of New York theater during La Belle époque, she epitomized everything that was glamorous, sophisticated, and suggestive about turn-of-the-century Broadway. Overcoming an impoverished life as an orphan to become a music-hall star in Paris, Held rocketed to fame in America. From 1896 to 1910, she starred in hit after hit and quickly replaced Lillian Russell as the darling of the theatrical world. The first wife of legendary producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Held was the brains and inspiration behind his Follies and shared his knack for publicity. Together, they brought the Paris scene to New York, complete with lavish costumes and sets and a chorus of stunningly beautiful women, dubbed ""The Anna Held Girls."" While Held was known for a champagne giggle as well as for her million-dollar bank account, there was a darker side to her life. She concealed her Jewish background and her daughter from a previous marriage. She suffered through her two husbands’ gambling problems and Ziegfeld’s blatant affairs with showgirls. With the outbreak of fighting in Europe, Held returned to France to support the war effort. She entertained troops and delivered medical supplies, and she was once briefly captured by the German army. Anna Held and the Birth of Ziegfeld’s Broadway reveals one of the most remarkable women in the history of theatrical entertainment. With access to previously unseen family records and photographs, Eve Golden has uncovered the details of an extraordinary woman in the vibrant world of 1900s New York.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 安娜•赫尔德（1870？-1918）是一位拥有沙漏型身材的娇小女人，是一战前20年美国最知名的音乐剧喜剧演员。在世纪初期缤纷的纽约剧院里，安娜几乎浓缩了百老汇舞台上所有光亮、复杂、梦幻的事物。安娜曾是个生活困苦的孤儿，后来在巴黎成为了一位音乐剧演员，到了美国发展后更是迅速蹿红。1896年到1910年间，她接连主演了许多音乐剧，并代替莉莉安•罗瑟尔成为了戏剧世界的新宠。安娜后来成为了传奇制片人费洛伦兹•齐格菲尔德的第一任妻子，她总是给予丈夫许多智慧和灵感，并分享了他的公众影响力。他们一起将巴黎的音乐剧，奢华的服装和背景还有被戏称为“安娜•赫尔德的女孩”的音乐剧女演员带入了纽约。安娜喝香槟的时候喜欢咯咯发笑，她的银行账户里有几百万美元，这些事都为人熟知，但人们不知道安娜的生活中也有阴暗的一面。她隐瞒了自己的犹太人身份以及前一段婚姻中的女儿，两任丈夫都沉迷赌博，齐格菲尔德与剧团中的歌舞女纠缠不清等事情都困扰着她。欧洲战争爆发后，赫尔德回到了法国支援战争。她为军队表演并分发医疗资源，还曾被德国军队抓获。《安娜•赫尔德和齐格菲尔德百老汇的诞生》揭秘了戏剧历史上最杰出女性的一生。配以从未面世的家庭纪录和照片，夏娃•戈登将带领读者认识这位纽约上世纪初最非凡的女性。（XAT）

Awards/获奖情况：夏娃•戈登是一位记者和传记作家（《白金女孩：珍•哈路的生活和传奇》；《荡妇：达•巴拉的兴衰》作者）通过一位杰出女性的一生来描绘西方历史中最动荡的一段历史。安娜•赫尔德(1870?-1918)，齐格菲尔德的智囊团和灵感缪斯，隐瞒她的犹太身份，离开华沙，跻身美国最知名的音乐剧喜剧演员，后又成为了一战中的女英雄。但是，这本书很难用来作研究之用，因为戈登想要将历史和个人切割开来。但是，阅读这本书还是个愉快的过程。推荐给喜欢喜剧历史和传记的读者。——劳拉•A•埃瓦尔德，默里州立大学

Journalist/biographer Golden (Platinum Girl: The Life and Legends of Jean Harlow; Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara) presents a fascinating look at a dynamic period in Western history through the life of one extraordinary woman. Anna Held (1870?-1918), "the brains and inspiration" behind Ziegfeld’s Follies, is followed from her Jewish roots in prepogrom Warsaw, through her years as one of the most popular musical comedy stars in America, and on to her life as a World War I heroine. An exhaustive researcher, Golden offers an attention to detail that is remarkable. However, this would be a difficult book to use for research, as Golden tends to go off on tangents about historical events and individuals. Still, it is an enjoyable read, with generous use of quotes and conversations--all taken directly from published interviews, autobiographies, or private correspondence--adding life to the narrative. Recommended for theater history and biography collections.-Laura A. Ewald, Murray State Univ. Lib., KY Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author/作者介绍： 我曾在杂志出版社工作20多年（作品包括《线上电影》中的《底部架子》），现在在纽约做照片档案师。我现在正在构思另外几本书的写作流程。

After 20-some years in magazine publishing (including a stint writing "The Bottom Shelf" for Movieline, and as copy chief at More), I now work as a photo archivist in New York. I have several new book ideas on the back and front burners, and a proposal currently making the rounds.

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