Famed Broadway name

• United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932)
• Folly-prone impresario?
• "Follies" producer

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in reference to showgirls or stage revues, 1913, from Florenz Ziegfeld (1869-1932), U.S. theatrical producer, who staged annual "follies" from 1907-1931.