Nora Bayes
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Nora Bayes was an American singer and vaudeville performer who was popular internationally between the 1900s and 1920s. She is credited with co-writing the song "Shine On, Harvest Moon" and performed
Nora Bayes Hat Bain
Nora Bayes with Columbia.
Nora Bayes (Left) with Peter Oxley Bayes (Middle), and Lea Nora Bayes (Right), aboard the S.S. Leviathan, 1924
Nora Bayes on the cover of Over There.
Ziegfeld Follies
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The Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate theatrical revue productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 to 1931, with revivals in 1934, 1936, 1943, and 1957. They became a radio program in
Nora Bayes
…1907, and soon afterwards she was approached by impresario Florenz Ziegfeld to star in a new theatre show, The Follies of 1907. The show, soon retitled The Ziegfeld Follies, was a huge success and established Bayes' status, making her one of the highest paid female performers in the world. Ziegfeld contributed to her fame…
Promotional artwork for 1912 Ziegfeld Follies
The New Amsterdam Theatre, New York
Ruth Etting of the Ziegfeld Follies
Mlle. Dazie, 1908