TheatreHistory.com
Theatre History: American Musical Theatre: An Introduction
A commercial website that provides a solid history of American musical theatre. Includes summaries of many musicals through history. Focus is on shows before 1960.
Musicals 101
Musicals 101: History of the Musical Stage: Ziegfeld Follies
This article gives a history of the Ziegfeld Follies, with information on its creator Florenz Ziegfield, its origin, and the performers. The site also includes thumbnails of pictures of the Follies.
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: February 13: Victor Herbert/ascap
This is an article discussing the founding of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). It gives a detailed overview of it's first director, Victor Herbert.
Musicals 101
Musicals101: History of the Stage Musical 1910 1920
From Jerome Kern's Americanized shows to the Ziegfeld Follies, the stages saw a whole new type of musical from 1910-1920.
Musicals 101
Musicals 101: Florenz Ziegfeld
This site from Musicals 101 provides great biographical information on Florenz Ziegfeld. The text is in-depth with pictures included, and covers not only Ziegfeld's life, but also Anna Held, and the birth of Ziegeld's Follies.
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Billy Bishop Goes to War
This gives an history and synopsis of one of the most famous Canadian musicals ever produced.
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Scotland.com
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.