A Parisian Model

A Parisian Model
Anna Held in A Parisian Model
MusicMax Hoffman, Sr.
LyricsHarry B. Smith
BookHarry B. Smith
Productions1906 Broadway
1908 Broadway
The "Roller Skate Ballet" in A Parisian Model

A Parisian Model is a 1906 Edwardian musical comedy with music by Max Hoffman, Sr. to a book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. The story concerns a dressmaker's model who comes into a fortune. It opened on Broadway in 1906, ran with success and toured. It was produced by Frank McKee and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., and starred Anna Held, Ziegfeld's common law wife.[1] Soon after the success of this piece, Ziegfeld would launch his famous series of Ziegfeld Follies revues.

  1. ^ Bordman, Gerald. American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle, p. 266 (2011)