Florenz Ziegfield produced his first of these extravaganzas in 1907 & would continue them for the next 24 years
[DOC] [TLE] Richard Skipper Celebrates...: The Cinematic Florenz Ziegfeld [PAR] Sep 24, 2011 ... His father, Florenz Ziegfeld, Sr., was a German immigrant whose father was the 
.... sense of style  a mere hint of what he would do in years to come.