Specific term required. A theatre named for these events premiered Rio Rita. Lillian Lorraine introduced “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” at one of these events, which borrowed “Ballin’ the Jack” from their “Darktown” version after being integrated by Bert Williams. The four arguing leads and their younger ghosts are transported to “Loveland” in a musical titled for these events, in which Carlotta recalls “Plush velvet sometimes, sometimes just pretzels and beer” in an homage to Harold Arlen. Fanny Brice is a comic bride at one of these events in “His Love Makes Me Beautiful” from Funny Girl. Irving Berlin’s “A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody” was a theme song for these events, whose fictional Weismann version reunites in a Stephen Sondheim musical featuring pastiches like “I’m Still Here.” For 10 points, name these vaudeville-era revues starring showgirls and helmed by Florenz Ziegfeld. ■END■
ANSWER: follies [or folly; accept Ziegfeld Follies or Weissman Follies or Darktown Follies; accept Ziegfeld Theatre until “Ziegfeld” is read; prompt on revues, musicals, variety shows, vaudeville, comedy acts, extravaganzas, or entertainment; reject “minstrel shows” or “music hall”]
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