Ziegfeld, Florenz with actors Jack Donahue and Marilyn Miller, composer George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg

Florenz Ziegfeld with actors Jack Donahue and Marilyn Miller, composer George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg

From left: actors Jack Donahue and Marilyn Miller (1898–1936); composers George Gershwin (1888 – 1937), playing piano, and Sigmund Romberg; and producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1869–1932) gather for a rehearsal of the musical Rosalie.