▁of ▁her ▁friend , ▁Dor othy , ▁a ▁bright ▁tal ented ▁young ▁woman ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁car n ival ▁company ; ▁she ▁is ▁discovered ▁by ▁Charlie , ▁who ▁helps ▁her ▁find ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁woman . ▁In ▁New ▁York ▁she ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁a ▁bro ker ▁who ▁is ▁to ▁introduce ▁her ▁to ▁Flor enz ▁Z ieg feld ▁Jr ., ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁might ▁have ▁a ▁chance ▁at ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Z ieg feld ▁Fol lies . ▁The ▁bro ker ▁is ▁thrown ▁off ▁by ▁Dor othy ' s ▁unique ▁style ▁and ▁person ality ▁and ▁does ▁little ▁to ▁refer ▁her ▁to ▁Mr . ▁Z ieg feld . ▁Dor othy ▁takes ▁matters ▁into ▁her ▁own ▁hands ▁and ▁wa its ▁outside ▁Mr . ▁Z ieg feld ' s ▁office ▁and ▁lands ▁the ▁position ▁without ▁any ▁help . ▁ ▁Dor othy ▁mar ries ▁L ester , ▁a ▁sa x oph one ▁player ▁from ▁the ▁Fol lies ; ▁she ▁soon ▁finds ▁that ▁marriage ▁is ▁not ▁everything ▁she ▁wanted ▁it ▁to ▁be ... ▁ ▁Main ▁characters ▁Dor othy ▁— ▁Pro tagon ist , ▁an ▁ecc ent ric ▁young ▁woman ▁with ▁lots ▁of ▁talent , ▁wit ▁and ▁independence . ▁Charlie ▁— ▁Disc over ed ▁Dor othy ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁reform ▁school ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁circ us . ▁Dor othy ' s ▁second ▁husband . ▁Mr . ▁Z ieg feld ▁— ▁The ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁Z ieg feld ▁Fol lies , ▁gives ▁Dor othy ▁a ▁job . ▁L ester ▁—