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The wizard of Oz

Title
The wizard of Oz: scrapbooks, 1902-1904.
Author
Walsh, Townsend

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Vol. 3 - 1902-1903Archival mixSupervised use MWEZ+ n.c. 4543CPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Vol. 2 - 1903-1904Archival mixRestricted use MWEZ+ n.c. 4543BPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Vol. 1 - 1902-1903Archival mixRestricted use MWEZ+ n.c. 4543APerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Vols. 1-2Archival mixUse in library *ZC-539Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

Details

Description
  • 3 volumes.
  • 1 microfilm reel.
Subject
  • Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919. Wizard of Oz > Stage adaptations
  • Hamlin, Frederick R
  • Laughlin, Anna, 1885-1937
  • Montgomery, David Craig, 1870-1917
  • Stone, Fred, 1873-1959
  • Grand Opera House (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Majestic Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
  • Theater > Illinois > Chicago
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
Note
  • Forms part of the Townsend Walsh collection.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Patrons must use scrapbooks available on microfilm (Volumes 1 and 2 only)
Source (note)
  • Townsend Walsh estate
Biography (note)
  • Townsend Walsh (1872-1941) worked as a press agent for various theatrical companies beginning in 1898. He was also a drama critic, playwright, collector, theater and circus historian, and sometime actor.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MWEZ+ n.c. 4543A-C
OCLC
NYPW98-A221
Author
Walsh, Townsend.
Title
The wizard of Oz: scrapbooks, 1902-1904.
Summary
Scrapbooks, predominately clippings, also programs and ephemera, documents a musical production of THE WIZARD OF OZ presented by Frederick R. Hamlin, staged by Julian Mitchell, with book and lyrics by L. Frank Baum and music by Paul Tietjens. The extravaganza, starring Anna Laughlin, Fred A. Stone and David C. Montgomery, played at the Grand Opera House in Chicago in the summer of 1902, then toured various cities including Memphis, St. Louis and Toronto, before serving as the opening production of the new Majestic Theatre in New York City in January 1903.
Additional Formats
Patrons must use scrapbooks available on microfilm (Volumes 1 and 2 only) : The Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; call number *ZC-539.
Biography
Townsend Walsh (1872-1941) worked as a press agent for various theatrical companies beginning in 1898. He was also a drama critic, playwright, collector, theater and circus historian, and sometime actor.
Research Call Number
MWEZ+ n.c. 4543A-C
*ZC-539
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