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The wizard of Oz
- Title
- The wizard of Oz: scrapbooks, 1902-1904.
- Author
- Walsh, Townsend
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Vol. 3 - 1902-1903 | Archival mix | Supervised use | MWEZ+ n.c. 4543C | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Vol. 2 - 1903-1904 | Archival mix | Restricted use | MWEZ+ n.c. 4543B | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Vol. 1 - 1902-1903 | Archival mix | Restricted use | MWEZ+ n.c. 4543A | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Vols. 1-2 | Archival mix | Use in library | *ZC-539 | Performing 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