Original Listing Description

eBay This is a rare September 12th, 1904 program (playbill) from the Post-Broadway engagement of the L. FRANK BAUM, PAUL TIETJENS and A. BALDWIN SLOANE musical extravaganza "THE WIZARD OF OZ" at the Boston Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. (The production opened January 20th, 1903 at the Majestic Theatre in New York City and ran for 293 performances before going on the road.) ..... The musical starred ANNA LAUGHLIN as "Dorothy Gale, a Kansas girl, the victim of a cyclone", FRED A. STONE as the "Scarecrow, looking for brains", ARTHUR HILL as the "Cowardly Lion", DAVID C. MONTGOMERY as the "Tin Woodman, in search of a heart", LOTTA FAUST as "Tryxie Tryfle, prospective Queen of the Emerald City", CHARLES SWAINE as "Oz, the Wonderful Wizard, ... Ruler of Emerald City", ELLA GILROY as the "Witch of the North", ALBERTINA BENSON as "Sir Dashemoff Daily, Poet Laureate" and JOSEPH SCHRODE as "Dorothy's playmate, Imogene, the Cow" and the cast included JOSEPHINE CLAYTON, GEORGIA BARON, EMILY FULTON, SADIE EMMONS, LOLA GORDON, LILLIAN DEVERE, STUBBY AINSCOE, LITA SHAW, ALLENE CRATER, MAXWELL SARGENT, CHARLES E. MITCHELL, HAROLD P. MOREY, MARIE MATHEY, MABEL POWELL, ALICE AINSCOE, CHARLES HOSKINS, IRVING CHRISTIAN, H. DEVLIN, GEORGE YOUNG, S. VAN BIBBER and W. C. VAN BRUNT ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by L. FRANK BAUM; Music by PAUL TIETJENS and A. BALDWIN SLOANE; Sets designed by WALTER W. BURRIDGE; Costumes designed by CAROLYNE SIEDEL and WILLIAM WALLACE DENSLOW; Entire Production Arranged and Staged by JULIAN MITCHELL; Produced by FRED R. HAMLIN .... DETAILS: The 20 page program measures 5 1/8" X 8" inches, is printed on a newsprint stock and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and wonderful vintage advertising, but no cast photos or bios ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) The seam is split from the bottom edge to the top staple. Otherwise, with the exception of minor edge wear, this program is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.

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