[Wizard of Oz] Baum, L. Frank. (1856 - 1919)
The Wizard of Oz, Songs Sung in Hamlin and Mitchell’s Musical Extravaganza
New York: Witmark & Sons. [1904]. First edition. Songbook score with lyrics. 16 pp. 4to. The back cover has a full cast and scene list. Dorothy is played by Netta Vetta, whose playmate is a cow named Imogene. Illustrated wrapper edges nicked, spine separation repaired from within with archival tape, vertical crease throughout, vintage flag stickers adhered to cover. In unfortunate condition, but very rare. We located only 2 copies appearing at auction since 1978.Two years after Wizard's original publication, Baum and Denslow teamed up with composer Paul Tietjens and director Julian Mitchell to produce a musical stage version of the book under Fred R. Hamlin. This stage version, the first to use the shortened title "The Wizard of Oz" differed quite a bit from the book, and was aimed primarily at adults. Toto was replaced with Imogene the Cow, and Tryxie Tryfle, a waitress, and Pastoria, a streetcar operator, were added as fellow cyclone victims. The Wicked Witch of the West was eliminated entirely in the script, and the plot became about how the four friends, being allied with the usurping Wizard, were hunted as traitors to Pastoria II, the rightful King of Oz. It is unclear how much control or influence Baum had on the script (8039)
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