Oz Before the Rainbow : L. Frank Baum's the Wonderful Wizard of Oz on Stage and Screen to 1939

by Swartz, Mark Evan

ISBN13:
9780801864773
ISBN10:
0801864771
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2000-10-01
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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Summary

Swartz reminds us in that various stage and screen dramatizations of Baum's story preceded and influenced the 1939 film. This richly illustrated book contains many rare photographs, film stills, sketches, theater programs, and movie advertisements from the different productions. Piecing together the Chicago and Broadway stage productions (1902-3) from contemporary reviews, surviving script pages, and published song lyrics, Swartz shows how Baum and his many collaborators worked to transform the book into a popular theatrical attraction -- often requiring significant alterations to the original story.

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction: Off to See the Wizard: L. Frank Baum and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)

(24)

PART 1 The Stage Musical, 1902--1918

(134)

Collaboration and Conflict: The Wizard of Oz Takes Shape

(12)

What Pleases the People: The Script for the Chicago Opening

(21)

``A Flare of Color'': The Chicago Premiere and the Midwest Tour

(39)

``Something New under the Sun'': The New York City Engagement

(33)

The Wizard Deluxe and Redux: The Cross-Country Tours and Beyond

132

(27)

PART 2 The Silent Films, 1908--1925

159

(80)

``A Novel Entertainment'': Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908)

161

(12)

A One-Reel Spectacle: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)

173

(24)

Hollywood High Jinks: The Wizard of Oz (1925), I

197

(23)

A Slapstick Scarecrow: The Wizard of Oz (1925), II

220

(19)

Epilogue: The Wizard of Oz (1939): Its Roots and Repercussions

239

(20)

Notes

259

(18)

Works Cited

277

(6)

Index

283

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