Oz Before the Rainbow

Oz Before the Rainbow PDF Author: Mark Evan Swartz
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801864773
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 640

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Book Description
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.