- Creator
- Walsh, Townsend
- Call number
- MWEZ +nc 4543
- Physical description
- 1 volume; 1 microfilm reel
- Preferred Citation
- The wizard of Oz: scrapbook;, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
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. Scrapbook, 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.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Scrapbook of clippings: Transfer from Rare Books & Manuscripts, 42nd St, Townsend Walsh estate, 1945Using the collection
Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Alternative form available
Scrapbook is also available on microfilm: The Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; call number *ZC-539