Here is an early program from when the show first started in Chicago. It started at the Grand Opera House. Many of the routines and ideas done in this play would influence the movie in 1939. Although, it was an entirely different type of show and program than what the movie would become. In this program from Chicago you will see the play after its 14th week as a preview. It would as mentioned head to Broadway in January 1903. Once again it was done with the blessings and nod of the author L. Frank Baum. Who incidentally wrote this play. But written to the specifications of the people in charge of the show. Perhaps one of the more rare items from this early show is its original program from Chicago where it started in its premiere. Here you can see it in its earliest form.
You can read much more about this play here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1902_stage_play)
You can read much more about this play here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1902_stage_play)
