This is a rare piece of sheet music for the song "THE TALE OF A STROLL" introduced by MARION STANLEY in the Post-Broadway tour of the L. FRANK BAUM, PAUL TIETJENS and A. BALDWIN SLOANE musical extravaganza "THE WIZARD OF OZ". (The Original Broadway production opened January 20th, 1903 at the Majestic Theatre in New York City and ran for 293 performances before going on the road.) ..... The musical starred ANNA LAUGHLIN as "Dorothy Gale, a Kansas girl, the victim of a cyclone", FRED A. STONE as the "Scarecrow, looking for brains", ARTHUR HILL as the "Cowardly Lion", DAVID C. MONTGOMERY as the "Tin Woodman, in search of a heart", LOTTA FAUST as "Tryxie Tryfle, prospective Queen of the Emerald City", CHARLES SWAINE as "Oz, the Wonderful Wizard, ... Ruler of Emerald City", ELLA GILROY as the "Witch of the North", ALBERTINA BENSON as "Sir Dashemoff Daily, Poet Laureate" and JOSEPH SCHRODE as "Dorothy's playmate, Imogene, the Cow" and the cast included JOSEPHINE CLAYTON, GEORGIA BARON, MARION STANLEY, EMILY FULTON, SADIE EMMONS, LOLA GORDON, LILLIAN DEVERE, STUBBY AINSCOE, LITA SHAW, ALLENE CRATER, MAXWELL SARGENT, CHARLES E. MITCHELL, HAROLD P. MOREY, MARIE MATHEY, MABEL POWELL, ALICE AINSCOE, CHARLES HOSKINS, IRVING CHRISTIAN, H. DEVLIN, GEORGE YOUNG, S. VAN BIBBER and W. C. VAN BRUNT ..... CREDITS: This Song by GEORGE TOTTEN SMITH and BYRD DOUGHERTY; Book and Lyrics by L. FRANK BAUM; Music by PAUL TIETJENS and A. BALDWIN SLOANE; Sets designed by WALTER W. BURRIDGE; Costumes designed by CAROLYNE SIEDEL and WILLIAM WALLACE DENSLOW; Entire Production Arranged and Staged by JULIAN MITCHELL; Produced by FRED R. HAMLIN ..... DETAILS: The oversized eight page piece of sheet music measures approx. 10 3/4" X 13 3/4" inches and is copyrighted 1905 by Charles K. Harris ..... CONDITION: (Please Note!) There is a 3/4" inch tear in the outside edge, the start of splits at both the top and bottom seam and moderate edge wear. Despite these flaws, this rare piece of sheet music will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.