The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays was an early attempt to bring L. Frank Baum's Oz books to the motion picture screen. It was a mixture of live actors, hand-tinted magic lantern slides, and film. Baum himself would appear as if he were giving a lecture, while he interacted with the characters. Although acclaimed throughout its tour, the show experienced budgetary problems and folded after two months of performances. It opened in Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 24, 1908. It then ran in Orchestra Hall in Chicago on October 1, toured the country and ended its run in New York City. There, it was scheduled to run through December 31, and ads for it continued to run in The New York Times until then, but it reportedly closed on December 16.
The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908)
Directed by Francis Boggs / Otis Turner
Genres - Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Silent Film |
Sub-Genres - Silent Feature, Silent Film |
Release Date - Sep 24, 1908 |
Run Time - 120 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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Actor, Advertisement, Book, Budgetary, Character, Chicago, Conference, Country, Grand Rapids, Lantern, Lyman Frank Baum, Michigan, New York, Orchestra Hall, Oz, Performance, Screen, The New York Times
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