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The Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, As Sung by Fred Stone. Music Supplement of Hearst’s Chicago American, February 1, 1903, Pp. 5-8. 10¾x13¾". 3pp. of music and lyrics + pictorial cover. Later printing, first copyrighted by Witmark in 1902, though the striking cover illustration, by an unknown artist (Brody?) appears to be unique to this newspaper printing.

Two years after publication of Baum’s famous book, it was adapted for a musical extravaganza which premiered in Chicago in 1902 and moved to Broadway the following year, when this sheet music was published by Hearst’s Chicago newspaper. Long after the music was forgotten by New York audiences who attended one of the 300 Broadway performances, it was remembered and studied in Hollywood by the MGM creators of the 1939 classic film.