MONTGOMERY & STONE ( Orig WIZARD OF OZ) 1912 ALL 3 Victors 78 rpm EE+ to E-
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Here we have all three of the recordings made by the legendary Vaudeville/Broadway Musical-Comedy team of MONTGOMERY & STONE - Victor 70033 Travel, Travel Little Star ("from "The Old Town") in E-, Victor 70044 Moriah ( from "The Old Town") in EE+ and Victor 70042 GAY PAREE in E..all recorded in 1911...Montgomery & Stone were the stars of the first production of THE WIZARD OF OZ in 1905..they began their partnership in the mid 1890s!
Versatile performers Fred A. Stone and David C. Montgomery formed a unique twenty-two-year partnership that took them from circuses to Broadway stardom. Acrobat/tightrope walker Stone (1873-1959) from Valmont, Colorado and dancer/contortionist Montgomery (1870-1917) from St. Joseph Missouri gained extraordinary success on vaudeville circuits and Broadway. They were the original portrayers of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman in The Wizard of Oz.
Montgomery and Stone Chicago to New York
Stranded and broke in 1895 when Haverly’s minstrel company folded in New Orleans, Stone and Montgomery entertained in a music hall, performed in a Chicago casino, and were invited to entertain at Miner’s Bowery Theatre in A World of Novelties.
The Girl from Up There at the old Herald Square Theatre was their first musical comedy appearance. Credited by critics as the most significant cast members, they travelled to England with the show after its New York run. While there, they learned that director Julian Mitchell wanted to engage them for his next venture.
The Scarecrow and Tin Woodman in The Wizard of Oz
Loosley based on L. Frank Baum’s book, The Wizard of Oz went into rehearsal with Stone as the Scarecrow and Montgomery in a role that did not allow the usual comedic interaction between the partners. With some urging, Mitchell relented and Dave Montgomery presented the Tin Woodman (Niccolo Chopper) with sensational results. With creaky movements and a broad grin, the comic contortionist appeared as a funny and endearing character. Fred Stone’s hilarious loose-limbed Scarecrow was given additional speaking lines after opening night.
The comics’ hilarious physical specialties and nonsense songs earned them great applause and long-lasting Broadway stardom. They stayed with the show through cross-country tours and return engagements until 1905. Additionally, cast member Allene Crater married Fred Stone, and in their lengthy marriage they raised three daughters who were also performers.
The Red Mill and More Broadway Success
Stone and Montgomery stole the show with their performances as disguise-happy detectives Con Kidder and Kid Connor in Victor Herbert’s operetta The Red Mill which opened September 24, 1906 at New York’s Knickerbocker Theatre.
They continued to amaze with performances in The Old Town, produced by Charles Dillingham which opened at the brand new Globe Theatre January 10, 1910. Critics declared that the show’s success was due to Montgomery and Stone’s performances as stranded circus entertainers.
A 1912 musical fantasy with music by Victor Herbert, The Lady of the Slipper was the season’s most successful production with Montgomery and Stone cavorting with Elsie Janis who played Cinderella. Stone tied himself “into all sorts of dancing knots and twists” and he and his agile partner Montgomery presented more nonsense routines that resembled singing, and mocked the old-time style of dancing.
.......... ................... .. .............. NOTE: Mailing rates have again increased..we will keep our domestic rates the same but international is going up 50 cents for the first record and Canada is now $15 for the firstPLEASE READ OUR GRADING AND SHIPPING INFO BELOW NOTE: Do not pay until you have been invoiced by us! PAYMENTS BY PAYPAL ONLY...PLEASE DO NOT BID WITHOUT A PAYPAL ACCOUNT GOT RECORDS TO SELL OR CONSIGN?? - CHECK OUR HISTORIC MUSIC WEBSITE FOR INFO!!
NOTE: WE GRADE VISUALLY UNLESS THERE IS A DEFECT WHICH REQUIRES US TO PLAY THE RECORD TO PROPERLY GRADE IT ( like a needle dig of bad crack)
- we follow the standard 78 rpm VJM/JJJ grading system:
N- = like new (a 9 1/2 to 10 out of 10!), E+ = a virtually perfect copy with only minor signs of having been played ( a 9 out of 10), E = very slight signs of wear, maybe some minor scuffing and/or light scratches but a very clean copy with little groove wear ( 8 out of 10),E- = slightly above average copy, some groove wear and minor blemishes but a very decent copy ( a 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 out of 10), VG+ = an average copy, signs of use, some groove wear but still a decent copy ( 5-6 out of 10), VG = wear, scuffing, light scratches but a very playable copy ( 4 out of 10), VG- getting scary!...will play but is quite worn ( 3 out of 10), G+ = a playable copy but very very worn ( 2 out of 10), G through G- = in the words of my pal RUSS SHOR " a wall hanger!" P = a hunk of shellac which once might have been a phonograph record!
SHIPPING
our standard domestic shipping method is media mail with a delivery receipt
We use a BRAND NEW strong box, new cardboard packers, peanuts, and labels...we buy this material in large batches and must pay substantial trucking fees to get the material delivered to the rural island we live on. PLUS we pay a packer. MEDIA MAIL FOR ONE 10 or 12 inch 78 is $7.08 for our materials and packing, each additional item is .50 cents...If you prefer, PRIORITY ( with delivery receipt ) is $10 for the first item and $1 for each additional. CANADA is $15 for the first item and $3 for each additional up to 4 pounds. Above 4 lbs we will advise you as to the S&H with your invoice. ...EUROPE / UK & MOST OTHER COUNTRIES is $22.50 for the first disc and $4 for each additional up to 4 lbs ..then we will advise..INSURANCE IS UP TO YOU AND MUST BE CALCULATED BY YOU....if your item is lost or broken in the mail and you DO NOT have insurance we ARE NOT LIABLE to repay you......
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