The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) this piece. It was not mentioned in the original novel, though it is mentioned in "Ozma of Oz" (1907). The main plot of the show, as recounted in newspapers of the time, is Pastoria's attempts to regain the throne from the Wizard of Oz. The original protagonists' search for the Wizard puts them on the wrong side of the law. A young girl named Dorothy Gale lives on the great Kansas prairies with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and little dog, Toto. One day, while she is playing with her pet cow Imogene, a fierce whirlwind appears. Dorothy and Toto
Dorothy Gale tornado in Irving, Kansas, in May 1879 which included the name of a victim, Dorothy Gale, who was "found buried face down in a mud puddle." In Baum's 1902 stage musical adaptation, Dorothy was played by Anna Laughlin. In 1908 L. Frank Baum adapted his early Oz novels as "The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays", with Romola Remus as Dorothy. This was followed by "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", a motion picture short that Otis Turner, one of the directors of "Fairylogue", made without Baum as part of a contract fulfillment. In this 1910 film, Dorothy was played by Bebe Daniels. It