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From: Bath Chronicle, The
Date: 20080214
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Since L Frank Baum wrote the first words to his children's novel in 1900 - "Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife" - the story of The Wizard of Oz has become a huge part of western culture.

Hardly anyone won't have heard at least something about the Tin Man, the Scarecrow the Cowardly Lion.

The show was a huge hit in New York in 1903 and then became world famous when Judy Garland starred in the 1939 film version of the story.

In Bath, The Wizard of Oz gets a new airing this month at the Kingswood ...

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