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#1

off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/27/04 at 9:26pm

This really doesn't fit into any specific "Wicked" thread, but I feel the need to share it anyway.

I was in Washington, DC for the last 3 days and I visited the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Highlight of the trip? Seeing Dorothy's original ruby slippers on display :) So cool. An interesting fact written on the display was that there were a few pairs made for the movie, and the ones on display were used in the yellow brick road scenes because the bottoms were covered in felt so they would muffle the noise of Dorothy's dancing.

It also said they were originally supposed to be silver, but technicolor had just come about so the production team wanted a bright color. (ooh here's something related to theatre!) --> In "The Wiz", I believe the slippers are silver, correct?

Just thought I'd share...:)

#2

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/27/04 at 9:27pm

i saw them too when i went to d.c.! i was like 'I WANT THEM!!' lol.

"People asking questions, lost in confusion. Well I tell them there's no problems, only solutions." ~The one and only John Lennon

#3

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/27/04 at 9:50pm

ya know, everytime i went, the shoes were taken out to be a part of a touring museum... EVERYTIME... and i'd miss them by like, a week. i was very upset.

::bust a move::

#4

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:01pm

I've seen them a couple of times...I live pretty close so I go to D.C. with friends sometimes

You aren't feeling overwhelmed are you?

#5

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:08pm

whoa that's a lot of money.

"People asking questions, lost in confusion. Well I tell them there's no problems, only solutions." ~The one and only John Lennon

#6

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:32pm

I saw them a couple of times down in DC.

"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611

#7

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:48pm

i want them!!

#8

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/27/04 at 11:31pm

I do believe, if my memory serves me correctly, that the most expensive piece of movie memorbilia is Clark Gable's Gone With the Wind script, but the ruby slippers may have topped it. I'm too lazy to look it up.

#9

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:00am

I realized when I saw them ratty old shoes a few weeks ago why DC is such a gay city. We all congregate here (whether we know it or not) because the shoes of Judy live here, too.

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#10

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:03am

and there is NOTHING wrong with that

I love Judy. And her shoes.

#11

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:05am

They sell little girl shoes that look just like ruby slippers at Target, and I'm sad that I'm too big to fit into them now.

"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."

#12

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:06am

I hope you're a female, NameinLights!

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#13

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:17am

I hope I am too! No I am, no need to be alarmed!

"The stage is where I live and come alive and act out all the things that go on in my life. It's not just what I do for a living, it's my shrink and my love affair. No one in my life has ever or ever will kiss me on the mouth like this lover called my relationship with my performance."

#14

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:39am

my mom got me a pair of sequined red heels in New Orleans since I don't fit in the little girl ones anymore, so don't worry MyNameInLights! There's hope for you yet.

It is also a dream of mine to own a pair one day. I think there are like 8 or something out there. I believe Disney owns one.

#15

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:41am

There are 3 pairs. And I think it's disgusting when "People" own things like that. Those are things that belong in museums for people to see.

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#16

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:48am

My friend Zel bought a pair of glass slippers once.
I mean, I think they're actually vinyl and lucite, but the'yre clear and super cool.
They hurt a lot, but it's worth it for cool shoes, right?

And Matt_G, I totally agree with that.

I starred in a short film called Magnetic Personality. Check it out!

#17

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:52am

I didn't say I wouldn't leave them in a museum for everyone's enjoyment. I would just love to be the person who officially owns them. I've adored Thw Wizard of Oz since I was a little girl, and it's always been a dream of mine. It's not like I'd keep them in a safe in my apt or anything! Don't worry Matt .... I'll let you come try them on!

#18

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 9:29am

The slippers in The Wiz were silver. Just like the ones in the original book.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#19

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 9:30am

hehe I have my slippers from when I did the show.
I've done the show a few times so they've fallen apart.
But don't mess with red sequins on a string and a glue gun!!!

#20

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 9:33am

You should read the book "The Search For The Ruby Slippers". It's all about the 1970 MGM auction, the history of the shoes, how many pairs were made, the guy that led the great Hollywood costume raid (stealing classic costumes because they were being trashed by the studios), etc. Full of intrigue and dish and general fun stuff.

#21

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:24am

another interesting fact, teh coat that Professor marvel wore in the film actualy belonged to Frank Baum and it wasn't discovered until filming began....

#22

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:30am

Honey you don't want me trying on those shoes. My feet are enormous. They would rip them to pieces and than I would have every queen in the world coming after me wanting blood.

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#23

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:31am

hmmmm... enormous feet......

those shoes are tiny

#24

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:32am

I would feel like one of the step sisters.

"Noah, someday we'll talk again. But there's things we'll never say. That sorrow deep inside you. It inside me, too. And it never go away. You be okay. You'll learn how to lose things..."

#25

re: off topic, ruby slippers

Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:48am

You could always take the stepsisters' solution.

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