off topic, ruby slippers
off topic, ruby slippers
OhSoWicked
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/04
#0off 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...:)
ponine24601
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/03
#1re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/27/04 at 9:27pmi 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
#2re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/27/04 at 9:50pmya 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::
#3re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:01pmI'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?
ponine24601
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/03
#4re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:08pmwhoa 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
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#5re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/27/04 at 10:32pmI 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
judy_in_disguise
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/31/04
insomniak
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#7re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/27/04 at 11:31pmI 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.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#8re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:00amI 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..."
judy_in_disguise
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/31/04
#9re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:03am
and there is NOTHING wrong with that 
I love Judy. And her shoes.
#10re: 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."
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#11re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:06amI 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..."
#12re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:17amI 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."
shesings
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/14/04
#13re: 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.
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#14re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:41amThere 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..."
#15re: 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!
shesings
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/14/04
#16re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:52amI 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!
#17re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 9:29amThe slippers in The Wiz were silver. Just like the ones in the original book.
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judy_in_disguise
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/31/04
#18re: 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!!!
#19re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 9:33amYou 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.
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#20re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:24amanother interesting fact, teh coat that Professor marvel wore in the film actualy belonged to Frank Baum and it wasn't discovered until filming began....
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#21re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:30amHoney 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..."
broadwayguy2
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/03
#22re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:31am
hmmmm... enormous feet......
those shoes are tiny
Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#23re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:32amI 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..."
Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#24re: off topic, ruby slippers
Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:48amYou could always take the stepsisters' solution.
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