![]() ![]() There's a reference to a "young master" that we don't meet in this story, but we do meet that young person's aunt: Aunt Mandeville. He is befriended and cared for by a man in patchwork clothing, not unlike the clothes worn by a scarecrow. Toto is brought to his new home by a loyal servant named Lionel. ![]() It's similar in the Oz books, as Toto finally reveals he can talk in Tik-Tok of Oz. In this story, Toto can talk, but not to humans, just yet. This Frank Leslie's Boys and Girls Weekly #795 story from 1882 that I've shown here is not the first of those, but it is by far the most interesting that I've seen, in connection to Oz. Pretty soon after that, people were writing fiction about dogs named Toto. According to news stories of 1867, there was a "white poodle, of the purest breed, belonging to a Parisian cafe-keeper." This dog's name was Toto, and it was cute and became very famous, for random reasons that cute animals sometimes become famous to this day. Like perhaps a tornado for example, particularly in Kansas.īeyond that, research reveals a more specific "origin moment" for Toto as a dog name in the 19th century. This is essentially an allusion to the dog days of summer - and that sometimes things can happen that startle dogs during those hot, dog days. It has also been theorized that Toto "was likely a reference to prohibitionists (that is, 'teetotalers')", but according to my own research, this too is unlikely.Ī far as I can tell, Toto as a dog name comes to us from Latin phrases regarding Sirius, the Dog Star, and one in particular that went like this: Toto is not a 19th Century Midwestern farm big-dog name, I wouldn't think, though that's obviously subjective. In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Baum did not specifically state Toto's breed, but wrote 'he was a little black dog with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose. And even if it was, as the owner of a midwestern farm that's been in my family since before Baum wrote his tale, I'd note that farm dogs were typically large enough to help you hunt and keep predators from killing your chickens. Toto was the pet and companion of Dorothy Gail, he is a dog and his breed is Cairn terrier. Wizard of Oz histories sometimes say that Toto was a popular dog name of that era, but I see no evidence of that. Toto wizard of oz series#If you've ever watched David Milch's Deadwood, one of the themes of the series is about that notion, particularly as embodied in the storylines surrounding the young girl Sophia. You might make your way over that rainbow, become disappointed that you didn't strike it rich because you didn't get there earlier, quickly decide there's no place like home - and head back East again. And even beyond that, such travelers were in for many hardships. This isn't Kansas anymore, after all, and the native people they encountered along the way obviously didn't agree that such Westward journeys were a matter of Manifest Destiny. history were found.īut travelers making such a journey west might have some difficulties on the frontier along the way. That path makes its way towards the region of the Black Hills in Dakota, a territory where some of the largest gold and silver strikes in U.S. There was a time when such a path took hopeful travelers over the rainbow, and on a journey towards what they hoped would be a literal pot of gold at the end. When you're in Kansas, follow along the path of the Missouri River, then take the branch off onto the Yellowstone River. The Wizard of Oz will be a timeless classic forever, and we can much credit to the talented and unique, Judy Garland.If you map those two things, the rest of it drops into place. In addition, Toto was reportedly paid $125 per week. ![]() “Stephen Cox, author of The Munchkins of Oz, wrote in his 1989 book that in 1938, the Munchkins were paid US $50 per week”, The National Post collected. This discrepancy is significant, but so are some others worth noting. Judy Garland made only $500 a week for her role in The Wizard of Oz, while the film has collected over 25 Million Dollars worldwide since its modest release. Toto wizard of oz movie#The cast of this movie by today’s standards just seemed surprisingly underpaid. Especially when considering that this film is regularly declared an industry-changing work of art. In conclusion, it’s hard to rationalize the pay difference for the legendary Judy Garland compared to her male counterparts. $500 Worth of Work for a 25 Million Dollar Movie The Wizard Of Oz Cast Member’s Weekly Earnings ![]()
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