Montgomery as the Tin Woodman (who is called Niccolo Chopper in the musical he had no name in the original book, but would be called Nick Chopper in the sequels).
It starred Anna Laughlin as Dorothy Gale, Fred Stone as the Scarecrow and David C. The show premiered at the Chicago Grand Opera House on Jand later moved to the Majestic Theatre on Broadway on January 21, 1903, where it ran for 293 performances until December 31, 1904, followed by travelling tours of the original cast.