Frank M. Stammers

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Frank M. Stammers (died June 27, 1921 in New York City) was a theatre director, choreographer, playwright, lyricist, and actor who directed L. Frank Baum and Louis F. Gottschalk's The Tik-Tok Man of Oz for producer Oliver Morosco in 1913 in Los Angeles and on tour.

He is also noted for his role as Dave Kinney in by , and in October 1903 he appeared in Morris and 's adaptation of Hallie Erminie Rives's novel, in the role of Philip Frenau.^[1] He also wrote the book and lyrics as well as directed the Harold Orlob musical comedy about mermaids, , which played on Broadway in 1919. Other Broadway directing credits include See My Lawyer by Max Marcin (1915), by William Schroeder (music), Rida Johnson Young and (book and lyrics); (1917), and [Book by and ; Lyrics by , Harry Clarke and ; Music by Manuel Klein (who was originally attached to Tik-Tok Man)] (1921).

With , he choreographed Morosco's Broadway production, (book by Morosco and Elmer Blaney Harris, music by Earl Carroll) (1917).

He was theatrical director at Delmar Garden in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1910.^[2]

Stammers died of typhoid pneumonia at Roosevelt Hospital and was buried at his summer home in North Brookfield.^[3]

External links[]

• Frank M. Stammers at the Internet Broadway Database
• Frank M. Stammers at the Internet Broadway Database

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