His best remembered show may be The Wizard of Oz (1902). Julian was probably born in New York City, and was the nephew of actress Maggie Mitchell. Julian acted in her company from 1879 to 1882. His education in directing came from Charles Hale Hoyt, for whom he began as a character actor and became a director in 1884. From around the turn of the century he directed and choreographed Weber and Fields shows. In the 1902 Wizard of Oz it was his idea to summon the North Wind to destroy the poppies in The Wizard of Oz (which were not destroyed in the novel). Other productions he directed include Babes in Toyland, Franz Lehár's Eva, Oh! Oh! Delphine, Ziegfeld Follies of 1912, Ziegfeld Follies of 1925, The Blue Kitten at the Selwyn Theatre, and the ensembles of Our Nell at the Bayes Theatre. By the time Mitchell was working with Ziegfeld, he was completely deaf and unable to read music.
Their best remembered show may be The Wizard of Oz (1902) . Jules was probably born in New York City, and was the nibling of actress Maggie Mitchell. Jules acted in her company from 1879 to 1882. Their education in directing came from Charles Hale Hoyt, for whom they began as a character actor and became a director in 1884. From around the turn of the century they directed and choreographed Weber and Fields shows. In the 1902 Wizard of Oz it was their idea to summon the North Wind to destroy the poppies in The Wizard of Oz (which were not destroyed in the novel) . Other productions they directed include Babes in Toyland, Franz Lehár's Eva, Oh! Oh! Delphine, Ziegfeld Follies of 1912, Ziegfeld Follies of 1925, The Blue Kitten at the Selwyn Theatre, and the ensembles of Our Nell at the Bayes Theatre. By the time Mitchell was working with Ziegfeld, they were completely deaf and unable to read music.