Sammy From the 1903 Musical ExtravaganzaThe Wizard of OzMusic by James O'DeaWords by Edward HutchisonIn Act Two of the 1903 Wizard of Oz King Pastoria and his girlfriend Tryxie Tryfle have a lovers' quarrel. After which Tryxie laments the loss of her previous beau, Sammy, in this hit song from the show.What made this song so popular? Lotta Faust's performance. In the show Tryxie Tryfle is ravenously hungry. While she says she is hungry for food, she is really hungry for something else. Tryxie doesn't want a tart--she is a tart! And she makes it perfectly clear in her song. Tryxie's gimmick was to perform the song, imploringly concentrating on whichever poor man was seated in one particular box-seat. Thttp://www.hungrytigerpress.com/tigertunes/sammy78.mp3his position became known as the "Sammy Box