Selecting multiple playlists

Searching for an answer to my question it seems I'm not the only iTunes user trying to select multiple playlists or multiple folders at once.
I used Doug's iTunes script to create a playlist for each album. Great script by the way!
Now I have several hundred playlists, which I'd like to organise in some categories. I would like to select several playlists to drag and organise them in certain folders.
No such luck. I need to drag one by one.
Does anyone have a solution to select multiple playlists?

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