Vol. 46, no. 2 (Autumn 2002)
| Editor-in-Chief | Atticus Gannaway |
| Production Editor | Adele Robey |
| Bibliography Editors | Peter E. Hanff, Patrick Maund |
| Review Editor | Sean P. Duffley |
| Contributing Editors | Angelica Carpenter, Dee Michel, David Moyer |
Front cover art by Leonid Vladimirsky (Buratino in the Emerald City)
Interior front cover art by an unknown artist (Disneyland Records’ The Scarecrow of Oz)
Interior back cover art by an unknown artist (poster for Trollmanden fra Oz)
Back cover art by Leonid Vladimirsky (Buratino in the Emerald City)
Autumn 2002 Selected Contents
This is a guide to the articles and reviews from the issue that will most benefit researchers, scholars, and collectors. The printed issue includes additional content such as news, editorial letters, and other commentary-based departments.
Frank and Maud Baum’s Grand Tour Abroad
David Moyer follows L. Frank Baum and Maud Gage Baum on their European tour in 1906, covering many locations through Sicily, Italy, Switzerland, and Paris. He extensively quotes Maud’s letters to construct the narrative, responding with factual data that would have been unavailable to them at the time. Some suggestions are also made concerning how various sites and locations may have inspired Frank’s writing. Illustrated with many of the Baums’ photographs. This article immediately followed a companion piece in Spring 2002, detailing the Egyptian leg of the trip.
The MGM Scrapbook: Judy Garland—Daughter of the Rainbow
Bill Beem reproduces two items relating to horoscopes: first, L. Frank Baum’s astrological chart from American Astrology in 1939, and then, a feature-length piece on Judy Garland’s astrological profile from 1959.
The Wonderful Voices of Oz
Tim Hollis tells the story of the Disneyland Records productions of “The Scarecrow of Oz,” “The Cowardly Lion of Oz,” “The Wizard of Oz,” and “The Tin Woodman of Oz,” focusing mostly on the voice actors who frequently played multiple roles, including Robie Lester, Martha Wentworth, Dallas McKinnon, Ginny Tyler, and Sam Edwards.
Oz in Russia Since Volkov (Part 1)
Stephen J. Teller examines Magic Land books from Russia that have been published since March Laumer completed his long-running feature in Spring 1988. After brief reprises of the first five Volkov books, Teller summarizes Volkov’s final book, The Secret of the Deserted Castle (1982), which was never covered by Laumer. Then, he moves on to detailed descriptions of Yuri Kusnetzov’s The Emerald Rain (1992) and Leonid Vladimirsky’s Buratino in the Emerald City (1996). The article includes many examples of the illustrations from the books. A second part to this article would be published in Autumn 2003.
Bibliographia Baumiana: The Songs of Father Goose
Bibliographia Baumiana provides bibliographical details of non-Oz works by Baum, occasionally updating past articles alongside new ones. This installment, by Patrick M. Maund and Peter E. Hanff, examines The Songs of Father Goose. An earlier assessment of this title appeared in the Autumn 1966 issue.
In Memoriam
James Patrick Doyle (composer, the Toronto Civic Light Opera Company’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).
Reviews
Judy Garland: The Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Legend by Scott Shnecter (non-fiction; reviewer William Stillman)
The Summer of Oz by Rita E. Piro (fiction; reviewer Angelica Carpenter)
The Tarot of Oz by David Sexton (card deck; reviewer Sean P. Duffley)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz illustrated by Dee Huxley (book/CD set; reviewer Richard R. Rutter)
Le Magicien D’Oz translated into French by Yvette Metral (fiction; reviewer Sean P. Duffley)