The Baum Bugle: Autumn 2017

Vol. 61, no. 2 (Autumn 2017)

Front cover art by an unknown artist (Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz)

Back cover photograph by an unknown photographer (Adria Arjona as Dorothy)

Autumn 2017 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.

The Mystery of Three Girls in Oz…and the Revisited Pleasures of a “Lost Princess”

Peter E. Hanff considers Baum’s frustrations as an author in the mid-teens, and his arguments with Reilly & Britton, which led to and eventually developed The Lost Princess of Oz. Hanff also documents both his childhood and adult responses to the events of this Oz story. This article is preceded by a brief introduction to the artwork for the newspaper series The Wonderful Stories of Oz, examples of which are then used throughout Hanff’s text.

Oz Under Scrutiny: The Lost Princess of Oz

Scott Cummings looks at reviews of The Lost Princess of Oz contemporary to its original publication. Includes vintage advertising.

“Lost” Princess—Different Adventure: Remembering Shirley Temple’s The Land of Oz 

John Fricke looks at the “Land of Oz” episode of “The Shirley Temple Show,” describing his own childhood enthusiasm for it and revealing some aspects of its production and promotion.

Scary, Bizarre, Weird, and Wonderful!: Matthew Arnold Talks Emerald City—And About Bringing Baum’s Oz to a New Generation

Sarah Crotzer interviews Matthew Arnold, creator of NBC’s Emerald City, and discusses with him his love of the Baum books and his original intentions for the show. The interview is followed by a brief selection of reader responses to Emerald City as it was broadcast.

Robin Remembered

Tributes to Robin Olderman from Bill Beem, Patty Tobias, Atticus Gannaway, David Moyer, Eric Gjovaag, Jean Brockway, Jim Vander Noot, Barbara Koelle, John Fricke, and Rachel Cornette. Her obituary was published in the Spring 2017 issue.

Reviews

L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Unabridged and Dramatized (digital audiobook; reviewer Atticus Gannaway)

Lost in Oz Season 1 (animated series; reviewer Sarah Crotzer)

Dorothy Must Die: Stories Vol. 3 by Danielle Paige (fiction; reviewer Dee Michel)

The End of Oz by Danielle Paige (fiction; reviewer Dee Michel)

Toto’s Story: My Amazing Adventures with Dorothy in Oz by Steve Metzger (fiction; reviewer Ron Baxley, Jr.)