Vol. 14, no. 3 (Christmas 1970)
| Editorial Staff | David L. Greene, John Fricke, James E. Haff, and Peter E. Hanff (uncredited) |
Layout by John Fricke
Front cover art by Dick Martin, adapted from art by John R. Neill (The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger of Oz)
Back cover art by Dick Martin, adapted from a sheet music cover (The Tik-Tok Man of Oz)
Christmas 1970 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 Fairylogue and Radio Plays of L. Frank Baum
Richard A. Mills gives a detailed account of the content of L. Frank Baum’s touring show, working primarily from a copy of the original script, with some comments on the show’s production and “afterlife” as the Selig one-reel silent films (a theory which is still debated).
Bibliographia Baumiana
Dick Martin collates bibliographical data about the early printings of Baum’s non-Oz books. This installment focuses on the “Little Wizard Series” and Little Wizard Stories of Oz.
Dear Old Hank
Sheet music for one song from The Tik-Tok Man of Oz, with lyrics by L. Frank Baum and music by Louis F. Gottschalk. The cover to the sheet music is adapted for the back cover art of this issue.
The Autobiography of Robert Stanton Baum (Part 1)
The first installment of an edited memoir by Robert Stanton Baum, L. Frank Baum’s second son. Although the narrative is about Robert, the edit presented in the Bugle focuses on highlights in which his famous father (unsurprisingly) features heavily. This initial segment takes Robert’s story up to 1898, when he was twelve, and the family’s trips to Macatawa.
The Land of Oz Park, Banner Elk, North Carolina
Douglas A. Rossman gives his first-hand account of a visit to the Land of Oz theme park, which had just opened in 1970. The personal experience is invaluable, but scholars should also be aware that the park and its subsequent history is examined in greater depth in the Winter 2000 issue.
In Memoriam
Billie Burke (actor, MGM’s The Wizard of Oz).