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Babes in Toyland (March of the Wooden Soldiers) (1934) Charley Rogers and Gus Meins

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Babes in Toyland (1961)

Babes in Toyland Operetta by Victor Herbert (1903)

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Barnaby - The Three Best of the Worst

“Babes in Toyland” is a very strange case when it comes to Christmastime staples. Most people haven’t even seen or heard the original operetta created by Victor Herbert (who was inspired by the works of L. Frank Baum), and the actual story changes depending on which of the many televised adaptations (and even a few newer stage interpretations) you look at. Certain things do stay the same throughout them all, but virtually none of them have any real faithfulness to the source material, instead mixing and matching different elements to create their own unique version.

The one thing that practically every version of “Babes in Toyland” keeps, however, is its central antagonist: Barnaby, the Crooked Man of Mother Goose fame. Barnaby is a classic melodrama villain; a pure evil nasty of the highest order, who is entertaining in how unrepentantly and enthusiastically wicked he is. While elements of his character do change throughout different versions, he is an archetypal baddy in every rendition, and while other things in “Toyland” change from version to version - the names of the protagonists, the plots of the stories, and even the songs featured - Barnaby is a presence in every single one. Toyland just isn’t Toyland without its resident nasty ol’ Crooked Man. Out of the numerous takes on “Babes in Toyland,” and numerous takes on Barnaby in turn, everybody has a personal favorite of their own. Today, I just wanted to present my three favorite versions of the character. By extension, you can basically call this my three favorite versions of “Babes in Toyland” as well. Again, there are others out there - a cult classic 80s version starring Keanu Reeves, an episode of the Shirley Temple Show which featured Jonathan Winters as Barnaby, etc. - but these are the three nearest and dearest to my heart. So, without further ado, allow me to present my picks for My Top 3 Favorite Portrayals of Barnaby!

3. Ray Bolger, from the 1961 Disney Film.

The Disney version is probably the best-known take on “Babes in Toyland” nowadays (most likely because it IS the Disney version, so to speak). While the film is a bit clumsy in places, it’s still a lot of fun. Most people agree that the two best parts of the film come in the form of two actors/characters. One is Ed Wynn as the bumbling Toymaker…mostly because it’s Ed Wynn. The other, of course, is Barnaby, played by Ray Bolger. If that name or face seems familiar, Bolger - almost two decades prior to the film - was one of the main characters in a little film from the late 30s I’m sure none of you have heard of called “The Wizard of Oz.” Yes, boys and girls: that’s the Scarecrow! And ironically, I think he and the Wicked Witch would get along splendidly in this outing. Bolger’s charisma is a big part of what makes his Barnaby such a joy; the performance, writing, and direction all REALLY ham the character up to the Nth degree, take this already melodramatic archetype and making him a pure pantomime villain. He breaks the fourth wall, he dances, he gets into a swordfight, he makes all of the crazy faces you’d expect, he even speaks in rhyme! He wears the cape, he twirls the moustache, he’s everything you’d want out of a bad guy like this in spades. Bolger is clearly having the time of his life with this over-the-top slimeball, and it’s just a joy to watch him work. My only problem with this Barnaby, and the reason he’s the lowest in the ranks, is that while Barnaby has always been a hammy character with a humorous side to his personality, I think I prefer it when there’s a bit more balance between the humor and the menace. There are one or two moments where Bolger’s Barnaby is actually pretty threatening (the aforementioned swordfight is a good example), but for the most part he’s just a riot. That’s not a bad thing, because he truly is a ton of fun to watch, I guess I just like it when the character is a LITTLE more menacing.

2. Christopher Plummer, from the 1997 Animated Film.

This TV film adaptation of the story (or is it direct-to-video? There seem to be conflicting accounts there.) is not highly regarded, and admittedly for good reason. Of the three versions listed here, it’s probably the least well-made of the bunch. It’s not God-Awful, but it’s very…“generic 90s animated kids movie,” if that phrase gives you any idea. However, I have a soft spot for this film, largely because it’s actually the first version of “Babes in Toyland” I ever saw. And even as a kid, my favorite character was always the villain of the story: Christopher Plummer as Barnaby Crookedman. (Yes, that is literally his full name in this version, as if his identity needed to be spelled out.) Plummer brings that extra little touch of menace to the part that I felt largely lacking in Bolger’s interpretation; he’s still overall a melodrama villain, but here there’s a bit more balance. In a weird way, Barnaby here feels more like a Disney Villain than…well…the ACTUAL Disney Villain version of Barnaby is! Something else I admire is that they actually give a small amount of empathy to the character in this version: it’s strongly indicated that the reason Barnaby is so cruel and nasty is because, as a child, he was never shown love. He’s never had any friends, never had any toys to play with, and that’s left him crooked both inside and out. However, don’t go thinking that means there’s much reason to sympathize with or feel sorry for Barnaby: this version does some of the absolute worst things of any take on the character, and shows no sign of remorse for any of his actions. There’s no redemption for Barnaby, no matter what his origins; he’s too far gone. Plummer gives a solid performance in the role, and this remains among my Top 12 of his characters just for the sheer nostalgia of it all. Again, the movie overall isn’t too great, but this is one of the first versions I still think of when I think of Barnaby.

1. Henry Brandon, from the 1934 Laurel & Hardy Film.

Laurel & Hardy’s “Babes in Toyland” was first released in 1934 in black-and-white; later the film was re-released in a colorized format (as you can see via the pictorial reference) and retitled “March of the Wooden Soldiers.” (I have no idea why.) What I love most about this film is that, despite being a Laurel & Hardy venture, this actually isn’t a parody piece: unlike some later films of a similar nature, such as “Snow White and the Three Stooges” or the Abbott & Costello Meet the Monsters series, which are basically comedic satires of the characters or stories involved, “Babes in Toyland” is treated more like a straightforward fantasy/fairy-tale film. It definitely DOES have a comedic side to it, of course, but rather than mocking the universe in question or contrasting it sharply with the silliness of the comedians involved, it just treats Laurel & Hardy as if they are just characters in the story, so to speak. The film isn’t afraid to get a bit dark and intense at times, and this is most evident with Barnaby. Played by Henry Brandon (nee Kleinbach), Silas Barnaby, as he’s called in this version, definitely has some humorous scenes. There’s absolutely no subtlety to the role at all. But unlike Bolger, Brandon brings an edge of danger and something bordering on the edge of insanity with the character, which makes his Barnaby feel far more intimidating. He gets involved in some slapstick, but the shrieking laugh he lets out as he tries to summon man-eating monsters, the almost animalistic ferocity he shows in his duel with Tom-Tom Piper, and near-demonic expression he has on his face as he leads his forces to invade Toyland at the climax, all give him a definite darkness that no other version of Barnaby has really been able to match. On top of that, there’s a sort of unintentional empathy to this Barnaby, as well: it’s a long story, but contemporary audiences have noted there are elements of Brandon’s performance and the script that hint there might be a soft side to Barnaby under his devilish demeanor. While likely not intended by the actor, nor the writers, they’re still interesting to note. In other words, this Barnaby has everything both of the previous Barnabys I’ve spoken of have in spades, and he’s in a generally better (albeit older) movie! This is the version I now think of first and foremost when I think of Barnaby, or even when I think of the Crooked Man from Mother Goose. That, above all else, earns him the meaningless title of My Favorite Portrayal of Barnaby from “Babes in Toyland.” Happy Christmas Eve, everybody!

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Author & Artist Judy Mastrangelo

Artist Judy Mastrangelo’s magical and colorful paintings beautifully bring to life this collection of famous and beloved poetry, written by great poets of the past. Here are a few of her favorite poems she has chosen to illustrate for this enchanting anthology:

From Robert Louis Stevenson’s volume “A Child’s Garden of Verses”, you can have fun flying up in the air with “The Swing”, and looking for tiny Garden Fairies in his poem “The Flowers”. Eugene Field, known as “The Poet of Childhood”, recounts a comical “Duel” of the whimsical Gingham Dog and Calico Cat. And his lovely “Rock-a-By Lady from Hushaby street” takes us to visit her wondrous Land of Dreams. Joyce Kilmer expresses the beauty of “Trees” who wear “a nest of robins in their hair” in his celebrated poem. You will recognize the popular lines “All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small”, in the poem by Cecil Frances Alexander. The funny “Three Little Kittens” will give you a chuckle as they search for their mittens, and you will marvel at the beauty of the “road from earth to sky” in “The Rainbow”, by Christina Rossetti. The poem “Toyland”, written by Glen MacDonough, contains the familiar verse “Toyland, toyland, Little girl and boy land”. Thiswas set to music for the charming operetta “Babes in Toyland" by Victor Herbert.

Judy has also included some of her own original poems that she wrote and illustrated, such as the “Graceful Swan Boat”, in which you can sail away “to lands where dreams are born”. From her series “Garden Gates”, you will enjoy playing with children in the Buttercups, having a Foxglove Tea Party, marching in a Tulip Parade, and making a wish on a Water Lily Pond.

Both Children and Adults of all ages will delight in reading this engaging medley of poetry, as well as looking at Judy’s captivating, detailed, and stunning artwork, which enhances and illustrates it perfectly. In her “Poems To Dream On”, she has created an endearing and tender book, which will be cherished by readers for many years to come.

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BABES IN TOYLAND Review - **

BABES IN TOYLAND Review – **

This movie is taking more time off my life than the cigarettes I smoke.

A friend

NOTE: This is not a new review. I posted it originally in…probably 2010? I’d already seen the film multiple times of my own accord.

My friend’s summation of Babes in Toylandeffectively encapsulates one’s likely feelings about the film if one approaches it as straightforward whimsy. From the opening speech, by a…

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March of the Wooden Soldiers, Laurel & Hardy, 1934, Part Three ... #Babes in #Toyland is a #Laurel and #Hardy musical film released on November 30, #1934. The film is also known by the alternative titles #Laurel and #Hardy in #Toyland, Revenge Is Sweet (the 1948 European reissue title), and #March of the #Wooden #Soldiers (in the #United #States). Based on #Victor #Herbert's popular 1903 #operetta #Babes in #Toyland, the #film was produced by #Hal #Roach, directed by #Charley #Rogers and #Gus #Meins, and distributed by #Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was originally printed in #Sepiatone, but there are two computer #colorized #versions ... Although the #1934 film makes use of many of the characters in the original play, as well as several of the #songs, the plot is almost completely unlike that of the original stage production. In contrast to the stage version, the film's story takes place entirely in #Toyland, which is inhabited by #Mother #Goose (#Virginia #Karns) and other well known #fairy #tale characters. #Stannie #Dum (#Stan #Laurel) and #Ollie #Dee (#Oliver #Hardy) live in a shoe (as in the #nursery #rhyme There Was An #Old #Woman Who #Lived In A #Shoe), along with #Mother #Peep (the Old Woman), #Bo #Peep (#Charlotte #Henry), a mouse resembling #Mickey #Mouse (and actually played by a live #monkey in a #costume), and many other #children. The #mortgage on the #shoe is owned by the #villainous #Silas #Barnaby (#Henry #Brandon), who is looking to #marry #Bo #Peep. Knowing the #Widow #Peep is having a difficult time #paying the #mortgage, #Barnaby offers the old #woman an #ultimatum – unless #Bo #Peep agrees to #marry him he will #foreclose on the #shoe.

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Why is this so!! good!! I want to write so many fics just listening to this. man I love Victor Herbert.

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On October 13 ~ in Music History

• 1903 ~ Beginning this night, and for 192 performances, “Babes in Toyland” entertained youngsters of all ages in New York City. Toyland is just one of Victor Herbert’s timeless operettas.

• 1910 ~ Art Tatum, American jazz pianist

• 1939 ~ Harry James and his band…

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Chart-Topping Christmas Singles — 1920-1945

Popular Christmas themed songs aren’t a new thing — they saw their infancy in the 1930s, and by the 1940s many popular seasonal songs from films and by popular artists were making the charts. These popular Christmas songs tended to be about not only Christmas, but also wintertime and the season in general and did not typically have overtly religious themes (a change from the carols of the pre-1930s).

Below is a list of chart-topping Christmas singles that would have been radio favorites between 1920 and 1945. Many of those released during WWII would be also been release on V-Disc to US military personnel, so it is highly likely they would be familiar to our boys while they were overseas.

Auld Lang Syne - Peerless Quartet | 1921

Reached No. 5 on the Pop charts.

Written by Robert Burns.

Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians first performed the song on radio in 1929, then recorded it in 1939.

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Vincent Lopez Orchestra | 1922

The Vincent Lopez Orchestra version peaked at No. 3 on the pop singles chart.

Other charted versions include Carl Fenton's Orchestra (1922), and Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (1923).

Music written in 1897 by Leon Jessel and popularized by Nikita Balieff's 1920s musical revue La Chauve-Souris.

Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) - Associated Glee Clubs of America | 1925

Peaked at No. 5 on the pop singles chart.

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - George Hall and the Hotel Taft Orchestra | 1934

Written in 1933 by Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots.

Other notable hit versions were by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (1943)

Winter Wonderland - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians | 1934

Lombardo's version peaked at No. 2 on the pop singles chart.

A version by Ted Weems and his Orchestra peaked at No. 13 on the pop singles chart.

Written in 1934 by Felix Bernard (composer) and Richard B. Smith (lyricist).

Jingle Bells - Benny Goodman and his Orchestra | 1935

B-Side was Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.

A version was released in 1941 with by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, featuring vocals by Tex Beneke, Ernie Caceres and The Modernaires.

Other hit versions recorded by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (1943)

Silent Night - Bing Crosby | 1935

Written on Christmas Eve in 1818 in Germany by Franz Gruber under the title "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht".

Crosby's hit version features the Victor Young Orchestra and backing vocals by the Guardsmen Quartet.

First known recorded version in the U.S. was by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra in 1928.

What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swingin'?) - Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang | 1936

The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot - by Vera Lynn | 1937

(Don't Wait 'Till) The Night Before Christmas - Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra | 1938

Featuring vocals by Stanley Worth. Peaked at No. 9 on the pop singles chart.

Babes in Toyland/March of the Toys - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | 1939

Written by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough.

Hello, Mr. Kringle - Kay Kyser and his Orchestra | 1939

Novelty record with Ginny Simms, Ish Kabibble, Sully Mason & Harry Babbitt on vocals.

The Night Before Christmas - Milton Cross | 1939

Recitation of Clement Moore's famous 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" with musical background orchestrated by Victor Salon.

When Winter Comes - Artie Shaw & his Orchestra | 1939

Peaked at No. 6 on the pop singles chart.

Featuring vocals by Tony Pastor.

From the 1939 film Second Fiddle.

Snowfall - Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra | 1941

Written by Claude Thornhill.

Winter Weather - Benny Goodman | 1941

Peaked at No. 24 on the pop singles chart.

Featuring Peggy Lee and Art Lund on vocals.

Also recorded in 1941 by Fats Waller.

Happy Holiday - Bing Crosby | 1942

Written by Irving Berlin for the 1942 film Holiday Inn, co-starring Crosby and Fred Astaire.

Hit versions were recorded by Peggy Lee, Andy Williams, and Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme.

White Christmas - Bing Crosby | 1942

Spent eleven weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's National Best Selling Retail Records chart and three weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Harlem Hit Parade chart in late 1942.

Written by Irving Berlin.

This version featured the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter's Orchestra.

The song debuted in the 1942 film Holiday Inn (sung by Crosby).

Other charting recordings by Gordon Jenkins (1942), Charlie Spivak (1942), Frank Sinatra (1944), Freddy Martin (1945)

I'll Be Home for Christmas - Bing Crosby | 1943

Written during World War II by Kim Gannon, Walter Kent and Buck Ram to honor soldiers overseas.

Let's Start the New Year Right - Bing Crosby | 1943

With the Bob Crosby orchestra.

From the 1942 film Holiday Inn.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland | 1944

Peaked at No. 27 on the pop singles chart.

Featuring orchestration by Georgie Stoll.

Written by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin

Introduced in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis starring Garland.

The Bells of St. Mary's - Bing Crosby | 1945

Written by A. Emmett Adams and Douglas Furber in 1917.

While the song has no lyrical relation to Christmas, its inclusion in the 1945 film of the same name has made it a popular choice for various artists' holiday albums.

Christmas Carols by the Old Corral - by Tex Ritter | 1945

Peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Most-Played Juke Box Folk Records chart.

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Vaughn Monroe | 1945

Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne.

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Babes in Toyland

Operetta

Victor August Herbert

Composer

Victor Herbert

American composer

"Toyland"

Toyland, toyland

Little girl and boy land

While you dwell within it

You are ever happy there

Childhood's joy land

Mystic merry toyland

Once you pass its borders

You can ne'er return again

When you've grown up, my dears

And are as old as I

You'll laugh and ponder on the years

That roll so swiftly by, my dears

That roll so swiftly by

Childhood's joy land

Mystic merry toyland

Once you pass its borders

You can ne'er return again

"Toyland"

Toyland, toyland

Little girl and boy land

While you dwell within it

You are ever happy there

Childhood's joy land

Mystic merry toyland

Once you pass its borders

You can ne'er return again

When you've grown up, my dears

And are as old as I

You'll laugh and ponder on the years

That roll so swiftly by, my dears

That roll so swiftly by

Childhood's joy land

Mystic merry toyland

Once you pass its borders

You can ne'er return again

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Artist & Author Judy Mastrangelo

Artist Judy Mastrangelo’s magical and colorful paintings beautifully bring to life this collection of famous and beloved poetry, written by great poets of the past. Here are a few of her favorite poems she has chosen to illustrate for this enchanting anthology:

From Robert Louis Stevenson’s volume “A Child’s Garden of Verses”, you can have fun flying up in the air with “The Swing”, and looking for tiny Garden Fairies in his poem “The Flowers”. Eugene Field, known as “The Poet of Childhood”, recounts a comical “Duel” of the whimsical Gingham Dog and Calico Cat. And his lovely “Rock-a-By Lady from Hushaby street” takes us to visit her wondrous Land of Dreams. Joyce Kilmer expresses the beauty of “Trees” who wear “a nest of robins in their hair” in his celebrated poem. You will recognize the popular lines “All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small”, in the poem by Cecil Frances Alexander. The funny “Three Little Kittens” will give you a chuckle as they search for their mittens, and you will marvel at the beauty of the “road from earth to sky” in “The Rainbow”, by Christina Rossetti. The poem “Toyland”, written by Glen MacDonough, contains the familiar verse “Toyland, toyland, Little girl and boy land”. Thiswas set to music for the charming operetta “Babes in Toyland" by Victor Herbert.

Judy has also included some of her own original poems that she wrote and illustrated, such as the “Graceful Swan Boat”, in which you can sail away “to lands where dreams are born”. From her series “Garden Gates”, you will enjoy playing with children in the Buttercups, having a Foxglove Tea Party, marching in a Tulip Parade, and making a wish on a Water Lily Pond.

Both Children and Adults of all ages will delight in reading this engaging medley of poetry, as well as looking at Judy’s captivating, detailed, and stunning artwork, which enhances and illustrates it perfectly. In her “Poems To Dream On”, she has created an endearing and tender book, which will be cherished by readers for many years to come.

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Happy birthday Victor Herbert

#Victor Herbert #Spotify

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Babes in Toyland (1934)

Babes in Toyland (1934) Nursery rhymes come to life in this Laurel & Hardy musical comedy based loosely on Victor Herbert’s operetta. The boys make several failed attempts to rescue Little Bo Peep from Silas Barnaby, the Puritan Scrooge, who holds the mortgage on the shoe where they all live. “Don’t cry, Bo Peep, don’t cry,” the Pied Piper Tom-Tom sings with saccharine sweetness, “We’ll seek them…

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Link Tank: Could The Punisher Return in the MCU?

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We’ve heard all about Kingpin and Daredevil returning to the MCU, but what about The Punisher? Jon Bernthal weighs in on Frank Castle’s potential revival.

“It’s been nearly 3 years since Netflix canceled The Punisher, along with its entire Marvel slate of programming. And while some Netflix characters, like Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin, are being reincorporated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, others are unlikely to join the family-friendly Disney/Marvel brand.”