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| | Babes in Toyland (1961) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24) |
 | | When Victor Herbert produced his `Babes in Toyland' on Broadway in 1903, it followed on the steps of the preceding stage extravaganza, `The Wizard of Oz', which it outdid in magnificence, costliness (its shipwreck scene outdid `The Wizard's cyclone, its Toyland outdid the other's Emerald City, etc.), imagination and original melodies. |
 | | This is very ironic since it contributed to `Babes' downfall at the box office and served as a lesson to Disney who did everything in his power, subsequently, with `Mary Poppins' to provide a great score, first-class singers, great orchestration, and a nostalgic feel closer to traditional turn-of-the century entertainments. |
 | | The title song, the very inspiring `Toyland', is not even given a proper (choral) rendition but is instead screeched by a group of untalented children walking through the forest as if on their way to the washrooms of an amusement park to regurgitate their candy floss. |
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