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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
A childrens music drama
for soprano and orchestra
Starring JANE POWELL as 'Alice'
with supporting cast
Adapted and produced by RALPH ROSE
Original music by CARMEN DRAGON

COLUMBIA MASTERWORKS
Set MM-713

Columbia produced this four-record 78rpm set in 1947 . The sleeve notes give a little background information on the history of Charles Dodgson and how 'Alice' came about. There is also a brief overview of Jane Powell's career up to that time.

"The choice of Jane Powell to play the title role of Alice is an especially happy one. Only a few years ago, this charming young lady was herself something of an Alice in a new Wonderland - Hollywood. Her chief ambition during those first days in the film capital was to get as many pages of her autograph album filled as possible. One day she tried her luck at a radio talent competition. The next day she was engaged to appear on a radio program with Edgar Bergen. Within a week she had been tested, and successfully, for the films.
Her lovely fresh voice, her beauty and her considerable dramatic gifts have been displayed to good advantage in a number of movies, notably 'Holiday in Mexico'. She has recorded several 'Masterworks' albums for Columbia."

Jane Powell narrates this adaptation in "first person", partly as spoken word, partly in song. It was obviously aimed at a young audience and is presented as a straight forward simple story. Some of the songs are original, but they're mostly Lewis Carrol's standard poems set to the music of Carmen Dragon.

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland read by Sally Field

This is an audio version of ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, read by actress Sally Field, and is part of the Family Audio Classics series.

According to the box, "Alice's adventures begin when she follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole and falls down, down, down. Alice lives an ordinary sort of life, until the day she finds herself in the most wonderful world of mad tea parties and remarkable characters like the Mad Hatter, the Duchess, the Cheshire Cat and the Mock Turtle. Alice is delighted to find that nothing in Wonderland is the least bit ordinary.
In an enchanting performance, two-time Academy Award-winner Sally Field takes us on a topsy-turvy adventure through Wonderland. This audiobook is irresistibly delightful, fascinating, and funny."

Oscar winner Sally Field, who gives a truly enjoyable reading of Alice In Wonderland on this audiobook, has appeared on stage, television (in Sybill, and as Gidget and Sister Bertrille, The Flying Nun), and in numerous films. Her movie roles include parts in Mrs. Doubtfire, Smokey And The Bandit, Absence Of Malice, Murphy's Romance, Steel Magnolias, Soapdish, Forrest Gump, Say It Isn't So, Heroes, Stay Hungry, and many others.
This audiobook contains a specially prepared abridgement of the original novel, and was recorded using the Dolby Sound System. It is part of a special series of audiobooks celebrating classic books, read by celebrities.

This Sally Field recording is available either as an audio cassette or as a CD. Both versions are available for online purchase via AMAZON.COM. For more information or to order a copy, click one of the links below.

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This song was written by Charles Tobias, Jack Scholl and Murray Mencher. The singer is Baby Rosemary but I've seen the sheet music with identical artwork and different singers pictured, such as Eddie Cantor. I'm not aware that the song belongs to any particular "Alice" production.

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