Sir Hokus of Pokes grows tired of the Emerald City, and he and the Comfortable Camel set out for some adventure. Sir Hokes wants to rescue a damsel in distress, or at least find a monster to fight. Sir Hokus visits Marshland and befriends Ploppa, a giant mud turtle. Ploppa would like to accompany Sir Hokus on his adventures, but cannot leave the swamp. Sir Hokus is joined by the Comfortable Camel.
Meanwhile, a boy named Speedy blasts his way to Oz in a homemade rocket ship, where he finds himself in the underground kingdom of Subterranea. At his touch, a golden statue of a beautiful girl comes to life. She is called Marygolden, and she accompanies Speedy on his further adventures. Sir Hokes and Speedy join forces and, using the power of a bag of magic dates, they counter the magic of the evil Sultan of Samandra and restore the Corumbian Kingdom, which the Sultan had conquered and enchanted. Sir Hokus learns his true identity: he is actually the young and handsome Yellow Knight of Corumbia, transformed into old, absent-minded Sir Hokus by the Sultan's magic. Using the power of the magic dates, Sir Hokus regains his youthful form and vacates the Emerald City to rule as Prince of Corumbia, with Marygolden becoming his Princess.
Adaptationedit
L. Frank Baum adapted many of his Oz stories for stage and film versions, but The Yellow Knight of Oz is the only one of Thompson's Oz books that was adapted for the stage.[1] In 1962, Sacramento theater manager Richard Fullmer obtained permission from Thompson, publisher Reilly & Lee, and the Baum estate to adapt the book. (Fullmer had previously produced his own adaptation of Baum's original Wizard of Oz.) Fullmer's version was premiered at the Sacramento Civic Theater in February 1963; it blended live actors with puppets for non-human characters like the Comfortable Camel.
Fullmer's adaptation was later revised by Christopher Sterling. This version was regularly acted at the annual conventions of the International Wizard of Oz Club.
Referencesedit
^Andrea Kelman Yussman, "The Yellow Knight Goes to the Theater", The Baum Bugle, Vol. 39 No. 1 (Spring 1995), p. 20.
yellow, knight, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Yellow Knight of Oz news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2010 template removal help The Yellow Knight of Oz 1930 is the twenty fourth in the series of Oz books created by L Frank Baum and his successors and the tenth written by Ruth Plumly Thompson It was illustrated by John R Neill The Yellow Knight of OzCover of The Yellow Knight of OzAuthorRuth Plumly ThompsonIllustratorJohn R NeillCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSeriesThe Oz booksGenreFantasySet inLand of OzPublished1930 by Reilly amp LeeMedia typePrintPages275 ppOCLC2112060Preceded byJack Pumpkinhead of Oz Followed byPirates in Oz Contents 1 Plot 2 Adaptation 3 References 4 External linksPlot editSir Hokus of Pokes grows tired of the Emerald City and he and the Comfortable Camel set out for some adventure Sir Hokes wants to rescue a damsel in distress or at least find a monster to fight Sir Hokus visits Marshland and befriends Ploppa a giant mud turtle Ploppa would like to accompany Sir Hokus on his adventures but cannot leave the swamp Sir Hokus is joined by the Comfortable Camel Meanwhile a boy named Speedy blasts his way to Oz in a homemade rocket ship where he finds himself in the underground kingdom of Subterranea At his touch a golden statue of a beautiful girl comes to life She is called Marygolden and she accompanies Speedy on his further adventures Sir Hokes and Speedy join forces and using the power of a bag of magic dates they counter the magic of the evil Sultan of Samandra and restore the Corumbian Kingdom which the Sultan had conquered and enchanted Sir Hokus learns his true identity he is actually the young and handsome Yellow Knight of Corumbia transformed into old absent minded Sir Hokus by the Sultan s magic Using the power of the magic dates Sir Hokus regains his youthful form and vacates the Emerald City to rule as Prince of Corumbia with Marygolden becoming his Princess Adaptation editL Frank Baum adapted many of his Oz stories for stage and film versions but The Yellow Knight of Oz is the only one of Thompson s Oz books that was adapted for the stage 1 In 1962 Sacramento theater manager Richard Fullmer obtained permission from Thompson publisher Reilly amp Lee and the Baum estate to adapt the book Fullmer had previously produced his own adaptation of Baum s original Wizard of Oz Fullmer s version was premiered at the Sacramento Civic Theater in February 1963 it blended live actors with puppets for non human characters like the Comfortable Camel Fullmer s adaptation was later revised by Christopher Sterling This version was regularly acted at the annual conventions of the International Wizard of Oz Club References edit Andrea Kelman Yussman The Yellow Knight Goes to the Theater The Baum Bugle Vol 39 No 1 Spring 1995 p 20 External links editThe Yellow Knight of Oz at the Internet Archive On The Yellow Knight of Oz The Yellow Knight of Oz title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database nbsp Children s literature portal nbsp Novels portalThe Oz booksPrevious book Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz The Yellow Knight of Oz1930 Next book Pirates in Oz nbsp This article relating to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz or one of its derivative works is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a children s novel of the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Yellow Knight of Oz amp oldid 1174756341, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
