Glinda the Good Witch
Glinda depicted on the cover of Glinda of Oz, illustrated by John R. Neill
First appearance	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Last appearance	arguable
Created by	L. Frank Baum
Information
Aliases	none
Species	human
Gender	female
Age	thousands of years old
Date of birth	unknown
Date of death	probably inapplicable
Occupation	Ruler of the Quadling Country
Title	Good Witch of the South; The Good; The Sorceress
Family	Good Witch of the North (Sister)
Spouse(s)	none
Children	none
Relatives	Good Witch of the North (Sister)
Address	Palace at the southern edge of the Quadling Country

Glinda (or Glinda the Good Witch) is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. John Rea Neill ( November 12, 1877 - September 13, 1943) was a Magazine and Children's book Illustrator primarily Lyman Frank Baum ( May 15 1856 &ndash May 5 1919) was an American Author, Actor, and Independent filmmaker The Quadling Country is the southern division of L Frank Baum 's Land of Oz. The Quadling Country is the southern division of L Frank Baum 's Land of Oz. Oz is a fairy The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Lyman Frank Baum ( May 15 1856 &ndash May 5 1919) was an American Author, Actor, and Independent filmmaker She is the most powerful sorceress of Oz, ruler of the Quadling Country south of the Emerald City, and protector of Princess Ozma. Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and The Quadling Country is the southern division of L Frank Baum 's Land of Oz. Princess Ozma (b August 21, year unknown is a Fictional character in the Land of Oz universe created by L

Contents 1 Appearances 1.1 Literature 1.2 Films 1.2.1 The Wizard of Oz (1939) 1.2.2 Other films 1.3 Musicals 1.3.1 The Wiz 1.4 Wicked 1.4.1 Novel 1.4.2 Musical Adaptation 2 Portrayals 3 References

Appearances

Literature

Baum's beloved 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz refers to Glinda as the Good Witch of the South. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Later books call her a "sorceress" rather than a "witch". Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers ^[1] Baum's writings make clear that he did not view witches as inherently wicked or in league with the Devil, so this change was probably meant to signal that Glinda was even more powerful than a witch. The Devil is the

Another explanation may be that he decided to avoid the negative connotations of "witch"; in Queen Zixi of Ix, he had made Zixi a witch, for which she is shunned by fairies. Queen Zixi of Ix or The Story of the Magic Cloak is a Children's book written by L ^[2] Again, at the end of The Marvelous Land of Oz, Glinda distinguishes between "respectable sorceresses" who do not perform shapeshifting magic because it is not honest, and "unscrupulous witches" such as Mombi who will do it; this is why Mombi, rather than Glinda, turns Tip back into the form of Ozma. The Marvelous Land of Oz, commonly shortened to The Land of Oz, published on July 5 1904, is the second of L Shapeshifting is a common theme in Mythology and Folklore, as well as in Science fiction and Fantasy. Mombi is a character from the L Frank Baum Oz Books series She appears in the book The Marvelous Land of Oz and is alluded to other works ^[3]

Glinda is usually described as the most powerful magician in Oz. A magician, wizard, sorcerer or a person known under one of many other possible terms in fiction is someone who uses or practices magic In The Patchwork Girl of Oz, neither Ozma nor the Wizard can break a spell, but later it is revealed that Glinda can do so. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L Frank Baum, is a children's novel the seventh set in the Land of Oz. The Wizard of Oz (or simply The Wizard) is a Fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L ^[4] In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Soldier with the Green Whiskers describes Glinda as "the most powerful of all the Witches".

In the books, Glinda is depicted as a beautiful young woman with rich red hair and blue eyes, wearing a pure white dress. However, it is suggested that she is actually much older than her appearance would suggest, and uses magic to maintain a youthful exteriour (a trait which she shares with Zixi, the witch-queen of the Kingdom of Ix). Ix is a fictional region neighboring the Land of Oz and Noland. This fact is first alluded to in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, when the Soldier with the Green Whiskers mentions that Glinda "knows how to keep young in spite of the many years she has lived". In a later book, Glinda herself states that she has ruled the Quadling Country ever since she overthrew the Wicked Witch of the South during the period when Ozma's grandfather was king of Oz, a statement which provides further support for this theory.

Besides a vast knowledge of magic, Glinda employs various tools, charms, and instruments in her workshop. Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and The Emerald City of Oz reveals that she owns a Great Book of Records that allows her to track everything that goes on in the world from the instant it happens. The Emerald City of Oz is the sixth of L Frank Baum 's fourteen Land of Oz books Starting with The Road to Oz she trains the formerly humbug Wizard in magic; he becomes a formidable practitioner, but acknowledges that she is more powerful yet. The Road to Oz is the fifth of L Frank Baum 's Land of Oz books The Wizard of Oz (or simply The Wizard) is a Fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L Glinda's magic is most apparent in Glinda of Oz, Baum's last book. Glinda of Oz is the fourteenth Land of Oz book written by Children's author L In that book, she undoes Queen Coo-ee-oh's transformation of Queen Rora of the Flatheads, in contrast to her statement in The Marvelous Land of Oz. Queen Coo-ee-oh was the Queen of the Skeezers in L Frank Baum 's novel Glinda of Oz. The Marvelous Land of Oz, commonly shortened to The Land of Oz, published on July 5 1904, is the second of L

Glinda lives in a palace near the southern border of the Quadling Country, attended by one hundred beautiful maidens (twenty-five from each country of Oz). She also employs a large army of female soldiers, with which she placed Ozma on the throne of Oz at the end of The Marvelous Land of Oz. The Marvelous Land of Oz, commonly shortened to The Land of Oz, published on July 5 1904, is the second of L Men are not much in evidence in Glinda's society.

As a ruler, Glinda is strongly protective of her subjects. She creates gated communities for the rabbits of Bunnybury and the paper dolls of Miss Cuttenclip, and later in The Emerald City of Oz seals off all of Oz from the Great Outside World for its security. The Emerald City of Oz is the sixth of L Frank Baum 's fourteen Land of Oz books However, unlike Ozma, Glinda is willing to ignore strife and oppression in remote corners of Oz like Jinxland and the Skeezer territory as long as it does not threaten the Emerald City or innocent outsiders.

Films

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

In the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz, Glinda is the Good Witch of the North, not the South. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s The Good Witch of the North is a fictional character in the Land of Oz, created by American author L She is played in the film by Billie Burke, and in appearance she vaguely a hybrid of both characters as described by L. Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke ( August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an Oscar -nominated American Frank Baum. No one exactly resembling the Good Witch of the North as described in the book appears in the film. Glinda appears in three sequences in the film: the Munchkinland sequence in which she welcomes Dorothy to Oz, gives her the Ruby Slippers, and sends her off on her journey down the yellow brick road to see the Wizard; the scene in the poppy field in which she is only seen in a vignette waving her wand; and the next-to-last sequence of the film, in which she finally tells Dorothy how she can return home. Munchkin Country (or Munchkinland in the 1939 film and its imitators is a region in the fictional Land of Oz in L Thus, in the film, she performs the functions of both the Good Witch of the North and the Good Witch of the South as well as the Mouse Queen in the field of poppies.

The MGM film's purpose in combining Glinda and the Good Witch of the North at first seems to be an attempt to simplify the story and reduce the number of characters. In the structure of the film's story, introducing a new character would seem like keeping the audience in too long after the climax. Because the film set up The Wicked Witch of the West early in the story, her death and the Wizard's departure are two climaxes. The Wicked Witch of the West (or simply The Wicked Witch) is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L Thus, introducing Glinda afterwards would be putting off the final (and most important) climax: Dorothy's return to Kansas.

Her singing voice was provided by Verna Felton. Verna Felton ( July 20, 1890, Salinas California &ndash December 14, 1966, Hollywood California) was an Emmy

Other films

In The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908), Evelyn Judson played Glinda. The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays was an early attempt to bring L She may have been played by Olive Cox in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1910) is the earliest surviving film version of L In the latter, she appears in one scene in which enlarges Toto to make him a better proctector for Dorothy. She does not appear in any of the productions of The Oz Film Manufacturing Company nor the 1925 silent film. The Oz Film Manufacturing Company was an Independent film studio from 1914-1915

In The Wonderful Land of Oz, Glinda is played by Hilary Lee Gaess. The Wonderful Land of Oz is a 1969 Film by Barry Mahon, based on the Novel The Marvelous Land of Oz by L

In Journey Back to Oz, Risë Stevens provides the voice of "Glinda, the Good Fairy. Journey Back To Oz is an official animated sequel to the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. Risë Stevens (pronounced "REE-sah" (born June 11, 1913, New York City) is a retired American Mezzo-soprano who captured a wide popular " While numerous essays have illuminated that Glinda's magic is quite unlike that of Baum's fairies, the Wizard does make the claim that she is a fairy one time, in The Lost Princess of Oz^[5]. The Wizard of Oz (or simply The Wizard) is a Fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L The Lost Princess of Oz is the eleventh canonical Oz book written by L

In The Wizard of Oz (1982), Glinda, looking very young and with long blonde hair, voiced by Wendy Thatcher, claims to be the sister of the Good Witch of the North despite the appearance of quite a large age gap (Baum did always say she is much older than she looks), and appears in the Emerald City in a similar deus ex machina to the MGM film. is a 1982 Japanese Anime Feature film directed by Fumihiko Takayama, from a screenplay by Yoshimitsu Banno and Akira Miyazaki The Good Witch of the North is a fictional character in the Land of Oz, created by American author L

In The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, Glinda is the Good Witch of the South and is played by Miss Piggy, as are her sisters the Good Witch of the North and the two Wicked Witches. The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (also known as The Muppets Wizard of Oz in association with Fox Television Studios, the Muppets were re-introduced Miss Pigathius "Piggy" Lee is a Muppet character primarily played by Frank Oz and sometimes Richard Hunt in Season 1 of The Muppet Show In keeping with the traditions of Muppet films, she is attracted to the Scarecrow (played by Kermit the Frog), but her role is otherwise unchanged. Kermit the Frog is a Muppet, one of Puppeteer Jim Henson 's most famous and beloved creations first introduced in 1955

In Tin Man (a modern day adaptation of The Wizard of Oz) Glinda is portrayed as the queen of O. Tin Man is a three-part Television miniseries reimagined continuation of L Z under the name Lavender Eyes. She is the mother of DG and Azkadellia, who in this programme are the reworkings of Dorothy Gale and The Wicked Witch of the West. Azkadellia is a Fictional character played by actresses Kathleen Robertson and Alexia Fast in the Sci Fi channel miniseries Tin Dorothy Gale is a Fictional character, the Protagonist of many of the Oz novels by American author L The Wicked Witch of the West (or simply The Wicked Witch) is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L Lavender Eyes is imprisoned by Azkadellia after it is revealed that only one of her daughters can rule O. Z. She is rescued by DG and it is revealed that Azkadellia has been possessed by an evil Witch who then melts after Lavender Eyes, DG and Azkadellia use their magic to melt the witch. Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers

Musicals

The Wiz

In the Broadway musical The Wiz, Glinda is the Good Witch of the South, as she appears in the Oz books. The Wiz is a 1975 Broadway musical, based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L She appears only once at the end of the musical, but traditionally the same actress who plays Glinda also plays Aunt Em. Aunt Em is a Fictional character from the Oz books. She is the aunt of Dorothy Gale and married to Uncle Henry, and lived together with She is the sister of Addaperle, Evillene, and Evvamene, the other three witches of Oz. In the film version, she is played by Lena Horne, and she causes the snowstorm that brings Dorothy to Oz. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an iconic American singer and Actress.

Wicked

Novel

In Gregory Maguire's 1995 revisionist novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda is initially called "Galinda," but she drops the first 'a' in her name in the middle of the story, in tribute to Doctor Dillamond, a martyred Goat who teaches at Shiz University (Doctor Dillamond made the habitual mistake of calling her "Glinda" instead of "Galinda" while they shared a carriage, before her arrival to Shiz). Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954 in Albany, New York) is an American author Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 In fiction revisionism is the retelling of a story or type of story with substantial alterations in character or environment to "revise" the view shown in the original work Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, is a Parallel novel published in 1995. Doctor Dillon Dillamond is a character in author Gregory Maguire 's 1995 novel Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Shiz University is a fictional university in Gregory Maguire 's revisionist novel Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Her character is seen extensively in the first half of the novel, but is mostly absent towards the end. It is stated that she marries Sir Chuffrey in the second half of the novel and they have no children. Maguire follows the 1939 movie in having Glinda ultimately become the witch of the North, not the South. Glinda also appears in Son of a Witch, Maguire's sequel to Wicked, now widowed from Sir Chuffrey. Son of a Witch (ISBN 0-06-074722-6 is a fantasy Novel written by Gregory Maguire. In Son of a Witch Glinda serves as a sort of deus ex machina towards the end of the book — a parallel to her role in the 1939 movie. A deus ex machina ( lat. ˈdeːus eks ˈmaːkʰina literally "god from a/the machine" is an improbable

Musical Adaptation

In the novel's Broadway musical adaptation Wicked, Glinda (originally played by Kristin Chenoweth) is one of the two female leads as the musical focuses on her friendship with Elphaba (the young woman who becomes the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, originally played by Idina Menzel). Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Wicked is a musical with songs and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. Kristin Chenoweth (born July 24, 1968) is an American Singer and Musical theatre, Film and Television Actress Elphaba Thropp is the name given to the Wicked Witch of the West in Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory The Wicked Witch of the West (or simply The Wicked Witch) is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L Idina Kim Menzel (born May 30 1971 is an American Tony Award winning Actress, Singer and Songwriter who achieved fame for her In the musical, Glinda is characterized by her popularity and ambition and goes by the name of Galinda Upland (who hails from the Upper Uplands). She and Elphaba cross paths while attending Shiz University, and while the two girls dislike each other at first, they eventually become best friends. Shiz University is a fictional university in Gregory Maguire 's revisionist novel Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. Galinda enrols in Madame Morrible's sorcery tutorial, but is precluded from entering when Morrible decides to tutor Elphaba privately and take no other students. Later, however, Elphaba convinces Madame Morrible to admit Galinda to the sessions. She is rather irritated by Doctor Dillamond's constant mispronunciation of her name (he has difficulty pronouncing the first 'a', and so calls her "Glinda", to which she often responds that "It's Galinda. With a 'Ga'"). It is therefore somewhat ironic that she, herself, constantly makes the mistake of addressing Boq, a Munchkin boy who is infatuated with her, as "Bick". Boq is a minor character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum. As in the novel, Galinda later shortens her name to Glinda (telling the Wizard of Oz that "the 'Ga' is silent" when she introduces herself to him). She does this to mark the firing of Dr. Dillamond, but also in an attempt to impress Fiyero, her love interest. Fiyero is a character in Gregory Maguire 's novel Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as in the Broadway When Elphaba decides to rebel against the Wizard, she offers Glinda the chance to go with her, but Glinda decides to stay behind and realize her opportunities with the Wizard, ultimately sealing her destiny to become "Glinda the Good. The Wizard of Oz (or simply The Wizard) is a Fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L " The Wizard decrees that she be referred to by this title, which is interestingly reminiscent of her friends at Shiz repeatedly telling her that she is a good person, when in fact she was merely pretty and popular (beauty and popularity probably being the same thing as goodness in their eyes).

She shares a relationship with Fiyero, but is oblivious to his increasingly strong romantic feelings toward the now villainised Elphaba. When Fyiero runs off with Elphaba, Glinda is left shocked and heartbroken. Desperate to punish Elphaba for having "stolen" Fiyero from her, Glinda suggests that the Wizard spread a rumour that Nessarose is in danger, so as to draw out Elphaba. However, she is horrified when, instead of merely starting such a rumour, Madame Morrible creates a cyclone that actually kills Nessarose. Madame Muriel Morrible is a Fictional character in author Gregory Maguire 's 1995 novel Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of In Meteorology, a cyclone refers to an area of closed circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. Glinda is next seen telling Dorothy to follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City (her first appearance in the classic movie), and subsequently mourning the death of Nessarose. The road of yellow brick is an element in the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L The Emerald City is the fictional capital city of the Land of Oz in L Elphaba arrives, and the two engage in a fight, before the guards emerge from hiding to arrest the 'Wicked Witch'. When Fyiero pretends that he will kill Glinda unless Elphaba is allowed to go free, Glinda realises that Fyiero really does love Elphaba, and that she was wrong to accuse Elphaba of stealing him. She is horrified when he is taken away to be tortured until he reveals Elphaba's whereabouts. She is present when the Wizard sends witch-hunters to kill Elphaba, and unsuccessfully attempts to convince Madame Morrible that this is a mistake. Unable to stand by and allow her friend to be killed, Glinda goes to Elphaba's castle to warn her of the impending danger. Although Elphaba originally rejects her help, she receives a message from Fieyro which convinces her to surrender herself. Before allowing Dorothy to supposedly melt her, Elphaba asks Glinda to continue her work in protecting the Animals, makes her promise not to clear her name, and gives her the Grimmerie. The Grimmerie (a variation on the words ' Grimoire ' and 'gramarye' is a Fictional book of spells in Gregory Maguire 's novel Wicked Glinda tells her that, despite the fact that she has had so many friends in her life, Elphaba was the only one who mattered, and the two Witches acknowledge that each has been changed by their friendship. Glinda then confronts the Wizard with the revelation that Elphaba was in fact his own daughter. She forces him to leave Oz, before having Madame Morrible arrested, thereby exacting long-overdue justice for Elphaba. Glinda announces to the citizens of Oz that she will try to help them recover in the aftermath of the past few years, and that she wishes to truly earn the title of 'Glinda the Good'. This decision to become, in reality, the virtuous Good Witch which all the people of Oz believe her to be is reminiscent of (if completely opposite to) Elphaba's choice to live up to her own reputation as a Wicked Witch.

Portrayals

In Wicked, the character of Galinda/Glinda has been played by:

• Kristin Chenoweth (Original Broadway)
• Laura Bell Bundy (Original Broadway Standby)
• Melissa Bell Chait (Original Broadway Understudy)
• Jennifer Laura Thompson (Former Broadway)
• Alli Mauzey (Former Broadway Standby)
• Kendra Kassebaum (Current Broadway, Original US National Tour)
• Katie Adams (Current Broadway Standby, Former National Tour Understudy)
• Christina DeCicco (Former US National Tour)
• Katie Rose Clarke (Current US National Tour)
• Melissa Bohon (Current US National Tour Understudy)
• Christeena Michelle Riggs (Former US National Tour Understudy)
• Meggie Cansler (Current US National Tour Understudy)
• Kate Reinders (Original Chicago, Broadway)
• Stacie Morgain Lewis (Former Chicago, Former Broadway Standby)
• Kate Fahrner (Former Chicago, Former Chicago Understudy)
• Annaleigh Ashford (Current Chicago, Former Broadway, Former Tour Understudy)
• Kate Loprest (Former Chicago Understudy)
• Megan Sikora (Former Chicago Understudy, Former Broadway Understudy)
• Sarah Jane Everman (Former Chicago Standby)
• Cristin Boyle (Current Chicago Understudy)
• Helen Dallimore (Original London)
• Annalene Beechey (Original London Standby)
• Dianne Pilkington (Current London, Former London Standby)
• Sarah Earnshaw (Current London Standby)
• Caroline Keiff (Current London Understudy)
• Megan Hilty (Original Los Angeles, Broadway, US National Tour, Former Broadway Standby)
• Erin Mackey (Current Los Angeles, Former Chicago, Former Chicago Understudy)
• Emily Rozek (Former Los Angeles Standby, Former Tour Understudy)
• Laura Woyasz (Current Los Angeles Standby, Former US National Tour Understudy)
• Melissa Fahn (Former Los Angeles Understudy Former Broadway understudy)
• Natalie Daradich (Current Los Angeles Understudy
• Amanda Flynn (Former Los Angeles Understudy)
• Numao Miyuki (Original Tokyo)
• Tomada Ayako (Current Tokyo)
• Lucy Scherer (Current/Original Stuttgart)
• Jana Stelley (Current Stuttgart Standby)
• Valerie Link (Current Stuttgart Understudy)
• Lucy Durack (Current/Original Melbourne)
• Erin Hasan (Current/Original Melbourne Standby)

References

Erin Hasan Standby (current/originalmelbourne)

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