
Once Upon a Mattress (1972)
7.8|12 Dec, 1972|78 min
The second television adaptation of the Broadway classic.
7.8|12 Dec, 1972|78 min
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The second television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress was broadcast on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included original Broadway cast members Burnett, Gilford and White, and also featured Bernadette Peters as Lady Larken, Ken Berry as Prince Dauntless, Ron Husmann as Harry, and Wally Cox as The Jester. It was directed by Ron Field and Dave Powers. Again, several songs were eliminated and characters were combined or altered. Since the parts of the Minstrel and the Wizard were cut from this adaptation, a new prologue was written with Burnett singing "Many Moons Ago" as a bedtime story.
Keywords
princess
fairy tale
based on play or musical
royalty
broadway
playful
lighthearted
ridiculous
Casts

Carol Burnett
Princess Winifred the Woebegone

Ken Berry
Prince Dauntless

Jane White
Queen Aggravain

Bernadette Peters
Lady Larkin

Jack Gilford
King Sextimus

Wally Cox
The Jester
Ron Husmann
Sir Harry

Nora Denney
Lady Agatha
Sivi Aberg
Princess No. 12

Leonard Crofoot
Dancer
Crews
Ron Field
Director
Dave Powers
Director
Marshall Barer
Writer
Dean Fuller
Writer
Jay Thompson
Writer

Mary Rodgers
Songs
Marshall Barer
Lyricist
Joe Hamilton
Producer
Robert Wright
Associate Producer
Bob Priest
Editor
Paul Barnes
Art Direction
Bill Harp
Set Decoration

Bob Mackie
Costume Design
Al Schultz
Makeup Artist
Roselle Friedland
Wig Designer
Bob Davis
Production Supervisor
Roger Beatty
Assistant Director
Nat Farber
Music Coordinator

Peter Matz
Music Director
Ron Field
Choreographer

Michael Shawn
Choreographer
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