Once Upon a Mattress

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Dec 12, 72 Comedy , Music , TV Movie

Overview

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.

Writer
Jay Thompson
Director
Dave Powers
Writer
Dean Fuller
Director
Ron Field
Writer
Marshall Barer

Top Billed Cast

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

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