
Once Upon a Mattress
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.
Top Cast


Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
Princess Winifred the Woebegone
Carol Burnett
Princess Winifred the Woebegone


Ken Berry
Ken Berry
Prince Dauntless
Ken Berry
Prince Dauntless
Jane White
Jane White
Queen Aggravain
Jane White
Queen Aggravain


Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Lady Larkin
Bernadette Peters
Lady Larkin


Jack Gilford
Jack Gilford
King Sextimus
Jack Gilford
King Sextimus


Wally Cox
Wally Cox
The Jester
Wally Cox
The Jester
Ron Husmann
Ron Husmann
Sir Harry
Ron Husmann
Sir Harry


Nora Denney
Nora Denney
Lady Agatha
Nora Denney
Lady Agatha
Sivi Aberg
Sivi Aberg
Princess No. 12
Sivi Aberg
Princess No. 12


Leonard Crofoot
Leonard Crofoot
Dancer
Leonard Crofoot
Dancer
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