Once Upon a Mattress

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.

7.8

78 min

Cast

Carol Burnett

as Princess Winifred the Woebegone

Ken Berry

as Prince Dauntless

Jane White

as Queen Aggravain

Bernadette Peters

as Lady Larkin

Jack Gilford

as King Sextimus

Wally Cox

as The Jester

Ron Husmann

as Sir Harry

Nora Denney

as Lady Agatha

Sivi Aberg

as Princess No. 12

Leonard Crofoot

as Dancer

Director

Ron Field

Dave Powers