Once Upon a Mattress
12/12/1972
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.
Movie Information
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
