

Once Upon a Mattress
1972 Directed by Dave PowersThe 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.

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
Director
...........................................................Dave Powers
Ron Field
Producer
...........................................................Joe Hamilton
Writer
...........................................................Marshall Barer
Dean Fuller
Jay Thompson
Assistant Director
...........................................................Roger Beatty
Production Companies
...................................................CBS Studios
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Comedy
Music
TV Movie
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