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.
Writer: Jay Thompson
Director: Dave Powers
Writer: Dean Fuller
Director: Ron Field
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
Nora Denney
Lady Agatha
Sivi Aberg
Princess No. 12
Leonard Crofoot
Dancer
