Ashton Roe is perfect as chimney-sweep Bert, Mary’s chief accomplice in fun and laughter. Bert acts as a link between the ...

And it was Disney who agreed to screen early scenes of Mary Poppins for The Sound of Music director Robert Wise, leading to Andrews winning the role of Maria. "Walt never, ever did that," says ...

The rapport of Mary and Bert brings together the different strands of the story, singing and dancing their way through the park, on the rooftops, and even outside the bank where George wrestles ...

The Bank Chairman (Dr. Jed Kim) suspends George for giving a loan to Mr. Northbrook (Dr. Keldon Henley), instead of Von Hussler (Dr. Justin Hardin), a dubious businessman who has a money scheme idea.

In the classic Disney film “Mary Poppins,” George Banks, a prominent London financier, takes his son, Michael, to the bank to convince him to deposit his tuppence instead of using them to feed the ...

Mary Poppins, played by Elizabeth Marcantonio, acts during a dress rehearsal of “Mary Poppins” by The Naples Players, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at Sudgen Community Theatre in Naples, Fla.

Flying. Amazing objects emerging from Mary's purse. Among the feats was breaking a table that would magically re-assemble itself at Mary Poppins' bidding. "It was basically doing a magic act every ...

Half-baked story aside, ‘Mary Poppins’ serves up everything you could want in a mega-budget family musical: memorable songs, dazzling visuals and a nostalgic ideal of a London that never existed.

Mary Poppins had two accessories that added to her aura of whimsy. Her handy umbrella aided her flying exploits, and her big carpet bag contained anything one needed. To the Banks children — and ...