Characters
The Characters
Mary Poppins | Bert | Mr Banks | Mrs Banks
Jane &
Michael Banks | Miss Andrews | Mrs Brill &
Robertson Ay | Bird Woman | Mrs Corry
Mary Poppins
"I'm practically perfect in every way
Practically perfect that's my forte
Uncanny nannies are hard to find
Unique yet meek unspeakably kind
I'm practically perfect not slightly soiled
Running like an engine that's just been freshly oiled"
(from 'Practically Perfect' - music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe)
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Bert
"Chim chiminey chim chiminey chim chim cheroo
I does what I likes and I likes what I do
Today I'm a screever and as you can see
A screever's an artist of highest degree
And it's all me own work
From me own memory"
(from 'Chim Chim Cher-ee' - music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, additional lyrics by Anthony Drewe)
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Mr Banks
"Precision and order
That's all I ask
The running of a household
A straightforward task
The children, the servants
Are all your domain
Whilst I remain the sovereign of Cherry Tree Lane"
(from 'Cherry Tree Lane' - music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe)
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Mrs Banks
"Being Mrs Banks
Should be an easy role
And yet it's one which I don't seem
Too good at on the whole
Being Mrs Banks
What does that entail?
Facing tests of character
I always seem to fail"
(from 'Being Mrs Banks' - music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe)
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Jane and Michael Banks
"Take us on outings, give us treats
Sing songs, bring sweets.
Never be cross or cruel, never give us castor oil or gruel
Love us as a son and daughter
And never smell of barley water"
(from 'The Perfect Nanny' - music and lyrics
by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman)
Several children share these roles. Click here for more information
Miss Andrews
"These children have been spoiled
I've arrived here just in time
By chance I've brought the punishment
That best befits the crime
Brimstone and treacle
And cod liver oil
Liberal doses of each
These are the treats from which children recoil
The lessons I'm going to teach"
(from 'Brimstone and Treacle' - music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe)
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Mrs Brill & Robertson Ay
"Precision and order
He wants nothing less
It's like an army barracks
And we're in the mess"
(from 'Cherry Tree Lane' - music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe)
Robertson Ay: "I'd like to be helpful"
Mrs Brill: "I'd like to be rich, but the good Lord thought otherwise"
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Bird Woman
"Come buy my bags full of crumbs...
Come feed the little birds, show them you care,
And you'll be glad if you do.
The young ones are hungry, their nests are so bare,
All it takes is tuppence from you.
Feed the birds, tuppence a bag
Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag."
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Mrs Corry
Bert: "Mrs Corry is the oldest woman in the world. She was around before William went conquering. Before Hadrian went walling. And she was there on the day when language was first invented."
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