As a surprise for George in the musical, she hires Miss Andrew, George's childhood nanny, to replace Mary Poppins. Justified in that she was not fully aware of his rough childhood until it was too late. In addition, George had praised Miss Andrew earlier in the show, so Winifred wouldn't have a clue that she scarred him for life.

Professor: An elderly gentleman and resident of Cherry Tree Lane. He is very friendly with Miss Lark and it is hinted that she is his love interest. urn:lcp:marypoppinscomes00trav_0:epub:571e0a12-5d9b-4b57-afad-855279ecf402 Extramarc University of Pennsylvania Franklin Library Foldoutcount 0 Identifier marypoppinscomes00trav_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t7rn5sb9b Invoice 11 Isbn 9780152058166 Creature of Habit: In the film and stage show. "The Life I Lead" in the film and his segments of "Cherry Tree Lane" in the musical are about this very trope. Gilded Cage: Bert references this to Jane and Michael when they question their father's love for them. Stating that his job is cold, heartless and difficult but he faces it every day for his family's sake. The Red Cow: A self-described 'model cow' whom Mary Poppins remembers as a good friend of her mother. A fallen star once became caught on her horn, causing her to dance uncontrollably until in desperation she jumped over the moon. Unexpectedly, she finds she misses the happy feeling that dancing gave her, and on the advice of Mary Poppins's mother, she decides to search for another star. In Mary Poppins, Michael sees the Red Cow walking down Cherry Tree Lane in search of a star, leading Mary Poppins to tell her story to the children.Morally Bankrupt Banker: He only cares about his bank making profits; downplayed in that he also cares about the customers and isn't all that bad in the end. Still, I expect that her creator was the only person who did find Mary Poppins ordinary: several characters treat her with complete respect, even awe—characters who on their own are entirely magical creatures that most humans would treat with complete respect, even awe—along with nearly every adult character Mary Poppins encounters, with the understandable exception of the frustrated Park Keeper. It mirrors, in a way, the attitude that many young children have towards their parents, but the situation is slightly different for Jane and Michael and John and Barbara, since they have no hopes of becoming the equals of Mary Poppins—or even close. Named by the Adaptation: She had no first name in the books. P.L. Travers herself insisted to have her named "Winifred" instead of "Cynthia" as the production wanted for the film. The wife of George Banks. In the film, she is a militant of Emmeline Pankhurst's "Votes for Women" suffragette movement. She's a former actress in the musical. The family lived in a large home in Maryborough until Lyndon was three years old, when they relocated to Brisbane in 1902. Goff recalled an idealized version of her childhood in Maryborough as an adult. In Brisbane Goff's sister was born. [8] In mid-1905 Goff went to spend time with Ellie in Sydney. [9] Later that year, Lyndon returned and the family moved to Allora, Queensland. [10] In part because Goff was often left alone as a child by parents who were "caught up in their own importance", she developed a "form of self-sufficiency and [...had an] idiosyncratic form of fantasy life", according to her biographer Valerie Lawson, often pretending to be a mother hen—at times for hours. [11] Goff also wrote poetry, which her family paid little attention to. In 1906 Lyndon attended the Allora Public School. [12] Travers Goff died at home in January 1907. Lyndon would struggle to come to terms with this fact for the next six years. [13] Mary Poppins statue in Ashfield Park in honour of Goff (Travers) who lived nearby from 1918 to 1924

Maia: The second daughter of the seven Pleiades, who visits the children during their Christmas shopping to buy presents for all of her six sisters. Hate Sink: He is the Chairman of Fidelity Fiduciary Bank who takes advantage of London's slump to repossess at least 19 homes and now sets his sights on doing so for the Banks home too. Wilkins has no compulsion about doing so despite likely putting multiple families out on the street purely for profit. He's extremely unrepentant about it to the point that his own uncle fires him at the end of the movie. As if to drive down the point, his balloon sinks while everyone else flies up to the sky with their balloons. Newman, Melinda (2013-11-07). " Poppins Author a Pill No Spoonful of Sugar Could Sweeten: Tunesmith Richard Sherman recalls studio's battles with Travers to bring Disney classic to life". Variety . Retrieved 2013-11-07. Rochlin, Margy (2013-12-06). "A Spoonful of Sugar for a Sourpuss: Songwriter Recalls P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins Author". The New York Times . Retrieved 2015-05-14. Mrs Banks is married to George Banks and is the mother of Jane, Michael, John, Barbara, and Annabel Banks. Her first name is never revealed in the books, but was given as Winifred in the film and the stage musical. In the books, she is the struggling mistress of the Banks household, and is easily intimidated by Mary Poppins, who treats her with thinly veiled contempt. In the film, she is a strident suffragette (in public; at home, she is the typical Edwardian wife) who is treated somewhat satirically. She was made into a suffragette in the film to explain why she sometimes did not have time to look after her children. In the stage musical, she is a former actress who is under constant pressure from her husband as she struggles to enter his social circle. In the 1964 Disney film, she is portrayed by Glynis Johns; in the 2004 Radio 4 drama, she is played by Deborah Berlin.

Defrosting Ice King: When Mr. Banks tells him the joke about a man with a wooden leg named Smith, he breaks into a fit of laughter before he dies laughing. Even Dawes Jr. mentions that he had never been happier in his life. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2013-06-25 18:24:41 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA1117522 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Orlando, Fla. Donor

Evil Reactionary: She has a special disdain for Mary Poppins's approaches to babysitting, calling them "newfangled methods" with such venom that it sounds like Parenthetical Swearing. a b c Picardie, Justine (2008-10-28). "Was P L Travers the real Mary Poppins?". The Daily Telegraph (telegraph.co.uk). London. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12 . Retrieved 2010-11-25. Immediately after singing about fighting the patriarchy to secure equal rights for women everywhere, she frantically hides her suffragette paraphernalia from her and acts like an Extreme Doormat to him. Adaptational Badass: Come Act 2 of the musical, after she meets Miss Andrew, Winifred realizes that George has had a rough childhood and sees a new side to her husband. With the encouragement of Mary Poppins and her children, she goes to the bank and stands up for him when it seems he's about to be fired. Fortunately, he keeps his job and gets promoted with, at her insistence, quadruple his previous salary. Dramatically Missing the Point: When Michael as a child protests that he wants to keep his tuppence to feed the birds and show kindness, Dawes Sr. tries to explain complicated concepts on the good things saving tuppence in a bank can do. Michael starts scratching his head in confusion.Inexplicably Awesome: It's never explained how or why she's able to do the fantastic things she does. Mary Poppins herself certainly doesn't plan on telling, since in her own words, she "never explains anything". Downplayed in the musical. George doesn't see why Winifred has such a tough time "being Mrs. Banks." Saving Mr Banks: the true story of Walt Disney's battle to make Mary Poppins". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2017 Erbland, Kate (2013-12-26). "The Dark, Deep and Dramatic True Story of Saving Mr. Banks". Film.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-05 . Retrieved 2015-05-14. One-Man Band: He is first seen at the beginning of the movie, operating a one-man band consisting of an accordion, a bass drum, a bicycle horn and several cymbals, just to name a few instruments.