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MRS TRAVERS ON TAPE Now who's reading And go slowlyDON You start and I'll take overBOB Autumn In the early partof the 20th century 1910 LondonAt Number 17 Cherry Tree Lanethe Banks household is in an
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Yes, yes. Well, anyway, it brings about whatever it is. Mr. Banks, um, is able. He has a...

P.L. Travers:
Now, who's reading? And go slowly.Don DaGradi:You start and I'll take over.Robert Sherman:"Autumn. In the early part of the 20th century, 1910. London. At Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, the Banks household is in an uproar."P.L. Travers:Hold it. Now, I see that Cherry Tree Lane as not too townified on one side of the park. And we'll get you a photograph of 50 Smith Street, in order to see that the house is really quite like that. But it has more of a garden than my house had. But it might be useful and amusing to put it in as my house. You see?Don DaGradi:"Upstairs in the nursery, where Mary is measuring up the children with a long row of tape measure, Mary reads off the tape that Jane is..." Well, first she says, "What kind of material have we got to work with?"P.L. Travers:No, no. That, we cannot have. That would be quite un-English.Richard Sherman:Mrs. Travers, basically what we want to do here is use pretty much what you have in the book.P.L. Travers:Yes, yes. Now, I want this tape measure to be used, because it was a tape measure that my mother had when she was a little girl.Richard Sherman:Mmm-hmm.P.L. Travers:And I think it would be very nice.Don DaGradi:"At the end of the chorus..."P.L. Travers:Read me all that, now.Don DaGradi:We were going to.P.L. Travers:Read it. No, no. You Read it.Don DaGradi:Do you want to bear us?P.L. Travers:No. Go on.Don DaGradi:This is torture!P.L. Travers:Now, go on. "At the end of the chorus..." There ought perhaps to have been people in this countryside, You see? Are you making note of it? And they would be the Pearly people. They'd be arriving and they'd come nearer and they'd see, "Ah. Hmm." They know they are not grand enough to eat at this table. Have you got this on tape? Because I think it's important. I'm not going to do this film unless I'm available for it.Robert Sherman:Well, there are these tapes also, you know.P.L. Travers:No, it's not enough.Robert Sherman:We, uh... We have to feel the impact of it.P.L. Travers:Yes, yes. Well, anyway, it brings about whatever it is. Mr. Banks, um, is able. He has a tender, good heart, not a change of heart, because he's always been sweet, but worried with the cares of life

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MRS TRAVERS ON TAPE Now who's reading And go slowly
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DON You start and I'll take over
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BOB Autumn In the early part
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of the 20th century 1910 London
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At Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane
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the Banks household is in an uproar
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MRS TRAVERS Hold it
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Now I see that Cherry Tree Lane
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as not too townified on one side of the park
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And we'll get you a photograph of 50 Smith Street
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in order to see that the house is really quite like that
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But it has more of a garden than my house had
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But it might be useful and amusing
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to put it in as my house You see
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DON Upstairs in the nursery
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where Mary is measuring up the children
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with a long row of tape measure
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Mary reads off the tape that Jane is
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First she says
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What kind of material have we got to work with
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MRS TRAVERS No no That we cannot have
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That would be quite un English
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DICK Mrs Travers basically what we want to do here
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is use pretty much what you have in the book
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MRS TRAVERS Yes yes
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Now I want this tape measure to be used
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because it was a tape measure that my mother had
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when she was a little girl DICK Mmm hmm
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MRS TRAVERS And I think it would be very nice
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DON At the end of the chorus
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MRS TRAVERS Read me all that now
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DON We were going to MRS TRAVERS Read it
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No no You read it
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DON Do you want to bear us CHUCKLES
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MRS TRAVERS No Go on
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DON This is torture CHUCKLES
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MRS TRAVERS Now go on At the end of the chorus
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There ought perhaps to have
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been people in this countryside
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Do you see Are you making note of it
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And they would be the Pearly people
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They'd be arriving and they'd come nearer
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and they'd see Ah Hmm
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They know they are not grand enough to eat at this table
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Have you got this on tape DON Yes Oh yes
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MRS TRAVERS Because I think it's important
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I'm not going to do this film unless I'm available for it
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BOB There are these tapes also you know
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MRS TRAVERS No it's not enough
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BOB We uh We have to feel the impact of it
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MRS TRAVERS Yes yes
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Well anyway it brings about whatever it is
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Mr Banks um is able
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He has a tender good heart Not a change of heart
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Because he's always been sweet
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but worried with the cares of life
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Timestamp in Movie
02:00:45
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Mar 10, 2026
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Hopscotch Features,Walt Disney Pictures,Ruby Films,Essential Media and Entertainment,BBC Film

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Movie Summary

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

Actors

Emma Thompson
P.l. Travers
Bradley Whitford
Don Dagradi
B. J. Novak
Robert Sherman
Jason Schwartzman
Richard Sherman