In the movie “Saving Mr. Banks,” about the making of the 1964 Disney classic “Mary Poppins,” Emma Thompson portrays the book’s author, P.L. Travers, as an abrasive, unyielding, dour woman.

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Like the Mary Poppins film Disney would eventually serve up, Saving Mr. Banks is an affable, enjoyable spoonful of sugar that sweetens into palatability the sinus-clearing bite of the books ...

P.L. Travers, of Mary Poppins fame, was a much-loved and respected figure in the world of humane letters when she died in 1996. Well into her 90s, she remained a woman of regal presence, and to ...

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“Mary Poppins Returns” may not be practically perfect, but it is a loving homage to the 54-year-old musical with whimsical song-and-dance numbers, fanciful animated sequences, and an ...

Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse is offering a famiy-friendly, magical escape with its production of Mary Poppins, now running through Sept. 6.

'Mary Poppins Returns' succeeds because, well, it’s so fun and colourful. Some scenes, such as the final climax, are so cool they’re almost Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

Three and a half stars out of four.But let’s face it, there are times when a little sugar — oh what the heck, let’s say a spoonful — is just what we need, if not for health then for happiness. So it’s ...