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The springboard
of Julie Andrews' career, it was while appearing in the title role of
the London Palladium 1953 pantomime that she was spotted by the producers
of "The Boyfriend". This Broadway role would make her name in
America, and lead to the movie roles for which she is most famous. "Cinderella"
was the West End's only panto in that season, and much comment was made
about the adult humour contained in the show. Not surprising really, as
the script was by a young team of writers including Spike Milligan ! Julie
was not the only cast member who would go on to greater things, 'Buttons'
was a young comic called Max Bygraves, and Jon Pertwee (a future 'Doctor
Who') was one of the ugly sisters. Richard Hearne ('Mr. Pastry') performed
his famous lancers act, and was at one point trapped in an automatic washing
machine ! This truly was one of the first "modern" pantomimes
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