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Notable ugly sisters have been played by Terry Scott and Julian Orchard (Theresa and Julia), Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce (Georgina and Mildred after their sitcom characters George and Mildred), real life sisters Elsie and Doris Waters (Gert and Daisy after their radio sitcom characters), Brian Murphy and Roy Hudd (Amnesia and Magnesia), and ...
They get hopelessly lost in a forest and are kidnapped by some ladies. Taken to a large palace, they have to wait on the princes and princesses (including Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty), following which they are thrown on the scrapheap with Buttons, the ugly sisters and other pantomime characters played by men. The Goodies rebel ...
Cinderella mistakes Dandini for the Prince, and the Prince for Dandini. Her father, Baron Hardup, is under the thumb of his two stepdaughters, the Ugly sisters, and has a servant, Cinderella's friend Buttons. Throughout the pantomime, the Baron is continually harassed by the Broker's Men (often named after current politicians) for outstanding rent.
Most fairy tales were told and retold countless times before Walt Disney ever got his hands on them, and yet, the sensibility behind such animated classics as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ...
Though following the original story's depiction of the ugly and cruel stepsister in the first film, Anastasia undergoes a redemption arc in the sequels as she struggles to find genuine love and follow her conscience despite her mother and sister's negative influence.
They made many successful appearances in pantomime, featuring in 1934 as the "ugly sisters" in Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The name of the wicked Baron was changed to "Baron Mumm" so that the duo could be portrayed as "Maxi Mumm" and "Mini Mumm". [3] They appeared at the Royal Variety Performance in 1937.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is a 1999 fantasy novel by American writer Gregory Maguire, retelling the tale of Cinderella through the eyes of one of her "ugly stepsisters." In 2002, the book was adapted into a TV movie of the same name directed by Gavin Millar .
It’s time for the usual layover in unloved, less-attractive Sao Paulo to be turned into a sleepover, says Chris Moss – just don’t expect much to get much shut-eye in this energetic metropolis