WHEN the east wind blows into Cherry Tree Lane, it brings a mysterious figure clutching an umbrella and a carpet bag.

Jerome Stevenson), his wife Winifred (another Lyric favorite ... feature characters not included in the film. For instance, Mary Poppins administers her delightful ditty "A Spoonful of Sugar ...

Most of us are introduced to women’s suffrage by Mary Poppins’ Winifred Banks, but how much of her rousing Sister Suffragette song do you actually remember? ‘Tis the season to scoff ...

Mary Poppins is set in 1910 ... sending the message “up to the highest heights” for the world to see. Winifred Banks might not be exactly how we’d like her to be now, but it’s good ...

Fairfield Youth Performing Arts is putting on the musical "Mary Poppins Jr." this summer, and auditions are this weekend.