Maddie played the part of Mrs Pearce the housekeeper in this show, but additionally got to sing and dance in all the big ensemble numbers. She had a blast with this show. Her cockney outfit needed to cover her Mrs. Pearce costume so we used one of her Rendezvous skirts, which suited the period quite nicely and had a nice drawstring waist all ready for a quick exit. She had found the cute little hat a year ago at Goodwill and the scarf was one her dad used to wear when he was a lad (very vintage now) I found the Edwardian ladies coat on EBAY and got it cheap because it was a little moth-eaten. This was not a problem for the cockney character, but it was a little long and we wanted the skirt to show and swing in the dances so I folded up the bottom and hemmed it up.
It is a great coat though and Maddie wears it as a real coat now. Her friends in the cast teased her about looking a little too Mary Poppin's like but it was good natured teasing
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