Mary Poppinsesque

English Adjective 1 en Mary Poppins-esque. en Cecil Smith Belafonte, Andrews Featured in Special w:Los Angeles Times LXXXVIII 10 November 1969 part IV 29 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/385948154/ New shows on the schedule will be a Pat Paulsen potpourri of comedy on Friday nights; a Mary Poppinsesque situation comedy called The Nanny and the Professor on Wednesdays, en Fred Herman ‘S.O.B.,’ ‘Muppet’ — Adult comedy and a comedy for adults w:The Modesto Bee Modesto, Calif. 10 July 1981 C-3 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/691821113/ They’re not worth $4, but Andrews, launching the film with a Mary Poppinsesque “Polly-Wolly-Doodle” production number, is lovable, level-headed and downright cute, especially when tranquilized for the Great Unveiling. en w:Karen Salmansohn 50% Off St. Martin’s Press 1993 82–83 https://archive.org/details/50offnovel00salm/page/82/mode/2up 0-312-09465-5 I enter the bathroom, dump my pocketbook on the counter, hunt in the Mary Poppinsesque clutter for my moisturizer, lipstick, eyeliner, mascara, blush, undereye cream. en Joy Sheilagh Walks over to her Fridge alt.pagan 12 August 1993 She opens a Mary Poppinsesque carpet bag and pulls from it a very large, fluffy feather pillow-- in a pillowcase made of an old raincoat. en Michael Tatum Pryor, Radner shine in Warner Bros. comedy album re-releases w:Daily Bruin 84th year 63 31 January 1995 16 https://archive.org/details/ucladailybruin158losa/page/n298/mode/1up 1 “Let’s talk dirty to the animals!” coos the woman in her most Mary Poppinsesque voice. en Catherine Elizabeth Shrout Bubble Xmas tree ornaments? rec.arts.books.childrens 15 April 1995 I remember the book had a somewhat sad, Mary Poppinsesque ending with him leaving. en w:Sight and Sound 1997 39 Kate Beckinsale’s saccharine, Mary Poppinsesque Flora is not engaging enough to suggest that her orchestration of events comes out of anything more than a desire to organise people. en Darryl E. Owens Cursive w:Orlando Sentinel 26 March 2003 E3 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/268110803/ 4 “Holding your pencil just right, sit straight but not tight, and you’ll be ready to write,” the voice sings in a Mary Poppinsesque lilt. en Jeff Vogel The Poo Bomb: True Tales of Parental Terror Kansas City, Mo. w:Andrews McMeel Publishing 2005 135 https://archive.org/details/poobombtruetales00voge/page/135/mode/1up 0-7407-5045-3 This book never for a moment lets you forget her spooky, Mary Poppinsesque Britishness. It is heavily sprinkled with words like “mum” and “luv” and refers to the reader as (I swear to God) “ducky.” en Chronicle 261 July 2005 41 https://archive.org/details/sim_chronicle_2005-07_27_7/page/41/mode/1up 3 Theodora Goss’ “Miss Emily Gray” is a Mary Poppinsesque story with a twist and some subtle attitude, while John Kessel’s “The Baum Plan for Financial Independence” is a story about two small-time crooks who discover their own metaphorical rainbow, one which really does change their lives forever. en Nick Crews ‘Garden’ blooms with delights w:The Indianapolis Star 11 July 2005 B3 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/127415355/ The show offers up a fantastic dreamscape of flashbacks, dark introspection and beauty, one that cuts through the Mary Poppinsesque Pollyannaism of childhood in Edwardian England to see what truly lies within a heart: loss, guilt and insecurity. en Kaavya Viswanathan w:How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life New York, N.Y.; Boston, Mass. w:Little, Brown and Company 2006 34 https://archive.org/details/howopalmehtagotk00visw/page/34/mode/1up 0-316-05988-9 My mom pushed her perfectly coiffed head through the doorway and flashed me a blinding Mary Poppinsesque smile. en Graham Pond London by London: The Insiders’ Guide 2007 Friday Books 2007 178 https://archive.org/details/londonbylondon200000unse/page/178/mode/1up 978-1-905548-14-9 Their top floor has a glass wall and outdoor terrace with a Mary Poppinsesque view over rooftops — lots of copper domes, St Paul’s and the Old Bailey. en Moving images Pasatiempo The Santa Fe New Mexican August 20–26 2010 90 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/208445664/ In this sequel to the moderately successful 2005 feature, Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) helps out another family with her special Mary Poppinsesque blend of magic and whimsy. en Vagueness in bylaw will lead to problems The Taber Times 4 March 2015 A4 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/740973248/ 2 For a council that was worried about becoming a Nanny State with striking down something as simple as a helmet requirement due to safety concerns in public skating, the Community Standards bylaw can certainly be seen by some as having a Mary Poppinsesque feel to it as police officers and bylaw officers patrol the streets of Taber looking to slap peoples’ hands if they are spitting ($75 fine), swearing ($150 fine) or hanging around one place too long ($250 fine for loitering). en Kathryn Ascher Into the Light BQB Publishing 2016 9781937084905 “He’s not here to see me,” Olivia continued in her sweet, Mary Poppinsesque tone. en Courtney McNaull Local play picked for Columbus Arts Festival News Journal Mansfield, Ohio 25 May 2017 2C https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/304533767/ But Gladden uses satire and humor to keep the play from being preachy. “It’s a lot of fun. There’s a lot of good jokes in it,” said Lindsey Saltz, who plays a passionate red fish named Lydia. “It’s Mary Poppinsesque,” Gladden said.