ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Victorians used a see-saw, placing an actor on one end and then lowering the other side, creating the illusion of an actor rising magically. Mary could very simply stand on a rehearsal block to indicate flying. Or her silhouette could be cut from foam core and raised in the air to achieve the same effect.

Detailed explanation-2: -For Mary Poppins on Broadway, a fully-automated three-point pendulum system was used to fly Mary out over the audience for her grand exit at the end of the show.

Detailed explanation-3: -Uncle Albert is a jolly, kind old man who lives in a small home in London. He is the uncle of Mary Poppins, and appears to have full knowledge of her abilities. He appears to suffer from an unnamed condition, triggered by laughter, where he floats into the air, a condition which Mary describes as “quite serious".