![]() ![]() Her father is a poor tailor and her mother has left the family to run off with another man, and she waits on her deathbed as Poppa scrounges together his last pennies to pay for her treatment. In the 1984 Gibson/Raposo Raggedy Ann or Rag Dolly, Marcella is heavily based on Gruelle's daughter down to a factor most adaptations leave out, that she is deathly ill. Unfortunately, not much is yet known about the plot of the 1983 musical. In the 19 musicals however, her part is much more central and she sees a lot more development. ![]() ![]() Its summertime, and Marcella packs up her beloved dolls, Raggedy Ann and Andy and all their friends, for a trip to the seashore. In the many stage adaptations, Marcella is very similar to her appearances in the books or 1977 film. Raggedy Ann, Beloved Belindy, Uncle Clem and Raggedy Andy sat very, very quiet, their cotton-stuffed bodies tingling as happily as Johnny Crickets cheery tune, for they had looked through the door into Fairyland. ![]()
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