The Three Witches (known individually as the Snow White Witch, the Sleeping Beauty Witch, and the Hansel and Gretel Witch) are minor antagonists of the 1966 fantasy TV film Alice Through the Looking Glass which is based on the 1871 fantasy novel of the same name by Lewis Carrol. They are the film's versions of the Evil Queen, Wicked Fairy Godmother, and the Gingerbread Witch that the Jaberwock sends for to assist in helping keep Alice from winning the chess game.
The Snow White Witch was portrayed by the late Sara Taft. The Sleeping Beauty Witch was portrayed by the late Georgia Simmons. The Hansel and Gretel Witch was portrayed by the late Maryesther Denver.
Biography[]
When passing by the garden of talking flowers, Alice is warned by the flowers to beware of the Three Witches. The flowers explain that the Jaberwock sent for them to help him keep Alice from winning the chess game and they are from the fairy tales of Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel. After leaving the flowers, Alice encounters the White King and after talking with him she continues her journey.
While Alice is walking, the Witches have a wall of magic broomsticks block Alice's path. While Alice attempts to go past the broomsticks, the Snow White Witch appears on the brooms and offers Alice a poisoned apple. Then, the Sleeping Beauty Witch appears with a thimble and a needle and offers Alice a chance to sew with them. Lastly, the Hansel and Gretel Witch appears and offers Alice gingerbread. Alice refuses their offers and tells them that she was warned to watch out for them. The Witches lie and tell Alice that they won't hurt her to which Alice replies that she knows who they are and what they have done to Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel in their respective fairy tales. Alice then tells the Witches to leave and unblock the path. The Witches disappear, remove their magical brooms, and return to each of their respective fairy tales. They are not seen again for the rest of the film.
Trivia[]
- In the original fairy tale, the Sleeping Beauty Witch was a fairy instead of a witch.
