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It depends which DVD player you have. On my Oppo, for example, I have a setting called "Wide/SQZ". Since the Oppo always outputs 16:9, it will output a 16:9 image in 16:9, and will add bars to the sides of 4:3 source material, therefore always preserving the aspect ratio of the original disc.
You also might check the settings on your TV - on my Toshiba, for example, "zoom 1" stretches the picture more horizontally than vertically, so while the screen is more "filled", the AR is screwed, while "zoom 2" stretches both horizontal and vertical to the same degree, resulting in a more severe crop on the top and bottom, but still keeping the picture from appearing stretched. This works especially when an SD channel presents a widescreen movie in letterbox. The resulting zoom just gets rid of the black bars on the top and bottom.
By the way, the first edition of the Mary Poppins DVD is not anamorphic, while the current 2-Disc special edition is.
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