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 | | It opens with the requisite stock characters of the times—Della (Ellia English), the indispensable, jolly maid whose pleasure it is to take care of her theater stars, and Jo (Alan Mandell), the harried family retainer, who fields all the excesses thrown his way. |
 | | English’s homage to Hattie McDaniel is terrific, and Irving enlivens the part so often played of the mensch with a heart of gold. |
 | | Not to be left out are Puck, Cyrano, Hotspur, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, played with remarkable aplomb by Buddy, Buster, Barney, Harlem and Samson—a splendid group of canines with amiable, scene-stealing charm. |
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