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Considering what he was up against, it is no reflection on director Otto Ashermann that he was unable to create the paradoxical air of consistent and genuine artificiality that this sort of comedy demands. Dee French as the richest woman in the world and Judy O'Keeffe as her ward, Felicity, comes close to catching the requisite style. The rest of the actors make it clear that in its casting, as in its choice of plays, the Poets' Theatre must perforce be content to do what it can and not what it might wish...
Director Otto Ashermann shows what appropriate casting, thoughtful pacing and balanced blocking can do. Calling on actors whose ages mostly fit the play's requirements very well and whose talents are equal, and sometimes superior to, their roles, Ashermann has constructed an edifying and enjoyable evening...
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