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Along the way to Constantinople they find that Burton deBusch (James Hanes) is the mastermind behind SPAM's plot to fill the snuff boxes of the British with opium and blow away their entire navy. In the end, thanks to the efforts of O'Genick's fellow travelers, Spasm the Butler (Rich O'Leary) and Ella Mental (Doug Fitch), the scheme is thwarted. (Leavitt and Peirce's sales have dropped sharply since the show opened...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: The Smell of the Crowd | 2/24/1979 | See Source »

...Natalie with Burton deBusch...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: The Smell of the Crowd | 2/24/1979 | See Source »

Hanes as Burton deBusch and O'Leary as Spasm are memorable in their roles. The latter, who portrays a classic professor-turned-butler, makes the most of his few lines and shows the difference between creating a character and just playing a part. You just can't take your eyes off O'Leary from the time when he steals the song "Domestic Blisters," to the end when he is fittingly left alone on stage...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: The Smell of the Crowd | 2/24/1979 | See Source »

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