Admirable Crichton, The
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As there is no proof that Alexander Lunan was another Admirable Crichton, the fact of his doing so would strengthen what we have said above as to the comparative slightness of the erudition imparted in a university education in those days.
From Project Gutenberg
On the nearly sure-fire theme of The Admirable Crichton�the butler who turns out to be a better man than the rest of them�a competent cast headed by beautiful Vincent Price and lissome Elissa Landi amble through a pleasant play that occasionally skitters along the edge of being a tour de farce.
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