The eccentric, flamboyant Mayme Dennis adopts an orphaned boy, subjecting him to all the mannerisms and style of the extravagant and eccentric characters of the 1920s and 1930s… A very unusual and entertaining piece of work by the artists and costume designers of the 1950s. Hollywood had to admit that the Broadway ensemble of actors couldn’t be improved upon: the way Russell speaks—her rhythm, accents, and pauses—couldn’t be any different; it’s all so flawless.