| Irving and Ethel were two of a kind, indefatigable troupers who simply never wanted to get off stage. |
| I suspect they are troupers who will be perfect wherever and whenever they play. |
| After the circus troupers leave, clown-mime Manuel stays on, moving into a nearby shack, befriending Willem and teaching him magic and clown arts. |
| The mannerisms of the male troupers were too deliberately camp to capture the nuances of the Kern stories they were supposed to be illustrating. |
| And the more open you are with kids, I think the more reassured they are, and they were really troupers. |
| While these super troupers keep on plucking, we are left to look for a new generation of stars to usurp them. |
