The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
The court maidens this year are Kennedy Kuntz and Sidney Hoover.
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