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“Mail,” the hit Los Angeles play--is now billing itself as “an abused new musical” in advertisements, after being unanimously scorched by New York critics when it opened on Broadway last week. The ad, which ran this week in the New York Times and was signed “The Producers” (Jerry Colker, Michael Rupert and Susan Dietz), acknowledged the critics’ pan, but added, “117,000 people in L.A., Washington and New York loved our show.” Their offer: “Buy one full ticket to ‘Mail’ and get a second for the price of a first-class stamp: 25.” It concluded with: “Are we crazy? You decide. But hurry.” The offer is good through Saturday, reportedly the day “Mail” will close unless something “miraculous” happens, a spokesman for the show said.