Evening star., 1944-07-16
But Critics Are Happy
By Jay Carmody.

Two Sundays ago space Bin Hill took time out nom
being city editor 70 chde this professional playsoer brightly
gently Is another critic who the old coupet says
the play at all from watching his reactions TO IT."
There is mede Of truth in Whist says large
There Is another side to the story Whatever the world thinks
him. whatever impression Of suffering his writing conyey
whatever agony Of spirit he IN his snctak IN his favorie
bisro the critic is the happiest know enjoys
his work queen bee enjoys cortsp the mental
image Of himself He happy when exposed
the most wreched Of the bana which the stage and
produce He Of all people who to the hear enjoy
play picture alone privileged toy
brief His the gift although thinks Of
in the nobler having sacrificed himself that others
be the tragedy investing their time the
shoddy wares Of the nept and INSCRIPTIONS.
The Theater II Worship.
The preoccupation play
audience does not critic
enjoying He does share the reactions the audience
for the simple reason that he not member Of It True he sits
not Of It, The audience there TO play he
world Of difference The critic is content that
He happy man and the boss
derstands expression merely that he is and
congentai likely live in state OF perpetual bliss
provocative Mr. H-whose piece took couple Of hours
for brooding that critics should
teaer after reviewing play It again. and write
about that.
This sc after time but he does not write
about original opinion remains unchanged
to good play with the knowledge that
there written Immediately afterward But
critics looking play not changed the second
absence of necessity for writing about it.
He still a proessona. paygoer who has learned to look
at play special way who visit to the theater to
perfect perception and analysis His task OF learning
never heater always kind Of schooroon
There occasion pity the to feel that he
missing the theater condemned
apart whale of good time in his fact
brilliantly by former critic Bernard Shaw who has
happily pascnaey these last IS emotions
paywgh actors whom he encountered in his
days reviewer.
Hill than whom is delightful to with,
probably to his amaby chng Sunday column
reviewing Ramshacke Inn at the National
Monday night not fortune to be there
but there inmaon in his review that looking
the critics seat that he less delighted
any enjoyment the comedy than he Bill
Hill other Monday night That man-atwok look does
that its is miserable just preoccuped
"Why" . Permissible Question
Unlike love- ask himself why he Is enjoying play
without destroying his enjoyment He return for instance
Jacobowsky and the Colonel this reviewer did twice
confirm his original impression that Jacobowsy the most
lovab dramatic character and love him the having asked
why he liked him the first place He search his mind for
the Margaret SULLIVAN and Elliott Nugent aac
tive people in THE Voice of the Turtle" and find them whit
less attractive for the trouble he went to.
The total effect OF play lost critic because
he examines in detail 1t rather heightened
audience the Palace Theaer Thursday could laughed
oener at Barry Fitzgerald in Going My Way" than this
viewer did That he busy looking for the little tricks which
make zgerads craftsmanship wonderful diverted
him from the effect the great comedian achieving That
Barry Fitzgerald and rascbe ovab old Father Fzgbbo
at time raised the enjoyment of his performance
power.
1t is likely that this does Mr. Hills point
critics. but at least did raise the counterpont
editors at work look, and talk they
wretched than critic