Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-07-02
Drama and the Critic
Rp RHI Hill

by bW HUI
OF
The telephone The Stars city desk rang
1t was Jay Camody He talking about his vacation
forget how hundreds Of columns he said had
he had had Drama critics reckon time in days.
Il want to write the Sunday column" he said.
We'll, don't know" hedged what would 1 write it
about9"
Drama" explained tersely the way drama critics
Thus it is that sitting here, the
obscu of dealing with murder trials congressional appopa
ons and ladies applying reporters
recall what shows of the past disagreed with
sometimes violently In it's opportunity this chance
criticize critic And isn't as though Jay would mind AS he
has pointed out drama readers really guided
critics by knowledge personality
gained from reading him every There's
wait for Jay to pan show She knows she'll
certainly indicate criticism
it, less I'm inclined to criticize
To the contrary I'm critic He
his professional capacity he's married screen
which isn't exactly the having dates for the fun Of it.
Critics Aren't Part of Audience; They Collaborate.
1t successful collaboration of writer's
actors audience critic himself aoof
He can't allow himself to become and colab
crate He has to evauate weigh and judge
ngs to become involved he knows he will end with
that will sound ridiculous trying explain why he's
in love AS consequence has always
likely to miss the most show surge
on 1u ana delicious ana exciting whether it be one of gayety
pathos
Looking evidence this that have missed
the liked. Often otherwise bad
there will communicative of rich
feeling perhaps illuminating regarding phase
life that it unbelievable
the critic tell you that had wasted evening Such
that played by Katherine
without Love- the love scene at the piano The play got highly
critical reviews mentioning far recall
that made evening the theater while
the best shows the which the critics miss the
I would maintain critics detachment
of the eddy oklahoma" The Voice Of
Turtle"
enables them the critical personality they
the he
subject which amusing This type hardly
show, all of victim for its
writing resembles that of
reporter you facts by reteng the plot in
backward his personality
his criticism Occasionally find critic who
there aybut know jays style well as l.
Critic Opening Provides ronic Kind of Drama.
In way drama in the critics themselves
You the next time you attend an
opening night play and the curtain
begins and here and there men are benong
down for their hats feeling coatseeves
you hung the aisle the applause gets under
their likely to be drama critic
out little under the spell Of the play you seen ana
fet something ana he
voices are little louder Howja like it? Really,
YOU know But he's good Whatever he's
in reach the lobby and people are
pushing ostng unreal expressions and OUTSIDE
the curb waiting for their Then you look
lone figure hurryng away He seems
like crowd about to pause somewhere Tor
supper dance He Is person apart He can't chat
It's JOB 70
before typewriter that will evaluate
the evening for the readers of newspaper
received late E. S. Mecher,
after the
while While critic reached where
almost all hundred. He how
think nothing would like better at this point than
to Betty Cradle feature"
Yes, I'm for critics hope Camody
Will try The idea
critic and then
you and /, and then to write about that too.