Evening star., 1945-05-13
Now an Era 0fG0OdWill
By Jay Carmodv


On the the York Critics Circle vote on tho rze ,ov
OF he season. this non-voer washngtons have not
was one in the form carried absolutely no weight
with our colleagues in Gotham They pro-
seasons top play leaving yet
seen tnaoe Consequently had basis judging its merits
relation of Harvey about which we had remained
rhapsodc for months
Today we in the oddly position
a the Pulitzer Prize Committee which decided without caV that
Harvey was the best play of its period
Custom Upset This
We the oddly comfortable critics
have found agreement
prize In fact almost the two awards began to be
circulated of the outlets for critics excess
vitro has committee There have been
exceptions for instance when the two groups agreed William
composition exctemen that decision was
the announced he would not accept the
strange whim strange character
There expected to be much excitement this year over he
difference of opinion There is small ground for it. OF course o
their
would show they were almost as hgh on
Harvey Menagerie regardless of the Circles vote
possibility prolonged discussion which would oe
amabe no of whether or not the critics ana
the reversed their former STANDARDS
Pulitzer Plays Had Significance
There was time decision of the latter nearly always
went favor of the significant play sober mediation
of the ways humanity dealing with Its marloo proo
exposed the group acrmony of those who espouseo @
drama theatergoes chance to be hapy not '
mind Won hut able to utilize precious gift OF laughter
That the reject play about an aiaoe oruA
wonderfully comic contemplation the Species while the Pulitzer
nte was selecting would nconceivable in that
period relative degrees of exposure toward w 49,
tve in itself would counted upon to take care Oh Ia
is no longer true and it is no longer true 'a ee
for annual battle difference in the Two oecSo
nrohaby shows will, after ALL creeping a'io''
the world in the strangest places ,. ,ds tho
In view of the performance OF the puef os M
9 their mast decisions observer OF the theater woo
hove Guessed that of prize play us SEASON
"T remember Mama" ideally in the traolaoi o M ~
ron,atic account of American domestic lie WIN us w
moral b6emens Had any pressed us to bet on the w We
would have given that play odds OF 10 III i'S lawn ~ ~
committee sat to make its choce /.
That's how wrong be- even when ne eeS uS l 80 W
find himself suddenly those whose judgments e uso
- along with his colleagues in one OF m setupS
among Sunday columns IN a year.
Likely Story" Under Scrutiny.
judgmenshe theme of column ought
to he consistent New York producers Will be
making the latter in Universty thea during the run OF
"1jkev Sory the which fornlghts run there
tonight. -a
production the tributary heater excies so muc Broad
the unlVerSlys agenoa Inc
reason for that the slightest degree since te
university group produced Doodle Boy the musical biography
of George subsequently became motion picture
the high compositions has been manest 10 aoeo
producers looking for material
Count Me In" and Sing Out Sweet Land
were given production the latter successfully evident
bv its post Broadway tumphs here and in Chicago
Likely Story reports strong chance do likewise
those who could make that possible will be spotted
U. audiences during the next fortnight