Why is it so hard for a good play to succeed in America? George Jean Nathan, the era's best known drama critic, says the answer is that outside New York hardly anyone will pay for one.
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Why is it so hard for a good play to succeed in America? George Jean Nathan, the era's best known drama critic, says the answer is that outside New York hardly anyone will pay for one. He argues that taste in music, books and painting is improving, but the theater lags behind, and that the road audience prefers fluff to Shaw, O'Neill and Galsworthy.
The essay comes from Civilization in the United States, a 1922 collection edited by Harold Stearns. Brett Carter reads it in thirty-three minutes.
For theater lovers who enjoy a good argument.
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Length
33 min
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
July 2026
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798240181986
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This edition of The Theatre (from Civilization in the United States) by George Jean Nathan is narrated by Brett Carter.
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