Playboy After Hours
December, 1958
It took Eugene O'Neill, dead since 1953, to give the new Broadway season A Touch of the Poet, and a touch of distinction that may not be matched for the rest of the year. Poet is the only important segment to survive from a cycle of 11 plays lost or destroyed during O'Neill's long illness. In it, he hints at what he had in mind for the cycle -- the ups and downs of an American family from the 1800s to the present; fortunately, it stands by itself as sturdy and complete drama.When O'Neill swings,...
