NYTimes.com: "WHEN the curtain fell on Broadway on the last night of “The Night of the Iguana” in September 1962, it would have been impossible for anyone to foresee what the next two decades would bring for its author, Tennessee Williams. Though possessed of an imagination as gothic as anyone’s, Williams probably could never have fathomed how grim the last acts of his career would become.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Tennessee Williams’s ‘Small Craft Warnings’ Restaged
NYTimes.com: "WHEN the curtain fell on Broadway on the last night of “The Night of the Iguana” in September 1962, it would have been impossible for anyone to foresee what the next two decades would bring for its author, Tennessee Williams. Though possessed of an imagination as gothic as anyone’s, Williams probably could never have fathomed how grim the last acts of his career would become.
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The show "The Night of the Iguana" appears to be worth investigation, and its presence now brings up parts of Tennessee Williams' story which i did not know. The failures which he suffered in the early 60's were not something about which i had heard. The article raises questions about the nature of William's genius. Were these plays flat out flops, or were people simply not ready for these works in the times when they arose. It seems that these plays, regardless of their over all quality, are worth investigating, because of their biographical importance, and historical context.
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