The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, who had various kinds of critic trouble throughout much of his career, hit the bull’s-eye when he observed that “a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic.” It’s true, though, that two Broadway theaters, the Brooks Atkinson and the Walter Kerr, are named after drama critics, both of whom were...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 04, 2019 23:26 UTC