A review by duffypratt
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale by Tennessee Williams

3.0

It's a rewrite of Summer and Smoke, and not as good. I found the play enjoyable to read, and thought the characters were interesting reworking of Williams' stock characters. There is also something nice in the idea of a broken, but enduring hope that remains. But it lacks some of the tension and energy and tension of his earlier plays. I'm happy I read it, and I keep coming back to Williams after fairly long breaks. Eventually I will get through my second volume (Library of America) of his complete plays. But if the downward trend of his work continues, it might be a bit of a slog. I'm in no hurry, and I still haven't been sorry for having read one of his plays.