tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post115072327825101796..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Fun with QuotesPlaygoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1150748979585207562006-06-19T16:29:00.000-04:002006-06-19T16:29:00.000-04:00As usual, it never occurs to Isherwood to notice ...As usual, it never occurs to Isherwood to notice how he, himself, and his newspaper feed the problem he points to. Reminds me of when he complained about the small number playwrights whose new works get done around the city when he seems to have made a sport of squashing almost every young writer whose work he sees. A little awareness of the power of the NYT -- and of his own flagrant brandishing of it -- would make him more convincing. Or at least more honest. Do you think it occurred to him to ask what role the NYT plays in producing an environment that encourages theaters to resort to dishonest quoting? What if the NYT gave up free press seats in exchange for a no-quotes policy? That would be a start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-1150724126884158122006-06-19T09:35:00.000-04:002006-06-19T09:35:00.000-04:00In Boston, we had a situation that was complicated...In Boston, we had a situation that was complicated even more by a theatre pulling the quote of a blogger who was authorized to blog for a media outlet. <BR/><BR/>The Theatre company pulled a quote from the blogger and kind of fudged the attribution by not listing exactly where it came from. Instead, they used the name of the media outlet.<BR/><BR/>I posted about it here, with links to the details:<BR/><BR/>http://mirroruptolife.blogspot.com/2006/06/absolutely-most-towering-performance.htmlArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845394320537913576noreply@blogger.com