Of the shows which have already closed this season, [The Young and Beautiful] is the only one that I shall (or would wish to) remember. I suppose it is not a good play, but it has some very witty scenes, and the humor is far superior to the standard Broadway article.

Eric Bentley, "Theatre: 'The Young and Beautiful'" (originally published in The New Republic, Vol. 134, No. 1, January 2, 1956), in his What Is Theatre? (reprinted by permission of Atheneum Publishers and the author; copyright © 1968 by Atheneum Publishers), Atheneum, 1968.