SIR,—A year or so ago. I was fortunate enough to
sec the commercial TV production of The Plough and the Stars. With the memory of that production in mind, especially Jack McGowran, Mr. Gascoigne's article seems to be about another play. Perhaps O'Casey can only be revealed by a brilliant produc- tion; even Hamlet may seem a long yawn under certain circumstances.
Surely one of O'Casey's greatest merits is the way in which he interweaves the comic with the tragic. This is done so successfully in his great tragedies that lie bears comparison with the best of Faulkner. I am deeply suspicious of Mr. Gascoigne's motives in makine such an unsubstantiated attack on ()Casey. Was it just bait for the enthusiasts? Even so, to call O'Casey just 'blarney and malapropisms' is like calling Chardin just bottles and kitchen maids. E. GOLDSWORTI1Y 35 Homefield Road, Worthing
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