| Yes, that's a much better example. And I think by 1995 the influence of the Times had already begun to lessen. Still, if you go back in time, you can find Atkinson raves not leading to even decent runs, and Atkinson negative reviews not killing a show if most of the other reviews were good and people wanted to see it. Goldman in The Season made a big thing out of The Rope Dancers running for six months thanks to Atkinson, but he said nothing about love from Atkinson not persuading enough people to buy tickets for The Grass Harp and Greenwillow. |
