Mary McCarthy Quote

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the bother of talk after dinner.


Up the Ladder from Charm to Vogue (1950)


The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the bother of talk after dinner.

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the bother of talk after dinner.

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the bother of talk after dinner.

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the bother of talk after dinner.