Seeing that this is a piece fueled by a passion for writing and writers, this is the very kind of show that could inspire a contemporary audience to want to know who these writers were, what made them tick and how they affected generations. I still hope it does so....
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Its a love story between a young wanna-be writer and a sweet-natured waitress, set at the hotel where famous journalistic wits gathered to dine publicly in the 1920's. I expected to witness the brilliant repartee of that famous celebrated group of New York City writers, critics, actors, and wits who dined and sparkled at the Algonquin. Sadly, they were depicted as a mean-spirited group who were deliberately cruel to a naive out-of-towner with literary aspirations. ...
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