Claudia Cassidy
Claudia Cassidy (1899 – July 21, 1996), was an influential, 20th-century American performing arts critic. She was a long-time critic for the Chicago Tribune.
Starting her career in 1925, she was at first a music and drama critic for The Journal of Commerce in Chicago before moving to the Tribune.[1] She was so well known for giving caustic reviews to what she considered bad performances that she earned the nickname "Acidy Cassidy."[2] Cassidy had a particular aversion to touring companies of Broadway shows.[3][4] In her music criticism, according to a 1993 article in the Chicago Reader, conductor Rafael Kubelik was "practically hounded out of town" by Cassidy.[5]
Although she had a reputation for biting critique, Cassidy's enthusiasm may have been even more powerful.
Cassidy was married to William J. Crawford for 57 years.[2] After her husband died in 1986, Cassidy lived at the Drake Hotel until her death in 1996 at the age of 96.[2]
The Claudia Cassidy Theater of the Chicago Cultural Center is named in her honor.[7]
Books
- Cassidy, Claudia, Europe on the Aisle, New York: Random House, 1954
- Cassidy, Claudia, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago IL: Lyric Opera of Chicago, 1979 ISBN 0-9603538-0-1
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^ ISBN 9780226090719.
- ^ a b "Obituaries". Backstage.com. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^ ISBN 9780879109608.
- ^ Shen, Ted (23 September 1993). "Under the Gun". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- OCLC 833574141.
- ^ "Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center, The Loop | Metromix Chicago". chicago.metromix.com. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
External links
- Claudia Cassidy Papers[the Newberry Library
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