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When Sweet Bird of Youth made its debut in 1959, it obtained the blended reception. While some detractors considered it was another demonstration of Williams's genius, other ones glimpsed it as lesser Williams. Both edges, although, usually acquiesced that Williams's order of dialect had not weakened, and play was the carton agency success. Over time, Sweet Bird of Youth came to be considered as the demonstration of Williams on decline.

Among those detractors who applauded play, some were distracted by play's content and topics, which were rather alarming for their day. Brooks Atkinson of New York Times wrote,“It is the play ...