Mr Livermore's Dream

'A lesson in thrift ... war economy playlet written, apparently, to order...frankly Sir Arthur Pinero is not happy in his present sphere, and his economy play is a mild little piece without much that is attractive. It is a kind of modernised 'Scrooge' story...Until there is obtained a play that is really likely to appeal to the reason of audiences - members of which are not entirely fools or prodigals - it would seem a better course to leave the theatre out of a form of propaganda that is not as convincing as it should be' (stage, 18 January 1917)