Every play, even the most iconic, was once brand new. In the April 2, 1945, New York Times review of "The Glass Menagerie," critic Lewis Nichols says "warm and tender reports from Chicago" were "for once ... not in error." "'Memorable' is an overworked word," he says, but adds it's the only one for the production. "'The Glass Menagerie,' like spring, is a pleasure to have in the neighborhood."