IN COMMEMORATION OF THE CENTENARY OF EUGENE O'NEILL

There has been no playwright,in Americanliterary history,who can match Eugene O’Neill,a man of genuine force and originality.O’Neill hasbecome a legendary figure since he became fa-mous.A prolific writer,he presided over aboutfour decades of the American theater.Eventhough some of his works might be imperfect,hisbest-known plays are milestones in the history ofAmerican drama.His international reputationwas firmly established as O’Neill was the only Amer-ican playwright who was awarded a Nobel Prizefor literature in 1936.