"The one thing I want to do is break the power of the New York Times drama critic," said the man who was appointed the Times drama critic last week. And that was why Dance Critic Clive Barnes, 39, got the job. Ever since the New York Herald Tribune folded last summer, the Times has fretted about the power of its critic to make or break shows. One answer, believes Managing Editor Clifton Daniel, might be to have two theater critics. So, starting next fall, incumbent Critic Walter Kerr, 53, will write a...
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