▁thought ▁Moore ▁failed ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁specifically ▁" ne uro t ic " ▁image ▁of ▁" J ew ish - American ▁man hood " ▁that ▁the ▁play ▁required , ▁while ▁The ▁Spect ator ' s ▁Hil ary ▁Sp ur ling ▁found ▁Moore ▁to ▁be ▁" tra pped ▁with ▁a ▁fairly ▁meas ly ▁supply ▁of ▁j okes ▁in ▁a ▁gl um , ▁trans at l antic ▁no - man ' s - land " ▁and ▁" s ad ly ▁un con vin cing ▁as ▁a ▁g orm less ▁tw it ". < ref > H il ary ▁Sp ur ling , ▁" ART S : ▁N ut - and - apple ▁case ", ▁The ▁Spect ator , ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 .</ ref > ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁book , ▁Act ing ▁Jewish : ▁Neg oti ating ▁Eth nic ity ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁Stage ▁& ▁Screen ' ', ▁the ater ▁historian ▁Henry ▁B ial ▁interpreted ▁the ▁play ▁as ▁one ▁that ▁" car ries ▁the ▁b anner ▁for ▁a ▁Jewish ▁mascul inity ▁that ▁is ▁explicitly ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁both ▁Bog art ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁male ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁play , ▁Dick ". ▁In ▁more ▁general ▁terms , ▁B ial ▁notes ▁that ▁Allen ' s ▁character , ▁like ▁Bog art , ▁" over c ame ▁being ▁' not ▁too ▁tall ▁and ▁kind a ▁ugly ' ▁to ▁succeed ▁as ▁a ▁ladies ' ▁man ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 9