▁The ▁Ob server ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁drama ▁critic ▁on ▁the ▁paper ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁years . ▁His ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁drama ▁column ▁for ▁The ▁List ener ▁( 1 9 5 1 – 5 7 ), ▁and ▁contributed ▁regular ▁not ices ▁to ▁P unch ▁( 1 9 4 4 – 4 5 ), ▁John ▁O ' Lond on ' s ▁Week ly ▁( 1 9 4 5 – 5 4 ), ▁The ▁Sk etch ▁( 1 9 4 7 – 5 9 ), ▁the ▁Illustr ated ▁London ▁News ▁( 1 9 4 7 – 8 8 ), ▁The ▁Lady ▁( from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁Post . ▁▁▁ ▁Among ▁other ▁produ ctions , ▁his ▁mem oir ▁A ▁Play ▁Ton ight , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁by ▁Ele k ▁Books , ▁New ▁York , ▁review ed ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁York ▁Myst ery ▁Pl ays , ▁performed ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁there ▁since ▁ 1 5 7 0 ▁during ▁the ▁York ▁Festival , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Festival ▁of ▁Britain . ▁Paul ▁Sc of ield ▁( 1 9 5 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁illustrated ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁actor ' s ▁work , ▁as ▁was ▁John ▁Ne ville ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁of ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( OB E ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1