Buffalo Gal Comes Out in A.R. Gurney's New Play, by Terry Teachout
When I heard that Mr. Gurney's latest play was a backstage fantasy about a youthful encounter with Katharine Cornell, I figured it would be one of his lesser efforts, a slightly sticky valentine to the actress whom Alexander Woollcott dubbed "the First Lady of the Theater." Not so. <cite>The Grand Manner</cite> starts out heavy on the charm, but Mr. Gurney pulls a switch on you, and all at once you realize that you'r…