Walter Prichard Eaton (August 24, 1878 – 1957) was an American theatre critic and author.

He was born in Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard, and was a drama critic for various newspapers and magazines.

He also wrote numerous books on the theater and was a professor of playwriting at Yale.

[1] His papers are at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia.

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