In reading plays, however, it should always be remembered that any play, however great, loses much when not seen in action.

Rare is the human being, immature or mature, who has never felt an impulse to pretend he is some one or something else.

Farce treats the improbable as probable, the impossible as possible.

The drama is a great revealer of life.

Drama read to oneself is never drama at its best, and is not even drama as it should be.

Sensitive, responsive, eagerly welcomed everywhere, the drama, holding the mirror up to nature, by laughter and by tears reveals to mankind the world of men.

There is no essential difference between the material of comedy and tragedy. All depends on the point of view of the dramatist, which, by clever emphasis, he tries to make the point of view of his audience.