The art of the dramatist is very like the art of the architect. A plot has to be built up just as a house is built-story after story; and no edifice has any chance of standing unless it has a broad foundation and a solid frame.


The principles of playmaking: and other discussions of the drama (ed. 1919)

Brander Matthews Quotes

The art of the dramatist is very like the art of the architect. A plot has to be built up just as a house is built-story after story; and no edifice...

The art of the dramatist is very like the art of the architect. A plot has to be built up just as a house is built-story after story; and no edifice...

The art of the dramatist is very like the art of the architect. A plot has to be built up just as a house is built-story after story; and no edifice...

The art of the dramatist is very like the art of the architect. A plot has to be built up just as a house is built-story after story; and no edifice...