George Pierce
George Pierce
entirely great however stage
No drama, however great, is entirely independent of the stage on which it is given.
great however loses remembered seen
In reading plays, however, it should always be remembered that any play, however great, loses much when not seen in action.
great life
The drama is a great revealer of life.
audience brought choice drama eager freedom great individual itself perfect periods
In all the great periods of the drama perfect freedom of choice and subject, perfect freedom of individual treatment, and an audience eager to give itself to sympathetic listening, even if instruction be involved, have brought the great results.
ask five runner top
We put five in the top 15 and my sixth-place runner p.r'd by 30 seconds. You can't ask for any more than that.
accidents few quite slow
There are quite a few accidents at this intersection. We think it will slow down some of the kids.
cleaned maria needs santa trash
It needs to be cleaned up. We want it to look like the Santa Maria Cemetery. The trash needs to be cleaned up.
amtrak leave problem supposed
We were supposed to leave on the Amtrak Crescent to New Orleans, but we have a little problem down there.
hide kids
It is not the end of the world. Don't try to hide it from the kids or the spouse.
absurd best farce granted logically move premise start
In the best farce today we start with some absurd premise as to character or situation, but if the premises be once granted we move logically enough to the ending.
improbable treats
Farce treats the improbable as probable, the impossible as possible.
best
Drama read to oneself is never drama at its best, and is not even drama as it should be.
adequate dramatic instinct itself memorable pleasure produces provide
The instinct to impersonate produces the actor; the desire to provide pleasure by impersonations produces the playwright; the desire to provide this pleasure with adequate characterization and dialogue memorable in itself produces dramatic literature.
appeal best encourage foster limit poorest thereby weakest
We do not kill the drama, we do not really limit its appeal by failing to encourage the best in it; but we do thereby foster the weakest and poorest elements.