George Pierce Baker Quotes

George Pierce Baker
George Pierce Baker
American Educator
Born: Apr 4, 1866
Died: Jan 6, 1935
Action Best Dialogue Drama Ending Great
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When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself, we reach dramatic literature. George Pierce Baker
Drama Dramatic Pleases Characterization Attains Reach Makes Revelation Dialogue Conduct Itself Human Literature Which Play
Farce treats the improbable as probable, the impossible as possible. George Pierce Baker
Impossible Possible Improbable Probable Farce Treats
Back through the ages of barbarism and civilization, in all tongues, we find this instinctive pleasure in the imitative action that is the very essence of all drama. George Pierce Baker
Action Drama Back Imitative Pleasure Find Civilization Through Instinctive Very Essence Barbarism Ages Tongues
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. George Pierce Baker
Great Freedom Listening Drama Brought Give Perfect Results Individual Perfect Freedom Great Results Involved Instruction Periods Audience Subject Itself Choice Even Eager Treatment Sympathetic
In reading plays, however, it should always be remembered that any play, however great, loses much when not seen in action. George Pierce Baker
Great Seen Reading Action Remembered Always However Loses Any Much Should Play Plays
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. George Pierce Baker
Today Best Character Ending Situation Enough Once Logically Some Absurd Move Farce Granted Premise Premises Start
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. George Pierce Baker
Nature World Tears Laughter Men Mirror Holding Drama Everywhere Responsive Welcomed Reveals Up Sensitive Mankind Eagerly
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. George Pierce Baker
Playwright Dramatic Pleasure Adequate Characterization Memorable Impersonate Instinct Dialogue Provide Itself Literature Produces Actor Desire
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. George Pierce Baker
Best Drama Weakest Failing Limit Encourage Poorest Really Appeal Thereby Foster Elements

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