A good many inconveniences attend playgoing in any large city, but the greatest of them is usually the play itself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Tynan argues that the biggest inconvenience of going to the theater is often the quality of the play itself.
- In plain terms
- Bad plays are the worst part of going to the theater.
- What can you take from it?
- Poor quality ruins the entire experience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What ruins an experience?
- Is bad art worse than no art?
Another view
Some people enjoy theater regardless of the play quality.
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