Dorothy Parker Schools a Young Playwright

“A young playwright, who Mrs. Parker felt had been copying her themes, described his most recent to play to her as follows: ‘It’s hard to say—except that it’s a play against all isms.’

Mrs. Parker added, ‘Except plagiarism.’”

Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.