1919. Baker was Professor of History and Technique of the Drama in Yale University. Contents: Technique in Drama: What it is. The Drama as an independent art; The Essentials of Drama: Action and Emotion; From Subject to Plot. Clearing the Way; From Subject through Story to Plot. Clearness through Wise Selection; From Subject to Plot: Proportioning the Material: Number and Length of Acts; From Subject to Plot: Arrangement for Clearness, Emphasis, Movement; Characterization; Dialogue; Making a Scenario; and The Dramatist and his Public.