As a result of the extreme simplicity of his dialogue, Maeterlinck was reproached with having invented the "monosyllabic theatre," the "theatre without words," and with having perpetrated a surrogate sort of drama, a hybrid between libretto and pantomime.
"Prophets of Dissent Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy"
Otto Heller
He had no intention of trying it himself until he knew a lot more about it, but he thought he might be able to scare up a surrogate.
"Cat and Mouse"
Ralph Williams
Maybe he was a surrogate son for Bartlett.
"Syndrome"
Thomas Hoover