Edited sentence: He not only wrote script but also scored music, choreographed the dance sequences, directed the plays, and acted in most of them.His plays are notable for their variety and diversit, experiment was the very breath of his creativity.His theatrical corpus include plays on purpose, historical plays and parodies/pageants,   shadow plays, operas and ballets and translations.Its pity that the fame he achieved as novelist has overshadowed his theatrical achievements.Karanth began his illastrious literary career with a play Nisha Mahime(The Power of Alcoholism) in 1921 and his interest  as well as involvement in the theater continued, in one form or another.Karanth has contributed to Kannada theater significantly with his 97 plays as listed my Malini Malya.throughout  his life