This idea was introduced as Monzaemon's by Ikan HOZUMI in "Naniwa Miyage" (Souvenir of Naniwa) but there are no theories on performing art written by Monzaemon himself.
しかし、これは穂積以貫が記録した『難波土産』に門左衛門の語として書かれているだけであり、門左衛門自身が書き残した芸能論はない。