The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-15
Japanese Theatres ana xsa s.ou.s.

Old japan, as iar IS custom and
social 0bseryanees are concerned,
nav be compared with revolutionary
Japan az the theatres. where are
played iDteTminable historic dramas.
wholly based on iae old state Of
Things Nothing has beea changed
in the Japanese theatre, except here
L and there the hours most Of the the
stres 81 the capital. and ali those IN
the interior, play ir0m @ 9. n. until
DARK Ta0 theatres of the treaty
pSsis now play from ) p. m- 70 q.
u 30 that az Toxic one Is able TO a.
tend the theatre ~ most hours Of the
day and night There the twO-sword-
ed Ssmural still walk the stage, ant
TycOou's soldiers sill wear tnei- AID
eOus masks, aAd DaimiOs. = 3agni5-
cent trousers, preceded and followed
by their banners 4s3 professions q
retaiGers. s!i4 lOsce the people 70
prOst-4ie themselves "a the dust IL
.cD1.-a.s, 70 tae conservatism Of the
Theatres. the critical modern spirit is
szo.n 10 the tea-h0ases which sand
near them. There q c0muO4 c-riae-
ature sheet upon the EaAs. Which
dates ifom jest bs4,zs tbe EeYoigl.o8,
represents /. qAigliOs procession u
iaseeis The pEayi9g man;is, tie
locust, the gF1sshOppeF, ana the
wasp are brought into requisitiOn,
giyer Two swords apiece, and made
10 bear heraldIe banners Of cOT8 tower, +
poppy, AID eonyoisuius They int
tate the staggering sax ana arms
ax.mbO Of the SAaarai, sad escort q .
feeble cricket carried "a q cage. This
Is Lae Daimso, before whom a humble
cockF0ach, = DO figures Toe people oi
Japan, reEeEegtiy hammers bi7 head
upon the ground - be 0eboiGs DIN
pass. Those Japanese = E2 ~5st knew
tGeir c01n;rymen cesosS lEa revOio-
tion viii tell yos .EsI there hss a.
ways bee1 : asDs Of respect, other
iha3 s1fosssd respect. amo8g the
peocIe. InsiT attitude toward the
Ai s4a0 seems y hs The Olly excep-
tion u their general want u Ts1eTz-
ti00. which : accomplished BY a
tJtsi absence Of reL.z-0as isnalicism,
sad. I think a1s. 80 added. Of reli-
gious -everszas. The ouiy temple 10
Jsoz- sz.ide y hich I eTe- sax
sc-oSG. unless there Was q wrestling
performance going CD with-a ne
walk, was tba. Of Asaks2- = Jae cap
ItaL Tn.s temple Z i5e centre o. .
sorr Of fair, q. @atae whole Of Toxic 4
resembles -Le a,ir u s. Cloud a0Ee .
thsa : -5es anything else IA Europe, i
The centre ol fair within fair-zne I
s4x-Rofk show sBd Dig dfum p ?
tioa Vi he fair TBe temple II Asa
kss l. en.iselv surrounded BY peep
SLOWS ana sa90liug-gaiissies, al .
alwaTs ero = jed, bat more l ialsx b 4
Sightseeing eouatrE Pa-5-s OaE u
curiosity lbaa by 80 people oi tbe
capital from ss..s50ss Eao-iges. Tie .
LUe Z - rs8E0ys Ssfe there g. ne
.,ia.s ~ ~ qINg-.al. bearded, sol
.enn aeB, - seemed much struck
by 6GaiBz the place u aoDor IL tbe
teisple occupied by gigantic OK /
iBg-glssz. fee mi.ror may properly .
fud a yace 10 either 5cdaslss 0r
ShintOo Temple. Tss doe,rlss Of
Pare SLiataa g.sozaas IS th.s lhe >Ga 4
Goddesz 80 eaiiesd oos u Der DARK
esze 5y q Eooki1z glass. 90. II Bgsd-
lisa tie looking g-zlass symbolizss ne .
mirror u tie seui, aud The Horsaa1- /
Dess are Supposed 70 repair . 4 as
70 a confessional The yoEBg iadies .
xits 9aia.ed lips, ana iigsl oiae Or 4
eriu-oa salin Obs. WbO ere them 4
selves ayprosiogiy 10 the great nir- {
ror 81 asskss, yerbsPs ihink that i /
has oiser 03jeets-at 81 ege1i=, there .
i nothing il The temple ihst -dfGSs
% well 10 a gaasiiy representation O.
she BsGGtiss he'll. Ekiea : m3es1 y (
ciCek-Ecsk sad fsrass one O. tx most
DoUulsr peey-shOE.s o..zs1s t1e len
ple. tne n3irrCz 10 SgGrss. zs1 On J.
her eri3es are shown % tbe dead az
taey enter bell As I have named
this show. nsy add that, II = vas
regarded seriously b? the Psopis- Z