Telegram-herald., 1890-04-07
IA . JAPANESE THsATkE
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llama, gives sks f1ll,s~iag 3ssersf'sloA - shs
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thsa1res s-iins.slag Iss Isrisrns~noes " ls1a
o AsllEtt ti.s Y aAaiAaas patlls II yss oaA
PAT ~ with tls '.pdus ana nsochs' which
easus iut0 tAe hEplsas l9~sr hza6s q tie
Earopss.a sfser elout a. hoGT - tiis I'<'si'i'AI
upaSl aasttiag there Is much - intsrest In
soch PLACES IAey ars wholly snliks any
Iempls ~ tAe drama a. noa4e
Ths fTsa oad sighg = as antor0on ~hers
every BODY kanss ~ hh - 1es oiuss aus
sgofojls, sna just ilaAgllas 81 pAzr q nunay
pAttsus oa PoSsl Next i taApsi res'Lli
where scores - teaPots ars su~psndea fes tas
rsfre>hrnsnt q It's a014anoe, sinee, as eVsrs
p4ase iE ne periorspaEss, attendants 80
s.tssut Shouting lFroshSa ks - eud 20 cha
q chap which Is Give YSur oraorsf aud
~ 30 NisilsN Tor tie hoEorat-e tesf The
pr il q s1opiue floor covered witt DaItlng,
aud tbe galsry Is divided lEto little square
pens walh railsng foot Eigh al nlosiy
InaIsed, Gnd hisAeT--4f hGbstue-y you
trlng yoar cuSiaeu. yogT ''tolscoo mono, "
your caEruoal FIRE. your PIPE, yoUr baby
when yol have is-oad Sc st yoOr esse al
tsrnagoly comlc p'scs snd slse s.scoasslss
so.s a s1sae Tremendous gssalsFs-- trs8 cay.
Livery boay goes lhout tAs bg4alng he
hkes, especially the childres y iio lft AZ Ihs
curtain and survey tie preparations Tor sac
ueIt sncae, seamPsr eSsUt the stage and play
a. sorts az private games ultal tne acting To-
commences, when they are a. god ss goli
aHd quiet as mice The performers come on
from tlsc boot and sboe room, along mar
row side stage the fslnEle parts heluE tskan
by boya The dresses ale rlch Ard the aching
intelligent though cx;ravAgaht, accompanied
almost always by q wili Instrumental recits-
tive Of sHingz aud drum.
Changes II the mise en sceEs and the pen-
era bushes u the stage are aocouiplislel ly
persons who fit on and 90 ln black hahll-
meats which are supposed u render them to-
tally invisible 10 the spectators These are,
hke Japansse every whore attentive, patient,
easily Eleafed, and imaginative ~ The ulglest
degrec. They are Ebundanty centent to See
forest where two small shrub ln pots ere
placed upon the boards. And al inlpcnetIalls
wal " Lere split D-falboo or cOuple ~ stones
have been deposited The great character =
most pisces i The samgsal, the two sworled
swsshbucsler, who comes prAucinF lu viii
terrible swEgger, and ends by drawing hs
giittsring blades % engage Ia hery combat,
or 70 commit the hsri-i-arL The oorrect moda
Of performing this latter rite = by thrust -
a. have lesrned--Bot . siaGh, and TIE weapon
rcnaiRs II the wound until al final disPo~a-
tlons have been comfortably effected
Everybody smokes everywnsers IN a japan
ess theatre, DO cDs hos.scs for MS place or
wsnts more hAn his o~n hesk a. al upon.
4 policeman IL uniform occupies private
pea al the back and, by lighted paPaS Ian
tern. reads lo,tily Snd apart tie days Ehin-
bun while tie entertainment prooeed& TIE
scenery Is either EbssGt OF - tie EiInplsss
character TIE serious and lyrical plsoss are
given IL the Old pure sEyle of Japan, unrliIsd
with the Chinese words which s1tsr 80 frcely
into modern and ooAoqulal JspABoses-LlssF-
pool Courier.