The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30
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with q ssssndf. SERIES Of hsFsssysc t1zt~r-
ntnAsfalsz. b~ 6as sszne = srHas deal ~
rnsss the stasss ard sshafcs tire prestige
~ aetesss be esssgss an lnecm~ far sxessss-
! fnx sfsas ps tie Extm@ minister. and. Hsxs
~ Marquis ITO. ss perhaps tae Hest ssp1*
Isr psfsos In Jssaa. re ore respect he
ee<tstnss SURPRISES sar xreatsst sctsf. We
ear hardly imagine the postraysr Of
H<ekes cf SAylSex and Lussss XII fayorA-
bsy smpseSssnw MS sustenca Is Ere y1ies at
Fostta or Beatrice or Lady Macbeth. but
such androxynous fsass ars Frequently ae-
accomplished by The Takyo fayorsss. who,
moreover. at the age of g.. - Still capable
a. much agility ~ . dancer In the Da-
@safss or paussrnsne sesnas which break
tlse somewhat iurl2 march or = seven act
tragedy.
He h69cu9s 10 q family whsrh has been on
chs hoafa& for ntns generations. The orsx-
hal DanDuro made hss debas in fssz. ard
she pfsss6s t~xssy Of that name male hts
axss appearance at the age OF .. IN iss1.
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name be pfayesi until fss4. when he rsasmed
bis fathers. When I add that his name In
private life II Hhu H0r{kosgs.. ard yhe ssf~
1ow aessrx cal. him Navisxys. you viii adj
mia that this pasxssu for an alas. common
20 ali classes. II confusing 10 the definitely
labeled foreigner In the old days, when
every play Of Importance drew ssvtss OF
cusorsd pr5nfa from Toyokuni and his dis-
eIrjeN OF the brush. for the 6eiectation OF
aAsfve piay~9pera, and. ultimately, Of Eu-
yopean c5tiectorx. the world Of usummerA
W~n desp0stcnify ruled hy caste. Half .
6oaen famfit&S enjoyed the sole right Ct
training and adopting ncvscea Of trans
mltttnx technical secrets. and even q play
sux particular parts Nowadays all that II
cit4nNed. In the absences OF an endowed
thAater o. any system Of theatrical train
inx essry tyro must shift for hirsssslf in the
1fse aRat for unlimited competition. This
- far fruH being gBfuixed evil. IT, AZ
least guarantees some lcophoie for origin
siisy. witch was much hAmpsrsi under the
old regime cf ravsrent imitation Mr.. Dan
juro him&eif has Initiated many stage re-
forms. II II he who made facial express
sson q far more effective weapon in his
trfoulc ATmory there than here. nos only
potent bat possible. The grosesque faces.
barred vita blue uy red stripes which
Knnsysxhl and Kunisada painted. may have
impressed an cid fashioned audience. but
the usnderns sra uore 10 be envted who
fpslow with ofvisasly intense emotion the
vivid play Of feeling On fn3blte features
during seNfss aftert seene sf hattie. murder
and sudden death. Every foreigner who
has witnessed q IApaness play must have
regretted the artificial defamation Ut
spF~rhes. pitched very higA or very low In
tone. "a esade the 1rver~riisssi sHmtssn "a
hind Of thsee-ssrsngei tanjnf. which ac-
companies the performer. like curse.
II
low Sir. Daajur0s example Of coussnsag as
far a. posxsbie this eosncsdentai music to
partieuiA scenes. this enables them 10 mss
their volees more naturally and xsvss the
aufkor 4 better chance Of being appreciated.
Western istcaa hare affected very little