New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
JAPANESE IN TABLEAUS.
We'll KnoScn Oriental Women to
Appear at Charity Entertainment.


When The Stolen Prince" is produced in
Beasoo's Theatre next Friday afternoon. for the
benefit OF the widows and orphans Of japanese
Soldiers and sailors, the occasion will he unique
IN more respects than one.
In the first place. almost all the principal parts
gre 10 be taken by japanese men and women
OF birth and position. including a number Of
japanese students at Columbia University. This
IS believed 10 be the first time japanese ladies
have taken part in such a thing
Again, the artistic setting will be absolutely
faithful in every detail to japanese art and his
tory. The costuming and furnishings and ar
tistic aTrangements-in short. the atmosphere of
the play-are in the hands of Aisaku Hayashi.
and will be a revelation TO those who know only
the stage Japan Of the tea house
AN OLD LEGEND.
THE Stolen Prince is based on an old japan
csc legend. the scene of which is laid in Kama
kura some time in the thirteenth century. Mrs
Hugh Fraser, the widow of the late British
envoy 10 ths japanese court had written it in
the form Of fiction under another title before
dranatizng it as a series of tableaux vivants
for the present occasion Mrs. Fraser Will her
self relate the story between the scenes how.
an infant shotgun with his mother, the Princess
Jito was stolen by a powerful daimio. The
child's life is saved by the devotion Of his nurse
and a humble woodcutter's family, and he is at
last returned to his mothers arms and TO his
rights The plot is unfolded in eight scenes.
Mrs. s. Uchida, wife of the japanese consul
general 10 New-Yorz. and Mrs X Imanishi are
10 play the parts OF the two faithful maids OF
Princess tito Cirs. Walter H. Littlefeld).
Haru the chief lady in the household of the
young and wicked dainio, is to be acted by Mrs.
Vail. Mrs Robert Maclay, Miss Richards. Mrs
Partridge and the Misses Glider are others who
VIII fl womens roles. s. Takata will be the
villain, Kashima the daimio, T. Furukawa. J.
Aburatani, s. Onodera, s. Hoshi, Mr.. Yatsu,
Mr.. Iba and T. Okada Will take other parts, and
there svill be in addition number of followers,
court ladies and country people
PERHAPS TOO TAME.
Il don't know whether the Americans who see
the tableaus are going TO like the way we give
them" said Mr. Hayashi to a Tribune reporter
hut this much IS certain-they will see Jap
auese play given with the real japanese atnos-
phere. That is a thing have never yet seen on
the American stage. Americans are so accus-
TONED 10 exaggeration on the stage where the
japanese are concerned-to eyebrows blackened
a. an angle Of 80 degrees and a little teeter-
totter Of a walk-it is so ground into them. that
the real thing may strike them as tame Some
Of the costumes Will be made expressly for the
production" He showed a series of water color
sketches which he said he had had made from a
histoTy Of japanese costume, on which these
dresses VIII be modelled. and all will be correct.
Many Of the properties have been loaned
from private collections. AR. Thompson, stage
manager OF The Darling of the Gods" for Mr..
Belasco. Viii superintend the production.
At the meeting which was held yesterday
ne and
patronesses Of the entertainment the house
q Robert Shaw Mintum. No. 81 East 21st-st.,
Mrs Fraser described the hardships imposed on
me japanese, not only by the tens Of thousands
OF widows, Orphans and wounded men Of their
OWN race. but also by the pressure of ninety
thousand Russian prisoners. who being cared
for as probably prisoners never were cared for
before in the history of the world. In fact,
these Russian prisoners are faring much better
than the Japanese themselves. Mrs Fraser
sad she had been reading over the official eX
penses incurred for them, and found that the
officers had been provided with servants, 1t not
being considered fitting by their captors that
they should do their own work. All the dainties
and little luxuries sent them by their friends
Fl Russia reached them intact, and their fam
lies We're even allowed TO come and live
Them. At revolutionary literature, however, the
japanese drew the line, not considering it con-
sisteut with the dictates of loyalty to allow the
prisoners 10 receive matter inimical to the Rus
sian government.
AS TO CARN--~IE LETTER,
Regarding the m ed OF Carnegie let
Ter . u.eIDD Der of l. live committee said
70 a Tribune reporter.
The letter published as result Of In
advertence on the part Of one Of the American
women on the committee. The statement made
In one Of the papers that il was given to the
press by a japanese member of the committee
IS altogether mistaken, the Japanese having too
much experience in social and diplomatic
etiquette TO make such error on their part
possible"
All the 500 boxes and three Of the four 500
boxes have been sold as Wen as most Of the -
seats on the floor and balcony. There still re
main number OF 50 and 81 balcony seats
which may be had by applying to Miss Doane.
no. IS West 34th-st.