The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-12
The Japanese Idea
Presented in 1yphoon
BY Walker Whiteside
Excellent Production of The Typhoon for Benefit OF Little
Country Theatre Pleased Big Audience
The Typhoon Proved Great Racial Study-Mr. Whltesde
Displayed Wonderful Power in Portrayal OF Jap
Dominant Idea Was Future Upbuilding of Monaghan race
and Ultimate Spreading Of Niponese Power

I AS emotional clinging women OF tiiat
sort never end such things p~eaceapiy'
neither does the woman VINO d Ie9
| cinated Tokeramo. First relusi4s ~
go. she. finally obeys with a Warnlps
that her memory will always DC on
his heart and come between MIN, anu
his work. AS she leaves his oatll 70
Japan, tt the Mikado, to his outy ~
| his countrymen and their prosperity
is repelled and he steps for once out
of his Unconditional mask n SHOWS
the jap really possesses m seHtl-
ment and emotion after all.
It is the sight of the mai who n a
rnystified her, the man who mas al
ways been so strong, whom she never
could fathom, in his utter
that disgusts the woman and provoke
her ridicule. She reminds him that
that he is yellow and his Japan IS nul
a little yellow blot on the face OF the
earth. Mention of his country stlrs
his baser side and drives MIN 70 tho
objectionable crime.
1t is after that that the Japanese
idea again is. strongly portrayed When
to save his life that his work Tor
Nippon may be finished, another con-
fesses to the crime. The
spirit of the Jap, the injustice or
the act is asserted when Tokeramo
protests that an innocent youth is
! offered to receive his punishment.
But his protests are of no avail. His
work for Japan's posterity must be
finished. ,
In the last act, the death scene of
Tokeramo is particularly typical of the
Japanese idea. Death is nothing. . 1t
is all duty and devotion to country.
There Is no sentiment, for all are
stoics. The conservation of power,
even to speech was noted in the mott
fication Of the death to the coroner.
All that was said vas 'Tokeramo.
dead, heart failure" That was suth-
cient. Immediately they went about
their business, packing his effects and
greatest In the world. The
finale was perhaps the most impress
sive scene in the whole piece not
withstanding the great act between
Tokeramo n his mistress when he
choked her.
MI. Whiteside's acting was marvel
GUS. His support was unusual. Miss
Florence Fisher as Illona, the .courte-
san, was superb. Hubert Wilkes work
as Herr Lindner, the Berlin artist, was
splendid and brought out forcibly the
perfunctory politeness of the Japanese
and It's insincerity, together with their
! point of aninus China.
Those who are familiar. with Mr..
Whiteside's career as an actor will ap-
~preciate that this is perhaps the great
est acting he has ever done. He be-
gan years age as a dramatic reader and
later was a star in a small way, play
ing the small towns OF the central
states, His first big work was done in
The Melting Pot, which with The Ty-
phoon, has brought him to a. front
frank among Americas foremost actors.
The scenic effects asst night were
beautiful, another tribute to the actor,
who is his, own stage director, The
members of the Edwin Booth club did
themselves proud in their part by car
ing so we'll for their patronage and as
ushers. Everyone connected with the
production last night is to be. highly.
praised. ..
The rendition of a Japanese musical
programme by the Baerenstein orches-
ira caused much favorable comment.