The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25

Justice toward the end Of 'h
has to deal with alleged mai,f,
the family. He energies WIFI
unmpaired. the good people
factorily brought to good ends Oh. ...
bad ones brought to book. IN" r...
gentleman quietly lighting .. H.
as the curtain falls.
The Japanese dramatiSt ht. ..-
fore, quite task in writing p.l. .'I
the manager in putting il on WIZ
notifications time will bring n is .i|
to say hut acceptance Of EUROPE .pH.
ccntrated story 10y the public sr,u. ar
off Shakespeare has been PLAYED hoy.
with Indifferent success. \ Jlp..o,a
We" ion of Charles Klrin's "Mus.c Mas.
ter" was tried here last year and
strangely cHouch. Iii mot 4, Ne".
"a Dolls House" was better liked
one thing will strike evrryhol, ssh,
looks into the theatre" in Japan N.,w-
ever casually. namely. that the STORY -
the "Forty-seven Ronius" has a gl.Inr
hold on Japanese Imagination than trf
other in the whole range Of their '.-a-
ture. II appears to me tn signify that
the highest human quality in japanese
eyes T. sclf-sacriiCc. and if II be utGa
in the line Of ideal devotion II may c,N.
bine with any act almost any crime.
and still he worthy of the highest honor.
II should he promised that III. op.-
sode is historic and on that side has
a painstaking, minute photography u
| large dimensions. while its literature IN
verse. prose and drama Is multitui nous
on the romantic or fictitious sid" Il
occurred some two centuries ~, anti
therefore, in the fun Of the Tpkn-lvl
rhogunate whcrcundcr fcudal I'm. hl
| become most Formidable ana mrl''y
systematlzcd, and Loyalty aud d.,l'.l
to the daimio and the clan W. OBJ,
religion almost of the Stmuri .-
| kAl"htly fighting men. although ne
| common peop'e who bore the burden =
| 1t all were practically unconsidrr.i
1t occurred too after nearly a century
IF that nationwide peace which T,a-ts1
| brought. and which ~as To- endure M
| broken for two centuries moro ThA
Shoguns held their court az Vol. ,..y
T"kio) and certain Bad I.orl Ial
! high place therein. which he mt..,.l
to his gain lay heavy MackmaN .n che
visiting daimo rs from other p.r. .n..s
They We're all obliged to live l''.'nI'e
years at the court for mlnv is.T'e
reasons, among them To keep 'h. r.HS
in touch with the Shtcun. and p, mike
them sn.rd tbeir inco,,a &C.,. ..f .,
the right quarter.
\ certain Inrd ,.,,, ,,,.l,.. r,
tho bad Lnr1's exoc,i,.,. ,1r'u.r.. ..ri
ON tho lottor w,,,,1.1 r',, l... ...
c..r, with Lv q fri,,l r,ir,I ....,
r. draw ve,non In ,bo ...,,, .....
and on great ori,rI ,n..,. .,1
douhly. Asano wont off ana ...... sod
hara-kiri His followers f,u ,n.. ..t
one Of them had SWORN roy.ro. ta
collected fortv-siX If his Crr,vy ,.. .r.
ers who inlncd him IN his 1,,l'v. .....
The Rad Lord vos ri.b .,,,1 .,...... .,fll
and they were moor. Far q v,r... .aar
they travelled The c.uorr, sunni. .. rg
p thomselvcs how they mi,hi h,..,r.. ri-
nirs or wan Icriur mostnrI,.ss mo. ma
> night Of cold and snow th,y MSS. ..'.i
around tho house ~ IN, Had RI
broke I'm and slow him ana 'h.u . miro
/; cess.on marched to Yrdo rl,r. 10
: Rad Lords head. washed il ina r hr
, little tomple and laid II with t..... n
: their mastcr's-the Lord Asar,'~
s lied hv tho authorities 'l... 20
condemned to death Int I'm y#.,y. ... ...-
! INGENUITY and dcyotinu v,,. u.... ...'