The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-09
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III June 1853.
Key West Players
key West "a.
pear Madam Secretary
Reeelved your Notice Of Meeting
enrd. Yes, e the answer % your
inquiry Please let rs know i you
nre interested. Enclosed please
ard money order ID amount 500
which represents the coming years
nemhershlp dues for myself and
~ mother. ! find i difficult 20
attend your regular monthly meet
mr. lnasmueh as / have been u
Yokohania. Japan for the past ten
months Prior to leaving Key West
/ naid dIes for myself and my
mcther Ethel Hodnettl for the 81
S season / hope nov with this
remittance my name wiz not %
eagt into tie Delinquent, Discard
ed az Not Interested pile.
Over here Ii Japan We have .
very large and aetiye Theatre
Group. the international Players.
There are several successful small
ler groups ID and around the eosln-
nv But / am not too familiar with
der activities. / belong to the In
fernalinnal Players the name y
explanatory. We have people from
aII over tie world, all Of which
makes for ! most interesting q
ven q entertaining group. One y
forced % keep alert. and me com
rriition i keen. We do have fun,
i,ief TIE n any other theatre group.
Our membership q pEeetn Y over
Tires hundred. This figure huct.
yates fronl time ID time due 70 =
rogt n rotation problem which
Involves business men. diplomats.
exporters. e. wen Is those in the
military service. Or President, .
dniiehtlul person. is On Englizh-
nan. ana typical mOnocle Ban
loves, / SAY there. and other cute
h1tlerisnls. Our Vice President i
s Charming lady IRON Italy. Our
Secretary Is from Denmark, and
lnst hnt not least our Treasurer n
nm Hor0wiir from Brooklyn We
afe solvent. as a added attrac-
tlon. tie international Players do
ftadlnfs q various plays and
when these readings have reached
point 81 perfection wich our diree-
lor nppr0Ves q We make record
inas iOr TIE Far East Broadcast
inn System here From time g
tine thoSa plays are broadcast.
This serves / two.f0ld purpose, Il
gives material % our Radio Sta.
ton. Is wen - giving % vast ex-
peficnco ID Radio and Is techni.
que.
We give our plays " the lmper.
81 Theatre which Is located b the
Imperial Hotel Ii Tokyo. The Thea
tre Is large, and beautifully mod
rem thehler, complete with plush
seats. chandeliers, box seats, etc.
The Yokohama Players rive their
performances "a the theater Of the
New Grand Hotel which was once
General MaeArthur,s HeadQuar.
iers.
Our Army's Special Services ov-
& here have encouraged theater
groups within che various military
Installations. and they too have 4
t.thriving little enterprise right IN
thelr oWn En- Clubs ana Recrea-
slpnal Buildings. Theater Group
work over here & quite The thing,
ana doea more, believe to In
crease morale than most any
cher activity.
The japanese people have come
& long way d the past six years.
ana they are becoming moderni1-
q, al MeSternixed In many ot their
ans. / have seen beautiful Ballet
Iroupes here, and have heard their
nsmDhony Orchestra which Is most
outstanding. Some up-to-date plays
Ave been given which have wit
nassed and enjoyed. but due 10 the
lnnRaags barrier didn't quite IN.
daraiand.
one phase q their Theatre y
1anlassic the Kabuch Players.
Xhis d 4 very stately and old
ruup. II has been going on for
hundred and hundreds d years and
8 highly revered By the japanese.
O. NE japanese. Kahncd Is to the
Heater what Sterling & 10 silver.
q d 1 family affair, insofar as
- Kabncki was started ~ some
gentleman hundreds 81 years aEo.
Ma trained his son, and grandson
. mis- art, they IL turn gave 4 "a
Aeir sons and grandson. and - On
down TIE line. unlil now i 3 TIE
Deatsgreat.gEeat-elc. etc. grand
ems who are ID this Movement.
Ne plays they give are varied.
al IKE cur plays, but they are all
standardized 81 I BIG fight some
wAsge a every play. Swords (sA-
muraD WI clash. men win BE-
Stabbed hung. daeapltaied, ard
eAer gruesome happenings. TIE
eostnmes hey wear are lavish,
0nd expensive, but an date back
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