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ICHIMURA IN LONDON.

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of pictorial art have to your painted the other day of "Richard III." | ing. Whether it be hereditary or at Stratford-on-Avon; and I learn- psychle, the moment I am on the ed many a valuable hint from stage to act some important part "9.0.9.” at your St. James's in an historical drams or otherwise Theatre.

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don during my stay, and I hope to I have seen many shows in Lon- sea many more before I leave. One thing I have noticed: I see London more refined in her thea- tres than either New York or Paris. But, of course, there is

I seem to got the sudden impulse SHAKESPEARE IN JAPAN. of how to act that particular part. We have Shakespeare, almost [By Uznemon Ichimura.] without remembering the severe complete, translated into Japan- Mr. Ichimura, the writer of this training I share with my ances- see, and his plays have been fre

try; and this I cannot instil, graft, quently performed in my country article, ranka high among the half- or expound to my pupils and un- during the last thirty years, dozen leading actors in Japan.

deratudies. What part heredity. This, purely a pleasure trip, is his plays in Art it is beyond me to say. visit to London. He hopes, how But it is surely admitted that in ever, to return in the autumn of most cases the world's greatest art- next year with the view of appear-fets and craftsmen of all ages Ing at a West-end theatre in a have sprung from a line of artists. |selection of native plays.

Although we have women actors There are two kinds of theatres In Japan (they belong to the much rubbish in any country on the

theatre, In Japan, the modern school and modern

ns ไก the stage, even

London unexcepted- the classical Kabuki. Those who "Teikoku-Gekijoh”—Imperial Thea- possibly she imports too freely- belong to the former sprang ori-tre, Tokyo); in the classical Kabuki and does not exhibit enough of her ginally from among a student class Theatre there are no actresses, as native talents. without Eastern experience. during I am told was the case In your the reign of the Malji Emperor Shakespearean period. The parts some 45 years ago. The Kabuki of women are taken by mon. theatre dates back to the dim personally frequently play a lady's period of old feudalism, its actors part, in addition to the many being hereditary, descending from Samurai characters and others I

impersonate. father to son,

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FIVE OR SIX HOURS,

I very much wish to take with me some of the London plays with a view to producing them on the Japanese stage, in our native costumes and according to Kabuki traditions; also an intention of mine is shortly to bring over to Generally speaking, the modern

London a company of artists who drama In my country endeavours,

will exhibit to London eyes our old In my country our plays, whe traditional, hereditary art in its to give realistic portraiture of the ther of the modern or of the old characteristic forms. present life of the land; and the school, last from four o'clock in gramme ovoking tears and laugh- A pro- Kabuki theatre strives to maintain the afternoon till about ten In the ter from the audience-a perform- the historical, while aiming at evening from five to six hours, ance commencing with an histori- traditional æsthetic.. Still in this with two twenty minutes' intervals ca! epizode such as "Kubl-Jikkon." theatre an actor must be an adept for meals and many five minutes The Examination of the Prince's at such minor arts of the stage as intervals for rest. One point In Head (one of the most dramatic fancing and the use of weapona, particular in connection with our episodes of my own family, Eng- dancing, ceremonial and comedie, Japanese theatres will interest the lish adaptation in "Fuji from and such adjuncts to dramatic ex- Western readers. That is, apart Hampstead Heath," entitled "The pressions as are found, I believe, from the regular compulsory edu- Samurai's Sacrifice"), and follow- in all the early professional cation in Nippon, the masses re-ed with a light comedy such as

civilisations. most

ceive from time to time a good "Ren-Jisi," with plenty of dancing Even before I was first command- deal of invaluable teaching in and musle and a genuine Japanese ed to appear before the august humanity, fortitude, loyalty, pa- orchestra. presence of Melji Tennoh when triotism, and love of beauty at! was 12 years old I had to under- the theatre, especially from the grateful to have. this opportunity And now to conclue, I am very go very severe instruction in all historical plays which inculcate through your powerful paper of such matters from my father. For the principles of Busido. The crying Banzai to London; that la

theatres

of

I belong to the Kabuki theatre, the high ideals and ethics of Busido, to say, ten thousand years of bap- very name of Uzaemon I inherited Buddhism, Confucianism, etc., appiness, prosperity and wealth!- was first made famous by one of plied to our everyday life have "Daily Telegraph." Sole Agents: W.R. LOXLEY & CO., Hong Kong, my great forefathers 15 genera great appeals the Japanese ima-

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gination, while being thoroughly THE KABUKI THEATRE. entertained, they derive, conscious- The Kabuki theatre presents his-ly or unconsciously, an immense [torical and traditional dramas in amount of edification; and thus the old way, but by this I do not imbibe the best and the noblest mean that it is stereotype or en-spirit of. Buaido and other teach- tirely rigid in its conventions. inga even in the midst of joy and The individual actor has the same laughter. scope and freedom as any artist [working within the conventions of his chosen art and the materials of his choice.

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The plane, which its inventor calls a "gyroptere," resembles in its general appearance "tank," but its extraordinary fea ture is lack of propeller and winga

Since I left home last March for my world pleasuro trip I have seen some of the theatres of America, France and now here in Any untrained student with your wonderful, yet peaceful, Eng some regard for mimicry can be land. Also I hope to see some come an actor of sorts in the thing of the other European modern Japanese theatre, the ideal theatres before I return to the Far there being to be merely naturalis- East. The first thing I have notic

At the sides are what look like tic and not recessarily aesthetic.ed is that the plays in all these paddle-wheels, which revolve at But to me it seems that Art theatres are short. As we in the rate of more than 6,000 re- which is not Nature, as our great Japan admire everything Western, volutions a minute, though the painters helped, as their works be- whether in art, literature, philoso- motor is smaller than the motors came known, to teach Europe in phy, science; and military and used for ordinary aeroplanes, recent years must be the result naval prowess, I hope to introduce The inventor estimates that of a tradition, a convention, a here- your shorter hours for plays to the 'plane will be able to travel ditary school.

Japanese audience ... but not seven or eight hundred miles an I am looking forward to a time the-to metoo prevalent vulgar- hour.." At present only a model when our Kabuki theatre will be ity I noticed in certain theatres on a miniature scale has been presented to European eyes; and across the pond; a feature not en constructed, but its performance hope our actors may

contribute tirely absent from the Paris stage.is reported to have made a great something to the theatrical arts of I rocall with very great pleasure impression on engineering ex- the West, even as our old masters a splendid performance I witness-perts who have seen it at work..

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