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SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1926.

MADAME BUTTERFLY, the great Puccini, whatever his pany under my direction ever shall.

morits as a composer, was some-violate them." what deficient in his knowledge of And as the play proceeded tho Japanese etiquette, More than audience's sympathy with the anywhere else in the world, this singera: increased. Time and

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Is a country where litorally "overy again they recalled the lumboring little movement has a meaning all prima donna, although one had a its own." And similarly every sncaking notion they, werd in-

in giving the Japanese residents tiny detail of dress and of house-terested chiefly in watching her of Tokyo one of the beat laughs significant. The Italian presentas tradition.

hold arrangement ia peculiarly bow according to the Puccini But their admiration

in their experience, although that tion of "Madame Butterfly" violat-of the music was unmistakable. was not precisely the intentioned scores and hundreds of these The vehicle of amusement was a details so presentation of Puccini's opera, Japanese. "Madame Butterfly," with a east

to

It was not curiosity which filled

familiar

formance and for four weeks of Probably the most courteous all the best-known grand operas."

every the Imperial Theatre for this per-

of Russian and Italian singers people on earth are the Japanese. Most of the seats during the from Harblu.

They seldom laugh at the most season were sold at $4 each (eight The performance was a part of ridiculous mistakes.. foreigners you), which is a higher price, than Tokyo's annual opera season at make. And in the theatre they can be charged anywhere else in the Imperial Theatre, directly do not display their emotions the Far East. The Japanese have derosa from the Imperial Palace onally. But "Madame Butterfly" a curiosity about all grounds. In the heart of Japan's according to Puccini, was too

things capital, with a large audience con-much for them.

When the curWeatorn music.

Western, but a genuine love of Tekohema Varsisting

almost entirely of tuin ardae on the first setting- Japanese, one might suppose that made in Italy titter ran

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Puccini's opera of Japanese life through the house. When a huge that of the Western arte music is would take on new values. But Russian singer appeared in the what the Japanese have most had different notions.

aforementioned impresario role of Cho-Cho San's servant, the readily comprehended. Visiting titter became a snicker. And artists often make the mistake of When it was announced that the When the 200-pound prima donna presenting "light" programmes, tuneful romance of an American ambled into view as the lovely which are coldly received. The Oct. 4 naval officer and a little Japanese Cho-Cho San herself the morri-Japanese, enjoy more profound Nov.meid was to be presented in ment was unrestrained.

compositions. Symphonies please Nav. 15 Tokyo, some one suggested to the The foreigner unversed in the them and chamber music is their Italian maestro that doubtless infinite nicoties of Japanese dress delight. An audience will sit Japanese experts would rectify could not comprehend how ridi-quietly through three hours. of

music the errors in details which have culous some of the stage figures instrumental often amused Japanese operagoers appeared to the audience. Eut works of a single composer such abroad. He was indignant. The he had only to glance around him as Brahms, Musiclans declare great Poecial himself gave direcat the charming Japanese girls they cannot hold audiences with tions for the staging of his opera," in native costumes to realize what such a programme anywhere else he declared. We will follow a figure this Italia prima donna in the world. them exactly: The Japanese shall cut. The performance was made So, the opera senson has become are Madame Butterfly' as it has more delightful by her sublime a regular annual event in Tokyo, been presented in Europe since it disregard to the audience's undis-with the Russian and Italian com- was written. We shall not change guised amusement.

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