The Twentieth Century Theatre Observations On the Contemporary English And Amer
The Twentieth Century Theatre Observations On the Contemporary English And Amer
Phelps, William Lyon, 1865-1943
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OTHELLO AT THE MEIJI-ZA It must be acknowledged that Othello, recently performed at the Meiji-Za has, to a certain extent, satisfied the thirst of the pleasure seekers of the whole city. . . . We fully appreciate the noble effort resulting in the selection of one of old Shakespeare's four great tragedies, the stage repre- sentation of which, evincing as it did the thoughtfulness and care on the part of those who took part in it, was received with satisfaction, though partial, by the spectators.... . . . In short, the Kawakami company has brought home from Europe such stage outfits as our eyes had never be- H 97 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY THEATRE held, in order to present to us, with the cream of the actors and the actresses of the new school, the great tragedy, Othello. Of Shakespeare's great tragedies, Othello is, indeed, the only one that can be easily made over into a play appreciable by our national habit of life. Even then, it includes a great deal of the Christian ideas and thoughts more or less strange to us, and the customs of those days were very different from to-day.
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