Menpes, Mortimer, 1855-1938, Menpes, Dorothy · London : A. & C. Black · leaf 48
about it at all; these little supers who appearto them so amusing are perfect little artists, and areabsolutely necessary to ensure the success of a scene.Suppose Danjuro, the greatest actor in Japan, appearsupon the stage dressed in a most gorgeous costume,and takes up a position before a screen… … Art and the Drama placing of this drapery is elaborately rehearsed by thesupers, and when they step back from their work eventhe globe-trotter is bound to admit that the picturecreated by Danjuro and the screen is a perfectly beautifulone, and a picture which could not have been broughtabout by…
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