Menpes, Mortimer, 1855-1938, Menpes, Dorothy · London : A. & C. Black · leaf 34
easant; infact, it almost gives you indigestion to see a moon, andsuch a moon, careering over the whole sky in half anhour. In Japan they would not occupy themselves withmaking you believe that a moon on the stage was a realone—they would consider such false realism as a bit ofgross degradation—but… … Art and the Drama In Japan the scenic work of a play is handled byone man alone, and that man is the dramatic author,who is almost invariably a great artist. To him thestage is a huge canvas upon which he is to paint hispicture, and of which each actor forms a componentpart. This picture of his has…
Art -- Japan · Japan -- Social life and customs 1868-1912
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