Menpes, Mortimer, 1855-1938, Menpes, Dorothy · London : A. & C. Black · leaf 70
ork from purelythe artistic standpoint, and as an artist I knew thatit would be utterly impossible for him to appreciateour Western methods : so I deftly turned the conversa-tion by returning the fire of questions. I had seenDanjuro in one or two scenes in which I was greatlystruck with the… … Art and the Drama different man. This feat was really so remarkablethat I was anxious to know how it was done, andsuggested that it might have been accomplished bya clever make-up. No, no ! he exclaimed. It isa rule of mine to use make-up very rarely. Forchange of expression we actors have to…
Art -- Japan · Japan -- Social life and customs 1868-1912
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