Menpes, Mortimer, 1855-1938, Menpes, Dorothy · London : A. & C. Black · leaf 76
t he had little or no sympathywith our methods. He felt that he was talking toan artist and that he could afford to be natural ; butafter this very candid opinion there was a slight pause,which I hastened to break by putting a question onthe subject of his own drama. The drama of Japan, he told me,… … Ht Art and the Drama studying great masterpieces at museums ; they maycopy costumes there, and, above all, they have thesuperb opportunity of studying colour and form.Then, many of the great Japanese actors possess collec-tions of very fine pictures, while the actors of earlytimes could only study…
Art -- Japan · Japan -- Social life and customs 1868-1912
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