I desire to acknowledge indebtedness to Mr. B. H. Chamberlain and Mr. G. W. Aston for much information as to lore and literature; to the anonymous author of a pamphlet entitled “Notes on the History of the Yoshiwara of Yedo”; to Mr. Fenollosa, Mr. Fukuchi, Mr. Fukai, Mr. K. Hirata, and Mr. Isoh Yamagata for opportunities and courtesies; to the editors of the Hansei Zasshi, The Sketch, and The Studio for permission to make use of material contributed to their columns.
WESTENDE-LES-BAINS.
[CONTENTS]
| Page | ||
| I. | Behind the Scenes | [3] |
| (Note to foregoing) Cassandra Justified | [32] | |
| II. | Religious Plays | [39] |
| III. | Popular Plays | [61] |
| IV. | Geisha and Cherry-Blossom | [101] |
| V. | Vulgar Songs | [121] |
| VI. | Taking the Waters | [147] |
| VII. | Playing with Fire | [209] |
| VIII. | Afternoon Calls | [237] |
| IX. | The Scarlet Lady | [275] |
| Index | [303] |
[LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS]
| Benkei at Sea | [Frontispiece] |
| Page | |
| Shintō Temple at Miyajima | [14] |
| Shunkwan in Exile | [46] |
| Kintaro fights the Earth-Spider | [56] |
| Portrait of Mdme. Sada Yacco | [66] |
| Portrait of Mr. Kawakami | [66] |
| Mr. Danjuro as the Lady-in-waiting of Kasuga | [66] |
| Mr. Danjuro as Jiraiya | [66] |
| The Heroine of a Problem-play | [96] |
| Jealousy exorcised from Aoi-no-Uye (Nō) | [142] |
| Personators of Jizō (Kiōgen) | [162] |
| Dancers at the Feast of Lanterns | [180] |
| Kintaikyō Bridge | [198] |
| The Lion-Dance on New Year’s Day | [248] |
| A Professional Story-teller | [260] |
| The Taiyu waves her Saké-cup | [300] |
BEHIND THE SCENES