. The pine-tree = Matsu : a drama, adapted from the Japanese, with an introductory causerie on the Japanese theatre. it and — 45 — EARLY TRAGEDY touches her beautiful coiffure, itremains in his hand : she is . Curtain. 2. The other kyo^en which Imay tell is the story of a samurai(military man), who is endowedwith a pretty and very coquettishwife. They have a manservant,who falls in love with the she is cruel, for there is anotherwooer. One day the samuraireceives an order to go to war. Agreat parting scene ensvies betweenhusband and wife. In reality sheis glad, because she fore


. The pine-tree = Matsu : a drama, adapted from the Japanese, with an introductory causerie on the Japanese theatre. it and — 45 — EARLY TRAGEDY touches her beautiful coiffure, itremains in his hand : she is . Curtain. 2. The other kyo^en which Imay tell is the story of a samurai(military man), who is endowedwith a pretty and very coquettishwife. They have a manservant,who falls in love with the she is cruel, for there is anotherwooer. One day the samuraireceives an order to go to war. Agreat parting scene ensvies betweenhusband and wife. In reality sheis glad, because she foresees a fewhappy days with her lover, but forher husband she pretends greatsorrow. As the tears will notcome naturally, she dips her fingersfrom time to time into a basin ofwater and places a few drops onher cheeks. This the manservantespies. Approaching the lady, hewhispers into her ear : Now, be — 46 — AND COMEDY. sensible, or I will teach you alesson ! She only sneers at while she turns her back hepours some ink into the when she next marks her tearsthev are black. Tableau.


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