The play consists of three main sets of tableaux, the first representing an incident in the Satsuma Rebellion of 1878, when the Colours of the 14th Infantry Regiment, which Nogi was commanding at the time, were lost. This was through no fault of his own, but it is sai that right up to the time of death 34 years Tater he felt himself responsible, and that a desire to wipe out the imaginary disgrace which it entailed was one of the contributory causes leading to is subsequent decision to take his life.
The second of the three sets of tableaux depicts Nogi at his hea quarters during the siege of "Port, Arthur. The change in his appearance from the youngish major in the first act to the white haired old general in the second isa good example of the art of theatrical make-up." To his regret for the loss of the regimental colours 26 years previously is.-now added. his sorrow for the thousands of his Emperor's subjects, whom che has had to send; to their death in his attempt. to capture: the:. Russian. Fortress; but' the- two. outstanding] features in this sceng.are. the pleshho receives from the visit of oval flees Seicing mesagen Mrmvailg and cncectagement from Rantial Topo, andthe sodden ap: ponraicy of lo on tae areness: followed, on his awakening, by the feral etn orderly wth the ews that this same son has just been Kile tu action, Far from regret tine na Toa, the old ener femuly heared, he cos that, Tishaa a fellowautleren the Eek thd relations ofa Se other ettom hes hon sent to, Chee Tanta WAl see tut be Tp ay ron Las they are to sacrifice his children, "the: final. set of tableaux shows Nols et Sauce iter, sonding to rife his determination to atone Toes of th, regimental SeetSGau ay od mani al ie country pouch No for entsng
men at Port Arthur, by following the Emperor into the next world. 'The quiet dignity.and solemnity of acta We wonderfully pressive, and the audiones is spared Eis grates, which' 40" oer spoils a Japanese play of this: kind, The eld eruple sre been brepering Geomnil barekiris than the stage revolves.
A scene showing two of th vant onside the hous, stoning 0 The distant booming of the minate une hich "Tndlate tat the Emperor's funeral cortege has set cot te beat prevented. Then see the servants, filled with a sud- i." den bresenlineni, running' Ins!
aeg why thee star and lon Sass hare net eppearel The stage revolves once. more, andthe dona bodies Count and Countess Nogi, bent forward with Sends bowed Sown before pastrait tthe mperer are sect, whilst the entree the boemise" of the minute guns cam stil be heard, Blan cen the Soond at the sores hammering on the door for admittance Te cota fil and the Hay is overcan Imprenive ending Day ieee ete by Reason
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