Shisui Okano

Japanese: 岡野紫水 - おかのしすい
Shisui Okano

...The Drama Reform Association achieved the first stage of sophistication by performing a play for the Emperor at the residence of Foreign Minister Inoue Kaoru on April 26, 1887, but the Ito Cabinet collapsed and the association disappeared due to lack of ties with the general public. Later, in 1888, Okano Shisui and others organized the Japan Engei Kyofukai, which was further reorganized as the Japan Engei Kyokai, and accelerated the construction of reformed theaters. Thus, in November 1889, the Kabukiza opened, and new historical dramas and new dance dramas were promoted, led by reform advocates Fukuchi Ochi and Danjūrō. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Okano Shisui" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…演劇改良会は翌87年4月26日に井上馨外相邸で天覧劇を実現して高尚化の第一段階を果たしたが,伊藤内閣が崩壊し,民衆との結びつきもなかったため会は消滅した。その後,88年に岡野紫水らが日本演芸矯風会を組織し,さらに日本演芸協会へと改組しつつ,改良劇場建設に拍車をかけた。こうして89年11月,歌舞伎座が開場し,改良推進派の福地桜痴と団十郎が中心になった新史劇や新舞踊劇がすすめられた。…

※「岡野紫水」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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