New Entertainment - Shin-Engei

Japanese: 新演芸 - しんえんげい

A theater magazine. First published in March 1916 (Taisho 5). It ceased publication in April 1925. Competing with the Kabuki-focused Engei Gaho, it aimed to be a more high-class theater magazine with a broader perspective. Chief editor was Okamura Kakiko, and editor in chief Abe Yutaka. Every month it featured stage photographs from theaters in the east and west, introductions to commercial theater, research, and critiques, as well as articles on new theater. It also gained a reputation for holding joint critiques by leading theater figures of the time, such as Ihara Seigen, Oyamauchi Kaoru, Okamoto Kido, and Miyake Shutaro, as well as up-and-coming theater people. [Gondo Yoshikazu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

演劇雑誌。1916年(大正5)3月創刊。25年4月廃刊。歌舞伎中心の《演芸画報》に対抗し，より高級で広い視野の演劇誌を目ざして編集。主筆岡村柿紅，編集主任安部豊。毎月東西各座の舞台写真，商業演劇の紹介，研究，評論のほか，新劇などの記事も積極的に取り上げた。伊原青々園，小山内薫，岡本綺堂，三宅周太郎など当時の大家，新進の演劇人による合評会も評判を得た。【権藤芳一】

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