Doi Shunsho

Japanese: 土肥春曙 - どい・しゅんしょ

Year of death: March 2, 1915
Year of birth: October 6, 2nd year of the Meiji era (November 9, 1869)
A modern drama actor from the Meiji and Taisho periods. Born in Higo Province (Kumamoto Prefecture). His real name was Yogen. He was the son of calligrapher Naoyasu and Kazu. He graduated from the humanities department of Tokyo Senmon Gakko (Waseda University). While at school, he participated in the recitation study group started by Tsubouchi Shoyo. After joining the Chuo Shimbun newspaper, he became a theater critic. In 1901, he accompanied Kawakami Otojiro's troupe on its European tour. In 1903, he translated an abridged version of The Merchant of Venice for Kawakami. After the Literary Arts Association was founded in 1906, he taught at the affiliated theatrical research institute and also performed on stage, performing Hideyori and Shigenari from Shoyo's works, as well as Shakespeare's Portia and Hamlet, and was highly praised for his delivery of lines that were likened to "wonderful music." After the association was dissolved in 1913, he founded the Mumei-kai with Togi Tetsuki, but retired due to illness after performing Hiun Shonin in Miracle. His books include the play "Hideko Kaburagi," an adaptation of "Hedda Gabler."

(Rie Inoue)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：大正4.3.2(1915)
生年：明治2.10.6(1869.11.9)
明治大正期の新劇俳優。肥後国(熊本県)生まれ。本名庸元。書家・直康とカジュの子。東京専門学校(早大)文科卒。在学中坪内逍遥が始めた朗読研究会に参加。中央新聞入社後劇評を担当。明治34(1901)年の川上音二郎一座ヨーロッパ巡演に同行した。36年川上のために『ヴェニスの商人』を抄訳。文芸協会発足(1906)後は付属演劇研究所で教えるかたわら舞台にも立ち,逍遥作品の秀頼,重成,シェークスピアのポーシャ,ハムレットなどを演じ「妙なる音楽」にたとえられた台詞まわしで絶賛される。協会解散(1913)後東儀鉄笛と無名会をおこすが,「霊験」の飛雲上人を最後に病のため引退した。著書に「ヘッダ・ガブラー」の翻案戯曲『鏑木秀子』がある。<参考文献>北見治一『鉄笛と春曙』

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