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espokenlanguage,heelligibletothepopulad

    songsenpartakeofahighpoeticquality.itsnatureistherefore

    entirelydifferentfrohatoftheionalenglishplay.theso

    shortintervalsandarereinprohanthespokenparts.asisnatural,the

    ianlovesandsorrooreoftenburstoutintosongs.actually,thetheatreisattended,frohe

    pointofvieoreforitssingingthanforitsag.one

    <,ratherthanto”see”it.it,therefore,

    thatthetranslationoftheesea”issleading,anditwouldbe

    repropertospeakofitasese”opera.”

    onlybyuandingtheofoperasothe

    people,aspositiorulyuood.forthe

    appealofthedra梕speodeenglishdra梚slargelyao

    theuanding,akesabinedappealtothesensesoflour,

    voiotion.thediufthedraisthespokenlanguage,but

    thatoftheoperaissidthesong,atheatregoertendsaplayexpectsto

    follobyitsnfliharacteranditssurprisesand

    yofa,andanoerispreparedtospendaneveningduringhhis

    intellebedandhissensessoothedbysidlourand

    song.

    thisaostdratiancesarenothattendinga

    sendti,althoughpeoplegotothesaoperasforthefiftiethtihoutlosing

    theedgeoftheirkeenenjoynt.thusitishtheesetheatre.thesocalled

    ghsi”pekingplays”hasageneralrepertoireoflessthanahundredpiecesh

    areplayedoverandainhoutlosingtheirpopularity.andthepeople

    applaudbyshouting”hao”invariablyattheariasostintenseor

    intria,andag

    isrelyanaainsoially

    thesalevelasthatofadonnas.

    theeseoer,therefore,appraisestheeseactoruhetwo

    categoriesofhis”singing”g}andhis”ag”chuo.butthissocalled

    ”ag”isofteeidnsistsofcertaiionalwaysof

    expressiions梚oustheshoglyinartisticheavingand

    sadonnaschest,andi,istooctalsthe

    ludicrous

    ayandagoodvoiofagisalosatisfythe

    audieaybebeautifulandeveryposea

    perfeeilanfangby

    arisisessentiallyrrect,althoughhouchofhissingingis

    apprearvelsathisbeautifulposesand

    gestures,hisgraceful,slongblackeyeb

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