tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post909867759087446549..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: The Mikado and the Japanese Village in Victorian Knightsbridge - by Lesley DownerMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-23145554578284497052018-03-25T16:47:54.990+01:002018-03-25T16:47:54.990+01:00Fascinating, Lesley, and I remember how Japanese p...Fascinating, Lesley, and I remember how Japanese people loathe The Mikado (and Madame Butterfly). I like the way this story is told in Mike Lee's Topsy Turvy.Miranda Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847761353240720080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-25750747849671958652018-03-14T11:38:53.047+00:002018-03-14T11:38:53.047+00:00
Japanese are fine with Madame Butterfly but The M...<br />Japanese are fine with Madame Butterfly but The Mikado is still problematic - not surprisingly.<br /><br />Lesley Downerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845248172120197304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-9989138275050218682018-03-14T09:15:21.933+00:002018-03-14T09:15:21.933+00:00How homesick the village must have made some of th...How homesick the village must have made some of the japanese 'staff.'Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-54428811486994280262018-03-14T02:31:15.022+00:002018-03-14T02:31:15.022+00:00How delightful! I can understand why the Japanese ...How delightful! I can understand why the Japanese government cringed, though. I would have, too. But it paid the bills for the performers and I bet The Mikado got a lot more people visiting the Village. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com