Beauty from a Demon / Fairies, Merchants of Dreams
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English Title: Beauty from a Demon / Fairies, Merchants of Dreams
Japanese Title: 鬼にもらった美女 / 夢を売る妖精たち
Romanized Title: Oni ni Moratta Bijo / Yume o Uru Yousei-tachi
Troupe: Flower
Year: 1966
Performances: Takarazuka Grand Theater, 07/30 - 08/31
Shinjin Kouen Performances: n/a
Beauty from a Demon:
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Author/Director: Shibata Yukihiro
Composer: Terada Takio
Choreographer: Nishikawa Richou
Conductor (Takarazuka): Nomura Youji
Conductor (Tokyo): n/a
Fairies, Merchants of Dreams:
Based On:
Author/Director: Takagi Shirou
Composer: Nakamoto Kiyozumi
Choreographer: Agata Youji,
Yamada Takashi,
Sekiya Yukio,
Palmisano Shuny
Conductor (Takarazuka): Mizoguchi Takashi
Conductor (Tokyo): n/a
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WARNING!! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!
From the English program:
Beauty from a Demon
At the Miyako (or Kyoto) in the 8th century. Kino Haseo, a court noble, was a talented player of the shogi (a kind of chess) and there was none in the country who could compare with him in the skill of the game. However he had a weak point; he was a man who would not be liked by womenfolk. On a certain day, a pretty girl called at his residence. She said: “My father is very fond of the Shogi and he has never been beaten by anybody in the game. He is very anxious to compete with you in the game of Shogi. In case he is overcome, he will present you with anything of your choice”.
At once, Haseo had with her father a game of shogi. He won it. He, according to the promise, demanded that his daughter be given over to him, whereupon he, the father, was at once transformed into a demon. Haseo was not disturbed. He insisted that the daughter be given over as his bride. He said that he did not mind his she was a demon’s daughter.
The demon, the daughter’s father, said: “Now that you insist so eagerly on taking my daughter, all right, I will consent to giving her away to you. Only, bear this isn mind; in order that she is completely made into a human, you are never to touch even a finger on her body for one hundred days from now”.
Haseo took the girl to his residence to wait for one hundred days to pass along. On the very last da, however, he found it impossible to bear it up any longer. He touched her body when, lo! She was transfigured into a demon.
This is a castle of fairies. They dance, singing "We are the fairies who sell dreams."
Singing Fairies (Men): Nachi Wataru,
Kouzuki Noboru,
Asadori Chiho
Singing Fairies (Women): Kisaragi Miwako, (Miwa Hisayuri))
Solo dancer: Shijou Hideko
Duet dancers: Konoe Mari,
Kou Nishiki
Ancient lad and lass sing together: "The Moon allures us into a romantic dream."
Contemporary lad and lass sing: "The Moon is just a mass of stones."
Scholars sing: "Dreams of Mankind, Dreams of Science."
Dance of men at the stock exchange.
With the Goddess of Peace in the centre, they all sing in chorus: "Let's Sing Our Dreams."
Beatles: Miyoshi Sakuko,
Mizuho Youko,
Awaji Michiko,
Miyoshino Kazuya
Singer (Young Woman): Asadori Chiho
Dancer (Woman): Konoe Mari
Monologue: Kouzuki Noboru
Duet dance (Man): Kou Nishiki
Duet dancer (Woman): Konoe Mari
Playing on a guitar, a boy sings: "Looking Up at the Stars"
While looking up at the starts, Kiyoshi, a boy, and Masako, a girl, begin to dream. In the dream a Star Prince appears and invites them to the Land of Fable, accompanied by a large number of toy dogs, cats and mechanical dolls.
Prince: Nachi Wataru
Boy of Glasses: Kouzuki Noboru
Mother: Shirayuki Shikime
Mechanical doll: Miyoshino Kazuya
Masako: Hana Kuniko
Kiyoshi: Gou Chigusa
Kiyoshi, Masako and their animal friends ride abroad a Milky Way train and arrive in the Land of Fable. The soldiers and dolls, and Peter Pan, the favourite figure, join in staging a dance of welcome for the sake of Kiyoshi and Masako.
Spirit of Star: Konoe Mari
Peter Pan: Asadori Chiho
At this juncture, the witch appears, accompanied by the mechanical dolls. The witch tries to bewitch Kiyoshi and Masako. At the eleventh hour, they are saved by Peter Pan and the Star Prince. They discover that they will all begin to dance madly when Kiyoshi blows at his harmonica brought all the way from Earth. They make a plan to overcome the monsters and the Witch by blowing at the harmonica and driving them mad by dancing. The plan turns out a success. Princess White Snow, held prisoner in an underground cell, is rescued. The Witch sprinkles her own magic medicine over her Body, she vanishes.
A Dream of the First Love
The school boys sing: "We'd Like to Love!"
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