244 VISIT TO THE THEATRE. 
prostrate on her face before the slirihe. The temple 
gardens are in a solemn pine-wood, and the central 
avenue is ornamented with grand solid monoliths 
sacred to the dead. Not the least remarkable 
objects are the ancient sculptured rock-masses 
. covered with inscriptions. As I was examining 
them, the solemn tones of the great bell ringing 
out from a wooden tower in a corner of the sacred 
grove filled me with a feeling of awe Avhich I 
could easily account for. 
Dm’ing our sojourn at Hakodadi we made up a 
little party, and Avent to the theatre, AA^hich, on 
entering, we found to be a large, dimly-lighted, 
and barn-like house, Avith a roomy eleA’'ated stage, 
but with no scenery or orchestra, in Avhich respect it 
differed from some of the theatres at Yeddo and 
Osaca, in Avhich there is an orchestra, the musicians 
forming it playing on gongs suspended from a 
frame-Avork, kettledrums, and a fcAv AAind instru- 
ments similar to flageolets and fifes. 
As Ave entered the building we paid at the door, 
and were very politely escorted to a roAv of raised 
