Word: mariko
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...main targets of the current antiprostitution law, and it is up to you. the true geishas, to dispel this conception. The true geisha's life is her art. Study hard and always strive for its perfection." Soon afterward, the school star pupil, vivacious, 19-year-old Mariko, was awarded top prize for the year for having earned some $5,300 in declared income and an estimated $14,000 more in tips from satisfied customers...
...momentum, it often seems more cute than droll, more hack-professional than peasantlike. It is not until the teahouse is building that the captain and the colonel are sufficiently at odds to become hilarious. And it is not until the teahouse is built, and there is music and graceful Mariko Niki's geisha dance, that the play takes on its tinkly charm. But by keeping its best foot backward, The Teahouse ends on just the right note of wistful gaiety...
...villagers shower the arriving captain with gifts, among which is a Geisha girl named Lotus Blossom for his own exclusive use. Lotus Blossom is played by Mariko Niki, a lovely young Japanese actress who is fragially feminine and completely enchanting in the role...