“留日救济音乐会”缘起与春柳社首演《茶花女》真相

The Origin of the“Charity Concert of Chinese Students in Japan”and the Truth of the First Performance of The Lady of the Camellias by the Spring Willow Society

1907年2月11日春柳社在日本东京首演据《茶花女》节选改编的《匏止坪诀别之场》,系“留日救济音乐会”的一个节目。音乐会是由江南省特派委员、安徽教育总会副会长李宗棠奉命专程赴日本、朝鲜为江北水灾募款而启动,中华留日基督教青年会主办的义演,与国内赈灾活动遥相呼应。李宗棠与青年会干事王治昌于1月27日接洽,经过半个月筹备,演出最终募款1 800日元。春柳社演剧应为音乐会上半场最后一个节目,说明欧阳予倩所谓“末了一个节目是《茶花女》”并非记忆错误。《时报》“独家报道”应与李叔同直接相关。

On February 11,1907,the Spring Willow Society premiered A Farewell to Pao Zhiping in Tokyo,Japan,adapted from an excerpt of The Lady of the Camellias.It was one of the programs of the“Charity Concert of Chinese Students in Japan”.The concert was launched by Li Zongtang,the special deputy of Jiangnan Province and the vice president of Anhui Education Association,who was ordered to go to Japan and Korea to raise funds for the flood in Jiangbei.It was a charity performance organized by the Christian Youth Association of Chinese Students in Japan,and corresponded with disaster relief activities in China.Li Zongtang met Wang Zhichang,the secretary of the Youth Association,on January 27th.After half a month of preparation,the performance ultimately raised 1800 yen.The performance of the Spring Willow Society should be the last program in the first half of the concert,indicating that Ouyang Yuqian's memory that the last program was The Lady of the Camellias is correct.The“exclusive report”of Eastern Times should be directly related to Li Shutong.