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performance was marred by an arrest of Hazel Wright during her performance at the
International Club in Tokyo. An Inspector General and five policeman interrupted the performance by making an arrest for "social dancing." Tangos and Waltzes were perceived as a moral hazard in Japan during this period and were prohibited. Itō and the club's chairman supplied the permits and approvals they had received along with arguments that the dancing on stage exempted them from the current regulations. Their release occurred at two in the morning, and their arguments must have been successful because further police actions were avoided.
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American troops. Japanese citizens were not allowed to attend performances. "Fantasy Japonica" was his first production there, "Jungle Drums" (1946), "Sakura Flowers" (1947) and "Rhapsody In Blue" (1947) performances also received press attention.
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He was active in New York City from 1916 until 1929, when he moved to
California. His works in New York included "Bushido" (1916),"Tamura" (1918), "Cherry Blossoms" (1927), "Nuages et Fetes" (1929), and "Turando"(1929). He was particularly well-known for "The Pinwheel Review" (1923) and for being a
304:. His work was not restricted to the Ernie Pyle as he put on other performances in Japan during this time. He also formed a dancing school while in Tokyo. The Ernie Pyle continued as an American Theatre until after his death; finally closing in 1966 and reverting to the original Japanese owners.
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In 1931, the Itō's travelled to Japan. His party included his wife Hazel Wright, their two children, along with some performers. The visit marked a homecoming for Michio who had been gone from Japan for nearly twenty years. Five performances were held in the two months he was in Japan. One
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American fighting spirit cannot be underestimated." Upon arrival, he worked creating the Greater East Asia Stage Arts Research Institute. After Japan surrendered in 1945, he was chosen to manage the
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events: the Torch Relay and the opening ceremony. Articles reveal that he had plans for the
Olympic torch bearers to leave Greece following the path of Marco Polo to Japan. His plans for the Olympics were not realized. He died on 6 November 1961, at the age of 67.
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Theatre Arts Building which was managed by the Dance Guild, Inc., and provided two theatres and 250 studios with living quarters.
242:, one of his former students, with a benefit to support a repertory dance theater group. Rand and Itō performed a duet at the event. Earlier the previous year he choreographed the "Dance of the Peacock" for her movie
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284:. His son "Jerry" Ito served in the U.S. Navy during the war. Itō and his second wife, Tsuyako, sailed to Japan as part of a prisoner exchange, arriving in Yokohama in 1944.
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