Does 'Ever since the Tokugawa shoguns restricted performances to the samurai classes, noh drama has had a rather elitist appeal.' stand in direct opposition to the premise 'The elitist appeal of noh drama dates back to the Tokugawa shogunate.'
Ever since the Tokugawa shoguns restricted performances to the samurai classes, noh drama has had a rather elitist appeal.###The elitist appeal of noh drama dates back to the Tokugawa shogunate.