NOVEMBER 1914

Nakamura Ganjirô I (中村鴈治郎) as
Kameya Chûbē (亀屋忠兵衛; 龜屋忠兵衛)

Play: Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ôrai
(恋飛脚大和往来)
Performance Place: Shintomi-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/05/14
Print Date: 1914?
Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙)
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Nakamura Ganjirô I (中村鴈治郎) as
Kameya Chûbei (亀屋忠兵衛)                   

Play: Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ôrai (恋飛脚大和往来)
Performance Place: Shintomi-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/05/14
Print Date: 11/1914?
Artist: Matsude Seifû (松田青風)
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Note: This unsigned fan print has been stylistically attributed to
Seifû by the webmaster.  Ganjirô I also performed the same role
in Fuin Giri (封印切), Act I of Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ôrai
(恋飛脚大和往来) at the Minami-za in Kyoto in December 1914. 
However, during the time period that Seifû is known to have
designed prints, he also performed the role at the Naniwa-za in
Osaka in June 1916 and again in February 1919, at the Minami-
za in Kyoto in December 1921, at the Misono-za in Nagoya in
February 1924, at the Naka-za in Osaka in January 1925, at the
Kabuki-za in Tokyo in November 1926, and at the Naka-za in
Osaka in March 1928, among other appearances.  I cannot
rule out the possibility that this fan print reflects one of those
other performances.
 
 
 

                 
[Hit Play at the Shintomi-za]
Shintomi-za Atari Kyôgen (新富座当り狂言)
 
Nakamura Ganjirô I (中村鴈治郎) as
Kameya Chûbē (亀屋忠兵衛; 龜屋忠兵衛)

Nakamura Fukusuke IV (中村福助) as Umegawa (梅川)

Play: Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ôrai (恋飛脚大和往来)
Performance Place: Shintomi-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/05/14
Print Date: 1914
Artist: Takehisa Yumeji (竹久夢二)
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Note: First edition printed by Minatoya.
 
 
 

                   
Nakamura Ganjirô I (中村鴈治郎) as
Kameya Chûbē (亀屋忠兵衛; 龜屋忠兵衛)

Nakamura Fukusuke IV (中村福助) as Umegawa (梅川)

Play: Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ôrai (恋飛脚大和往来)
Performance Place: Shintomi-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/05/14
Original Print Date: 1914
Artist: Takehisa Yumeji (竹久夢二)
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Note: Second edition printed by Yanagiya (c. 1920s).

               
Nakamura Baigyoku II (中村梅若) as
Magoemon (孫右衛門)

Play: Ninokuchi-mura (新口村), Act II of
Koi no Hikyaku Yamato Ôrai (恋飛脚大和往来)
Performance Place: Shintomi-za, Tokyo
Performance Date:  11/05/14
Print Date: 1950 or later
Artist: Ota Gakô (太田雅光)
Series: Meifu Miyage Geki no Omokage
(冥府苞苴劇容彩)  (#3)
Medium: ?
Image courtesy of the Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum

Note: It is unclear if this is a woodblock print, a watercolor
drawing, or a hand-colored keyblock print for an
unpublished design.  Baigyoku II  died on June 8, 1921 at
age 81.
 
 
 

Ichimura Uzaemon XV (市村羽左衛門) as
Narihira Bunji (業平文次; 業平文辞)

Play: Narihira Bunji (業平文次; 業平文辞)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/22/14
Print Date: 1914?
Artist: Natori Shunsen (名取春仙)
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Onoe Baikô VI (尾上梅幸) as
Hayano Kanpei (早野勘平)
 
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
(假名手本忠臣蔵; 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
Performance Place: Teikoku Gekijô, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/1914
Print Date: 11/1914
Artist: Yoshida Eishô (吉田永昇)
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Ichikawa Kodanji V (市川小団次; 市川小團次)
as Heiemon (平右ェ門)
 
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
(假名手本忠臣蔵; 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
Performance Place: Teikoku Gekijô, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/1914
Print Date: 11/1914
Artist: Yoshida Eishô (吉田永昇)
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Sawamura Sônosuke I (沢村宗之助; 澤村宗之助)
as Momonoi Wakasanosuke (桃井若狭之助)  
 
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
(假名手本忠臣蔵; 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
Performance Place: Teikoku Gekijô, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/1914
Print Date: 11/1914
Artist: Yoshida Eishô (吉田永昇)
Image courtesy of Fujiarts.com

Sawamura Sôjûrô VII (沢村宗十郎; 澤村宗十郎)
as Okaru (お軽)
 
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
(假名手本忠臣蔵; 仮名手本忠臣蔵)
Performance Place: Teikoku Gekijô, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/1914
Print Date: 11/1914
Artist: Yoshida Eishô (吉田永昇)
Image courtesy of Fujiarts.com

                   
Sawamura Sônosuke I (沢村宗之助; 澤村宗之助)
as Matsuyama (松山)
 
Ichikawa Kodanji V (市川小団次; 市川小團次) as
Hyôtan Kashikubô (瓢箪かしく坊)
 
Sawamura Sôjûrô VII (沢村宗十郎; 澤村宗十郎) as
Okaru (おかる)
 
Onoe Baikô VI (尾上梅幸) as
Hayano Kanpei (早野勘平)
 
Matsumoto Kôshirô VII (松本幸四郎) as
Ôboshi Yuranosuke (大星由良之助)
 
Plays: Kanadehon Chûshingura (假名手本忠臣藏);
Ninin Wankyû (二人椀久)
Performance Place: Teikoku Gekijô, Tokyo
Performance Date: 11/01/14
Print Date: 11/03/14
Artist: Torii Kiyotada (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Woodblock printed ehon sujigaki cover
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Nakamura Kichiemon I (中村吉右衛門 as
Kobayashi Asahina (小林朝比奈)
 
Onoe Kikugorô VI (尾上菊五郎) as
Soga no Gorô (曽我ノ五郎)
 
Plays: Kongen Kusazuribiki (根元草摺引);
Awataguchi Hatsune Hitofushi (粟田口初音一節);
Kokoro no Nazo Chûgi no E-Awase
(意中繼忠義画合); Mukashibanashi Onigashima
(昔噺鬼ヶ島)
Performance Place: Ichimura-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 10/30/14
Print Date: 10/30/14
Artist: ?
Medium: Woodblock printed sujigaki cover
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