MIYAKOZA
City Edo
History

Fall 1793: the Nakamuraza went out of business and gave its license to the Miyakoza.

11th lunar month of 1793: opening of the Miyakoza, with the kaomise program "Yasa Gunbai Miyako no Jintori", which starred Segawa Kikunojô III, Ichikawa Danjûrô VI, Iwai Kumesaburô I, Ôtani Hiroji III and Bandô Mitsugorô II.

7th lunar month of 1794: premiere at the Miyakoza of the drama "Keisei Sanbon Karakasa", which was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Nagoya Sanza Sawamura Sôjûrô III
Fuwa Banzaemon Ichikawa Yaozô III
Sanza's nyôbô Okuni, the keisei Katsuragi Segawa Kikunojô III
Higashiyama Yoshiterukô, the farmer Fukagusa Jirosaku Bandô Mitsugorô II
Sanza's yakko Tosa Matahei Ôtani Hiroji III
The Takashima daughter Ichô-no-Mae Iwai Kumesaburô I
The shûgyôsha Kannonbô, Daizen Terutsura Sakata Hangorô III
Banzaemon's son Fuwa Bansaku Ichikawa Danjûrô VI
The yarite Omiya, Banzaemon's nyôbô Sekinoto Sanogawa Ichimatsu III
Nagoya Sanzaemon Yamashina Shirojûrô
Monogusa Tarô Ôtani Tokuji I
Banzaemon's yakko Ukiyo Matahei, Hasebe Genba-no-Kami Arashi Ryûzô II
Ishizuka Genba Ogino Tôzô
The keisei Tôyama Segawa Tomisaburô II
Inoguma Monbê Ichikawa Tomiemon
Odagi Mondonosuke Onoe Raisuke
Monobe Jikan Yamatoyama Tomoemon

1st lunar month of 1795: Namiki Gohei I's drama "Godairiki Koi no Fûjime" was staged for the first time in Edo, at the Miyakoza; it was staged with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Sasano Sangobê Kataoka Nizaemon VII
Satsuma Gengobê Sawamura Sôjûrô III
The courtesan Sakuraya no Koman Segawa Kikunojô III
Hachiemon Bandô Mitsugorô II
Izushi Takuzaemon Ôtani Hiroji III
Masuya Okono Nakamura Noshio II
The yakko Tatahei Ogino Tôzô
Yasuke Arashi Ryûzô II
Yokogawa Banzaemon Nakajima Kanzaemon IV
The landlord Rokuemon Ôtani Tokuji I
Chishima Sentarô Sawamura Harugorô II

9th lunar month of 1796: the play "Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi" was staged for the first time in Edo, at the Miyakoza with the following casting:

Roles Actors
Rokusuke, Kinugawa Yasozaemon Ichikawa Yaozô III
Ichimisai's elder daughter Osono Nakamura Noshio II
Kyôgoku no Takumi Kataoka Nizaemon VII
The yakko Sagohei Ôtani Tokuji I
Ichimisai's younger daughter Okiku Iwai Kiyotarô II
Kinugawa Yasaburô Ichikawa Danjûrô VI
Harukaze Tôzô Sawamura Tôzô
Mokusokan, the yakko Tomohei Nakamura Nakazô II
Yoshioka Ichimisai, Okô Yamashina Shirojûrô
Takumi's sister Otaka Iwai Kumesaburô I
Lord Koori Otonari Ichikawa Hamazô
Miyuki Gozen Yamashita Mangiku II
Mashiba Hisayoshi Kataoka Kyôshirô

"Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi" was also staged at the Kiriza [casting].

Fall 1797: the Miyakoza had to give back its license to the Nakamuraza, which was back in business.

3rd lunar month of 1818: premiere at the Miyakoza of the 7-role hengemono "Miyama no Hana Todokanu Edaburi", starring Onoe Kikugorô III in the seven roles. One of these roles was "Kosode Monogurui" ("the short-sleeved garment madness"), staged nowadays as an independent Kiyomoto-based dance called "Yasuna".

The Miyako in the 11th lunar month of 1796 for the staging of the kaomise drama "Seiwa Nidai Ôyose Genji"

 
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