ENGEI
GAHÔ
(演藝畫報)
1909
JANUARY
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
Sano Tsuneyo (佐野常世)
Traveling Priest
Play: Hachi no Ki (鉢の木)
Artist: Terazaki Kôgyô (寺崎広業; 寺崎廣業)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Nihon Kiri (二本限)
Play: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph?
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
[Actress Training School] Joyû Yôsei-sho (女優養成所)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Actor Training School] Dan'yô Yôsei-sho (男優養成所)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Blurry Photograph] Buruburu shashin (ブルブル寫真)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Note: The photographer depicted is Nakamura Shikan V (中村芝翫).
[Kotobuki Sôga Jûroku Musashi (壽曾我十六むさし)
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Large Appendix to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan. 1, 1909)
FEBRUARY
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Feb. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Abe Muneto (安倍宗任)
Play: ?
Artist: ?
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Feb. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Yamanaka Heikurô's Evil Villain Makeup]
Yamanaka Heikurô Kuge Aku no Kumadori
(山中平九郎公卿悪の隈取)
Play: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph?
Published: Appendix to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Feb. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
Gajiki Seiyô No Yû (がじき西洋の優)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 2 (Feb. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
MARCH
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Sudagawa (角田川)
Play: ?
Artist: Muraoka Otô (村岡応東)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
Kikugoro V's Kôfû Heikurô Kumadori (五代目菊五郎工風平九郎隈)
{Play: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Appendix to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Cornell University
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
[Nizaemon's Meiji-za Theatre: The Play Performed Before the
Grand Opening]
Nizaemon no Meiji-za Nokomi Maeni En Jita Shibai
(仁左衛門の明治座 乘込み前に演じた芝居)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
Choemon Ukinashi wo Someru (長右衝門浮無を初め)る
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
[Western Theater Stage Blunders]
Seiyô Engeki Butai no Shissaku (西洋演劇 舞臺の失策)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 3 (Mar. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
APRIL
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
* Atari (*當)
Play: ?
Artist: Nagano Sôfû (長野草風)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Sunrise with Remaining Makeup]
Hinode ni Zan no Kuma (日の出に残の隈(石版)
Play: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Appendix to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Western Theater Stage Blunders]
Seiyô Engeki Butai no Shikujiri (西洋演劇 舞臺縮尻)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[The Geisha's Demeanor] Geisha no Kisô (藝妓の機相)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[A Great Craze for Comedy] Kigeki no Dairyûkô (喜劇の大流行)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
MAY
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 5 (May 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Previous Generation Kikugorô as Hairdresser Shinza]
Sendai Kikugorô no Kamiyui Shinza (先代菊五郎の髪結)
Play: Tsuyu Kosode Mukashi Hachijô (梅雨小袖昔八丈)
Performance Place: Ichimura-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 05/1897
Artist: Hayashi Ryokusui (林緑水)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 5 (May 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Note: Onoe Kikugorô V also performed this role in Tokyo at the
Naka-za in June 1873, and at the Kabuki-za in May 1893. This
print could theoretically reflect any of these performances.
[Haka Sen'nin's Makeup] Haka Sen'nin no Kuma (墓仙人の隈)
Play: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Appendix to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 5 (May 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[A Show that Seems Likely To Be a Hit]
Yatsu Tara Hayari Sauna Kôgyô (やつたらはやりさうな興行)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 5 (May 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Hitokuchi * (一口*)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 5 (May 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Stage Blunders] Butai no Mi Shikujiri (舞臺のみ縮尻)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 5 (May 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
JUNE
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 6 (June 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Theater Viewing] Migeki (觀劇)
Artist: Hirafuku Hyakusui (平福百穗)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 6 (June 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Otokonosuke's Makeup]
Otokonosuke no Kumadori (男之助の隈取)
Play: Meiboku Sendai Hagi (伽羅先代萩)
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Appendix to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 6 (June 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Next Year's Shinbashi Entertainment Association]
Rainen Shinbashi Engei Kai (来年新橋演藝會)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 6 (June 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Female Ballad Singer] On'na Uta Kyokuka (女謠曲家)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 6 (June 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[East and West Stage Blunders]
Tôzai Butai no Mi Shikujiri (舞臺のみ縮尻)
[Performing Arts Punch] Engei Ponchi (演藝ポンチ)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 6 (June 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 7 (June 15, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Onoe Kikugorô V as Nagoya Sanza (名古屋山三)
Ichikawa Danjurô IX as Fuwa Banzaemon (不破伴左衛門)
Play: Fuwa (不破)
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 12/1898
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 7 (June 15, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this
time. Danjurô IX and Kikugorô V also
performed these roles at the Chitose-za in Tokyo in December 1888.
JULY
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 8 (July 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Ushiwakamaru (牛若丸)
Play: Gojôbashi (五条橋)
Artist: Eikyû Matsuoka (松岡映丘)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 8 (July 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Genroku Aragoto Kumadori (元祿荒事隈)
Play: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Appendix to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 8 (July 1, 1909)
[A Mysterious Cloak] Fushigi Na Gaitô (不思議な外套)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 8 (July 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Theatergoer's Favorite Items]
Shibai Kyaku no Atari Shina (芝居客の當品)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 8 (July 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Peeking at the Kabuki-za] Kabuki-za no Zoki (歌舞伎座のぞき)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Onoe Kikugorô VI (尾上菊五郎) as Takechi Jûjirô (武智十次郎)
Onoe Matsusuke IV (尾上松助) as Kômori Yasu (蝙蝠安)
? as ?
Plays: Ehon Taikoki (絵本太功記); Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi
(与話情浮名横櫛); ?
Performance Place: Kabuki-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 06/03/09
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 8 (July 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
AUGUST
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 9 (Aug. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Play: [A Single House] Hitotsuya (一つ家)
Artist: Matsubara Komeyama (松原米山)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 9 (Aug. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
[Edo Famous Places in the Style of Kyôgen Plays (The Moon over
Eitai Bridge)]
Edo Meisho Mitate Kyôgen Tsukusu (Eitai Hashi no Tsuki)
(江戸名所見立狂言盡し(永代橋の月))
Play: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Appendix to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 9 (Aug. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Shoushichi Kineya Itsuya (正七位 杵屋五耶)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 9 (Aug. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Shipboard Theater] Fune Shibai (船芝居)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 9 (Aug. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[The True Faces of Actors] Yaku no Sha no Sugao (役の者の素顔)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 9 (Aug. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
SEPTEMBER
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 10 (Sept. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
Jidô (慈童)
Play: Kiku Jidô (菊慈童)
Artist: Takeda Keihô (竹田敬方)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 10 (Sept. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
[Edo Famous Places in the Style of Kyôgen Plays
(Somei's Chrysanthemums)]
Edo Meisho Mitate Kyôgen Tsukusu (Somei no Kiku)
(江戸名所見立狂言盡し(染井の菊))
Play: Uekiya (植木屋)
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 10 (Sept. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Country Play] Inaka No Shibai (田舎の芝居)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 10 (Sept. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of Columbia University
Note: A color version of this image is not available at this time.
Sôga no Ie Jûrô no Shippai 會我の家十郎の失敗
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 10 (Sept. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[An Actor's Stage Habits] Haiyû no Butai Kuse (俳優の舞臺癖)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 10 (Sept. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Note: This print depicts Ichikawa Metora II (市川女寅) and Kawai
Takeo (河合武雄).
OCTOBER
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 11 (Oct. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Vengeful Spirit of Lady Rokujô]
Rokujômiyasudokoro no Ikiryô (六条御息所の生霊)
Play: Aoi no Ue (葵の上)
Artist: Tashiro Kogai (田代古崖)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 11 (Oct. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Edo Famous Places in the Style of Kyôgen Plays (The late
Kodanji's Sakura Sôgo)]
Edo Meisho Mitate Kyôgen Tsukusu (Sendai Kodanji no Sakura
Sôgo) (江戸名所見立狂言盡し(先代小團次の佐倉宗吾)
Play: Sakura Sôgo (佐倉宗吾)
Performance Place: Nakamura-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 09/1851
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 11 (Oct. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Note: Kodanji IV also performed this role at the Morita-za in
Tokyo in September 1861.
[Fujii [Rokusuke] as Drugstore Clerk]
Fujii [Rokusuke] no Kusuriya Tedai (藤井の薬屋手代)
[Fukushima [Kiyoshi] as Moneylender]
Fukushima [Kiyoshi] no Kinashi (福島の金貸)
[Kimura [Misao] as Shitau Ei's wife Sumiko]
Kimura [Misao] no Shitau Ei Fujin Sumiko (木村の思榮夫人済子)
[Ii [Yôhô] as Inventor Mizobuchi Katsumi]
Ii [Yôhô] no Hatsumei-ka Mizobuchi Katsumi (伊井の發明家溝淵克巳)
[Murata [Masao I] as Mizobuchi's wife Machiko]
Murata [Masao I] no Mizobuchi Fujin Machiko (村田の溝淵夫人町子)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Play: [Airplane] Hikôki (飛行機)
Performance Place: Yûraku-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 09/16/09
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 11 (Oct. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Sixth Generation Nezumi Kozô]
Rukudaime Nezumi Kozô (六代”目鼠小僧)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Play: Nezumi Kozô (鼠小僧)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 11 (Oct. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
Note: The robber is presumably Onoe Kikugorô VI in a
regional performance.
[Hair Removal] Kebatsu (毛拔)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 11 (Oct. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
NOVEMBER
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 12 (Nov. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Ten Incenses] Jûtaneka (十種香)
Play: ?
Artist: Tadashi Sato (佐藤忠邨)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 12 (Nov. 1, 1909)
Image courtesy of the University of California
[Danjūrô VIII's Shibaraku]
Hachidaime Danjûrô Shibaraku (八代目團十郎の暫)
Play: Shibaraku (暫)
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 12 (Nov. 1, 1909)
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[The Trials and Tribulations of Attending a Play Out of
Obligation]
Shibai Giri Kenbutsu no Shikuhakku (芝居義理見物の四苦八苦)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 12 (Nov. 1, 1909)
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[Tokyo Theater October Madness (as seen by a Cartoonist)]
Tôkyô-za Jū-tsuki Kyô (Mangaka no Mitaru)
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
? as ?
? as ?
Ichimura Uzaemon XV (市村羽左衛門) as Fukuoka Mitsugi (福岡貢)
Plays: ?; Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba (伊勢音頭恋寝刃); ?
Performance Place: Tokyo-za, Tokyo
Performance Date: 10/09/09
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô
Vol. 3, No. 12 (Nov. 1, 1909)
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Note: Also on the bill were Kanadehon Chûshingura
(仮名手本忠臣蔵; 假名手本忠臣蔵); Michiyuki Tabiji no
Hanamuko (道行旅路花聟); and Katamigusa Yotsuya Kaidan
(形見草四谷怪談).
[Performing Arts Caricatures] Engei Fûshiga (演藝諷刺畫)
Play: ?
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô
Vol. 3, No. 12 (Nov. 1, 1909)
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DECEMBER
Artist: ?
Medium: Machine printed lithograph
Published: Cover to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 13 (Dec. 1, 1909)
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En'ya Hangan (塩冶判官)
Takano Moronao (高野師直)
Play: [Chûshingura, Act 3] Chûshingura Sandanme (忠臣藏三段目)
Artist: Yoshinuma Bantei (吉沼晚汀)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 13 (Dec. 1, 1909)
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Suketakaya Takasuke (助高屋高助) as
Ôboshi Kuranosuke (大星由良之助)
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura (仮名手本忠臣蔵; 假名手本忠臣蔵)
Artist: Torii Kiyotada IV (鳥居清忠)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Frontispiece to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 13 (Dec. 1, 1909)
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Note: Although not clear, this is believed to be Suketakaya
Takasuke I.
[Future Ghost Plays] Kongo no Yûrei Geki (今後の幽霊劇)
Artist: Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤樂天)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 13 (Dec 1, 1909)
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[The Colors of the Theater (Part 1)]
Shibai no Iro (Sono Ichi) (芝居のいろ~(其一))
[Boarding and Hand-to-Hand Combat]
Norikomi no Teuchi (乗込みの手打ち)
Artist: Odake Kokkan (尾竹国観; 尾竹國觀)
Medium: Lithograph
Published: Illustration to Engei Gahô (演藝畫報),
Vol. 3, No. 13 (Dec. 1, 1909)
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