4th day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Arashi Hinasuke II (1774~1801) dies.

29th day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Sawamura Sôjûrô III (1753~1801) dies.

8th lunar month: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Hamamuraya guild; the actors Segawa Kikunojô III, Segawa Kikunosuke, Segawa Kikusaburô II and Segawa Matsunosuke respectively take the names of Segawa Rokô III, Segawa Michinosuke, Segawa Michisaburô I and Segawa Hamajirô.

9th lunar month: premiere at the Kitagawa no Shibai of Shiba Shisô's drama "Hakone Reigen Izari no Adauchi" [casting].

13th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Bandô Matatarô IV dies.

11th lunar month: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Kôraiya guild; the actors Matsumoto Kôshirô IV, his son Ichikawa Komazô III and Ichikawa Santarô respectively take the names of Omegawa Kyôjûrô, Matsumoto Kôshirô V and Ichikawa Komazô IV.

11th day of the 5th lunar month: the actor Ôtani Hiroji III (1746~1802) dies.

27th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Matsumoto Kôshirô IV (1737~1802) dies.

Summer: the play "Ehon Taikôki" is staged for the first time in Kyôto, produced by Arashi Sankichi at the Kitagawa no Shibai [casting].

4th day of the 11th lunar month: a fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Naniwa-chô and destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

5th day of the 1st lunar month: the actor Yamamura Giemon II (1736~1803) dies.

2nd day of the 5th lunar month: the actor Arashi Raishi I (1732~1803) dies.

8th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Sakurada Jisuke I's drama "Banzui Chôbei Shôjin Manaita" [casting].

11th day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Segawa Tomisaburô II dies.

24th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Yamamura Tomoemon I (1763~1804) dies.

7th lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Tenjiku Tokubei Ikoku Banashi" [casting].

26th day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Anegawa Shinshirô III (1748~1805) dies.

11th day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Matsumoto Yonesaburô I (1774~1805) dies.

28th day of the 5th lunar month: the actor Fujikawa Hachizô III (1778~1805) dies.

2nd lunar month: the play "Kamakura Sandaiki" is staged for the first time in Kyôto, in the precincts of the Inaba Yakushi temple. The main roles are played by Yamashina Jinkichi II (Princess Toki), Bandô Jûtarô (Miuranosuke) and Mimasu Daigorô III (Takatsuna).

25th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Asao Tamejûrô II (1779~1806) dies.

29th day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Naritaya Shichizaemon (1741~1806), who held the prestigious name of Ichikawa Danjûrô V from 1770 to 1791, dies.

13th day of the 11th lunar month: a fire breaks out from the shop of the hair-dresser Tomokurô in the district of Nihombashi Fukiya-chô. It spreads and burns both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza, killing many spectators.

4th lunar month: "Chikagoro Kawara no Tatehiki" is adapted to Kabuki for the first time, in Ôsaka at the Horie no Shibai (casting unknown).

25th day of the 7th lunar month: the playwright Namiki Shôzô II dies.

11th lunar month: grand shûmei for the Hamamuraya guild, at the Nakamuraza, where Segawa Rokô III and Segawa Michinosuke respectively take the names of Segawa Senjo and Segawa Rokô IV.

2nd day of the 2nd lunar month: the playwright Namiki Gohei I (1747~1808) dies.

3rd lunar month: "Hachijin Shugo no Honjô" is adapted to Kabuki for the first time, in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai [casting].

10th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Seki San'emon (1747~1808) dies.

6th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Kataoka Ainosuke I (1791~1808) dies.

16th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Fujikawa Tomokichi I (1759~1808) dies.

7th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Segawa Jokô II's drama "Zôho Izari no Adauchi" [casting].

7th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Toki-mo Kikyô Shusse no Ukejô" [casting].

9th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Kumetarô II (1763~1808) dies.

17th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Ôtani Tokuji I (1756~1808) dies.

7th lunar month: premiere at the Kita-Horie Ichi-no-Gawa Shibai of the drama "Kuni Namari Futaba no Oizuru" [casting].

16th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II (1753~1808) dies.

10th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Kuruwa Bunshô" [casting].

9th day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Danzô IV (1745~1808) dies.

1st day of the 1st lunar month: a fire breaks out in the district of Nihombashi Sanai-chô and destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of Fukumori Kyûsuke I's drama "Sono Mukashi Koi no Edo-zome" [casting].

9th day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Onoe Koisaburô I (1745~1809) dies.

4th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 7-role Nagauta-based dance-drama "Kantan Sono no Kikuchô"; one of the roles, "Onna Date" is still part of the Kabuki repertoire [more details].

6th lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's ghost play "Okuni Gozen Keshô no Sugatami" [casting].

1st lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV and Sakurada Jisuke II drama "Kokoro no Nazo Toketa Iroito" [casting].

1st lunar month: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of Chikamatsu Tokuzô and Namiki Miyosuke ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Sato no Funauta" [casting].

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kachi Zumô Ukina no Hanabure" (commonly called "Shirafuji Genta") [casting].

5th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV and Sakurada Jisuke II drama "Ehon Gappô-ga-Tsuji" [casting].

23rd day of the 8th lunar month: the playwright Chikamatsu Tokuzô (1751~1810) dies.

26th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Yoshizawa Ayame V (1754~1810) dies.

9th lunar month: Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's drama "Komochi Yamamba" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Nakamuraza [casting].

9th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the 3-role hengemono "Mata Atarashiku Mitsu no Sakazuki", which is performed by Bandô Mitsugorô III. One of the roles, "Kairaishi", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

4th day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Segawa Senjo, who held the name of Segawa Kikunojô III from the 11th lunar month of 1774 to the 7th lunar month of 1801, dies.

25th day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Yoshizawa Sakinosuke IV (1785~1810) dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 7-role Nagauta-based hengemono "Osozakura Teniha no Nana Moji"; the seven roles are performed by Nakamura Utaemon III. The 4th role is still part of the current repertoire and is staged under the title "Echigo Jishi".

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Sakurada Jisuke II's 7-role Tokiwazu-based hengemono "Shichimai Tsuzuki Hana no Sugatae", a program made up of seven dances: "Nyo San no Miya", "Kajiwara Genta", "Shiokumi", "Sarumawashi" (a monkey showman), "Gannin Bôzu" (a monk), "Rôjo" (an old woman) and "Kan'u" (a Chinese warlord). All the roles are played by Bandô Mitsugorô III. The choreography is made by Fujima Kanjûrô I and the musical accompaniment is made by Kishizawa Koshikibu III. The dances "Gannin Bôzu" and "Shiokumi" are still part of the current repertoire; the former is staged under the title "Ukare Bôzu".

7th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of "Tamamo-no-Mae Obana no Nishiki", the Kabuki adaptation of the puppet theater drama "Tamamo-no-Mae Asahi no Tamoto".

5th day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Arashi Sampachi I (1750~1812) dies.

26th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Mimasu Tokujirô I (1750~1812) dies.

9th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the dance "Mata Kuru Haru Suzuna no Tanemaki", which is commonly called "Shitadashi Sambasô" or "Tanemaki Sambasô" [more details].

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's play "Osome Hisamatsu Ukina no Yomiuri" (commonly called "Osome no Nanayaku", in English "The seven roles of Osome"). The seven roles are played by Iwai Hanshirô V [casting].

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 12-role hengemono "Shiki no Nagame Yosete Mitsudaiji", made up of twelve dances, one for each month of the lunar calendar. All the roles are played by Bandô Mitsugorô III, including the Bonito seller, which is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire under the title "Katsuo Uri".

6th lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of the 8-role hengemono "Mata Koko-ni Sugata Hakkei" [more details].

2nd day of the 9th lunar month: a fire breaks out in Ôsaka in a chaya near the Naka no Shibai; it partially destroys this theater.

13th day of the 11th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Aragorô I (1759~1813) dies.

29th day of the 11th lunar month: a fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Takasago-chô and destroys both the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

1st lunar month: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of Nagawa Harusuke I's drama "Keisei Tsukushi no Tsumagoto", the first play in Kabuki history based on the "Asagao Nikki" world [casting].

1st lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of the Nagauta-based dance "Shôfudatsuki Kongen Kusazuri" [casting].

22nd day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor and zamoto Bandô Yasosuke I (1759~1814) dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Sumidagawa Hana no Goshozome", commonly called "Onna Seigen" [more details].

5th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the 12-role hengemono "Manete Mimasu Shiki no Wazaogi", which is performed by Ichikawa Danjûrô VII. One of the roles, "Tombi Yakko", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

19th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Nakayama Bungorô I (1761~1814) dies.

15th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Sanjô Namie II (1757~1814) dies.

20th day of the 10th lunar month: the playwright Nagawa Shimesuke I (1754~1814) dies.

5th lunar month: premiere of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kakitsubata Iro mo Edozome" (commonly called "Oroku to Gantetsu") at the Kawarazakiza, starring Iwai Hanshirô V, Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, Bandô Mitsugorô III and Matsumoto Kôshirô V.

7th lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Haji Momiji Ase no Kaomise" (commonly called "Date no Jûyaku", in English the ten roles of Date), whose plot and characters belong to the "Meiboku Sendai Hagi" world. The ten roles are played by Ichikawa Danjûrô VII [casting].

23rd day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Nakayama Raisuke IV dies (1768~1815).

16th day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Onoe Shôroku I (1744~1815) dies.

10th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Sôzaburô III dies.

8th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Tôzô II (1777~1816) dies.

The actor Arashi Shimpei IV dies.

12th day of the 1st lunar month: a fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Norimono-chô and destroys both the Nakamuraza and the Kiriza.

28th day of the 1st lunar month: the actor Sawamura Tanosuke II (1788~1817) dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's masterpiece "Sakura Hime Azuma Bunshô" [casting].

2nd day of the 11th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Dannosuke III (1786~1817) dies.

11th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Kyôjûrô III dies.

23rd day of the 1st lunar month: the actor Nakayama Yoshio I (1776~1818) dies.

2nd lunar month: the play "Kamakura Sandaiki" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Nakamuraza [casting].

3rd lunar month: 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 is "Kosode Monogurui" ("the short-sleeved garment madness"), staged nowadays as an independent Kiyomoto-based dance called "Yasuna".

18th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Onoe Shinshichi II (1780~1818) dies.

2nd day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Sawamura Kunitarô I (1739~1818) dies.

13th day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Suketakaya Takasuke II (1747~1818) dies.

14th day of the 1st lunar month: the actor Nakamura Tomosa I (1762~1819) dies.

10th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Nakayama Tomisaburô I (1760~1819) dies.

9th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Shikan I, who is about to travel back to his native Kamigata, performs his onagori kyôgen at the Nakamuraza, which includes a spectacular 9-role hengemono which is titled "Onagori Oshie no Mazebari". One of these roles is the independent dance "Tobae". This is also the first adaptation to Kabuki (in ôshibai!) of the drama "Seishû Akogi-ga-Ura" [casting].

21st day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Yoshizawa Iroha II (1783~1819) dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Tamagawaza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Sakura Butai Maku no Datezome" [casting].

11th day of the 7th lunar month: the zamoto Ichimura Uzaemon XI (1791~1820) dies.

9th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 7-role hengemono "Setsugekka Nagori no Bundai". All the seven dances are played by Bandô Mitsugorô III. Three dances ("Asazuma Bune", "Makasho" and "Tama Usagi") are still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

11th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Matsumoto Yonesaburô II (1796~1820) dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of the drama "Kajiwara Heizô Kôbai Tazuna", a new version of the third act of "Miura no Ôsuke Ôbai Tazuna", revised by Kanazawa Ryûgoku I [casting].

6th lunar month: Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kachi Zumô Ukina no Hanabure", commonly called "Shirafuji Genta", is revived for the first time, 11 years and 3 months after its premiere in Edo at the Ichimuraza [casting], in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai [casting].

9th lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kiku no En Tsuki no Shiranami". The main role is played by Onoe Kikugorô III (Sadakurô).

26th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Arashi Rikan I (1769~1821) dies.

11th lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Imoseyama Hitome Sembon", which mixes the "Yoshitsune Sembon Zakura" and "Imoseyama Onna Teikin" worlds [casting].

6th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Hamazô dies.

11th lunar month: premiere at the Kitagawa no Shibai of the drama "Kajiwara Heizô Kidai no Ishikiri", a new version of the third act of "Miura no Ôsuke Ôbai Tazuna", revised by Kanazawa Ryûgoku I [casting].

13th day of the 11th lunar month: the actor Nakajima Mihoemon IV (1779~1822) dies.

12th lunar month: premiere at at the Ichimuraza of the danmari "Ichiharano no Danmari" [more details].

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Ukiyozuka Hiyoku no Inazuma" [casting].

22nd day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Nakamura Daikichi I (1773~1823) dies.

6th lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kesakake Matsu Narita no Riken", starring Onoe Kikugorô III and Ichikawa Danjûrô VII in the roles of Kasane and Yoemon. The michiyuki, commonly called "Iro Moyô Chotto Karimame", is still regularly performed.

27th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Monnosuke III (1794~1824) dies.

29th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Ôtani Bajû II (1794~1824) dies.

22nd day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Asao Kuzaemon I (1758~1824) dies.

9th lunar month: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of the drama "Banshû Sarayashiki", a revision of the puppet play by Nakawa Harusuke I [more details].

17th day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Mimasu Daigorô III (1782~1824) dies.

7th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's ghost play "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan" [casting].

9th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu" [casting].

20th day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Arashi Izaburô I (1766~1825) dies.

11th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Oniwaka Kongen Butai". The main roles are played by Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, Iwai Shijaku I (Osome) and Iwai Kumesaburô II (Hisamatsu). The michiyuki, which is called "Ukine no Tomodori", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

8th day of the 12th lunar month: a fire breaks out in Edo in the puppet theater Yûkiza, located in the district of Fukiya-chô, and destroys both the Nakamuraza and the Ichimuraza.

19th day of the 1st lunar month: the actor Matsumoto Kojirô dies.

6th lunar month: Bandô Mitsugorô III performs at the Ichimuraza in a 3-role Kiyomoto-based hengemono titled "Mata Koko-ni Kabuki no Hanadashi". The 3 roles are Take-no-Uchi no Sukeneya (a legendary character famous for his extraordinary long life), a fisherman fighting a giant octopus and a tekomai festival dancer. The fisherman and the dancer are nowadays independent dances, which are staged under the respective titles of "Ami Uchi" and "Omatsuri".

9th lunar month: Seki Sanjûrô II, who is about to travel back to his native Kamigata after 19 seasons spent in Edo, performs his onagori kyôgen at the Nakamuraza. The program includes a 5-role hengemono titled "Kaesu Gaesu Onagori no Ôtsue". The 5 roles are the Wisteria Maiden, a blind masseur, the God Tenjin, a footman (yakko) and a boatman. These roles are created based on ôtsue, popular paintings made in the city of Ôtsu (close to Kyôto). Three of these roles are still part of the current Kabuki repertoire: the Wisteria Maiden (the first version of the famous dance "Fuji Musume"), the blind masseur (performed under the title "Zatô") and the footman, which is performed in the independent dance "Sekisan Yakko".

15th day of the 11th lunar month: the wakaonnagata actor Arashi Koroku IV (1783~1826) dies.

3rd day of the 1st lunar month: a fire breaks out in Edo from the third floor of the Ichimuraza and destroys the Ichimuraza, the Nakamuraza and 2 puppet theaters.

5th day of the 2nd lunar month: a fire breaks out in the Kadomaru no Shibai in Ôsaka and destroys also the Naka no Shibai and the Ônishi no Shibai.

16th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô I (1777~1827) dies.

25th day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Nakayama Shinkurô III (1761~1827) dies.

1st lunar month: revival at the Nakamuraza of the dance-drama "Oshidori" by Segawa Jokô II [more details].

18th day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Bandô Hikosaburô III (1754~1828) dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 7-role hengemono "Nijirigaki Nanatsu Iroha", which is performed by Nakamura Shikan II. One of the roles, "Tomo Yakko", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

9th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Nochi no Tsuki Shuen no Shimadai" (commonly called "Kakuemon"). The main roles are played by Nakamura Shikan II and Segawa Kikunojô V.

9th day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Ogino Izaburô III (1786~1828) dies.

1st lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Tsuruya Namboku IV's drama "Kin no Zai Saru Shima Dairi". The main roles are played by Segawa Kikunojô V (Takiyasha) and Nakamura Shikan II (Bandô Tarô).

21st day of the 3rd lunar month: a fire breaks out from the shop of Owariya Tokuemon, in the district of Kanda Sakuma-chô. It spreads and destroys the Edo theaters district. The Moritaza, the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza are burnt to ashes.

4th day of the 8th lunar month of 1829: the zamoto Nakamura Kanzaburô XI (1766~1829) dies.

9th lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of 4-role hengemono "Hana ni Chô Magaki no Ukareme"; all the roles are performed by Segawa Kikunojô V; the 2nd role, "Komori", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire and is performed independently under the title "Mitsumen Komori" [more details].

3rd day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Ogino Izaburô II, who held the name of Bandô Mitsugorô II from the 11th lunar month of 1785 to the 10th lunar month of 1799, dies.

24th day of the 11th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô II (1806~1829) dies.

27th day of the 11th lunar month: the great playwright Tsuruya Namboku IV (1755~1829) dies. He wrote around 120 plays.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 9-role hengemono "Minokoshite Haru no Kokonoe"; Nakamura Shikan II plays all the roles, including the Yashima Court Lady, which is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire under the title "Kanjo".

24th day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Ôtani Tomoemon II (1769~1830) dies.

16th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Arashi Tomisaburô II (1791~1830) dies.

23rd day of the 12th lunar month: a fire breaks out in the district of Nihombashi Kodemma-chô. It spreads and destroys the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

5th day of the 1st lunar month: the actor Onoe Fujaku III (1793~1831) dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the five-role hengemono "Rokkasen Sugata no Irodori" [more details].

27th day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Bandô Mitsugorô III (1775~1831) dies.

7th day of the 1st lunar month: the actor Segawa Kikunojô V (1802~1832) dies.

3rd lunar month: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Naritaya guild; Ichikawa Danjûrô VII takes back the name of Ichikawa Ebizô V and his son Ichikawa Ebizô VI, who is only 9 years old, becomes Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 3-part Kiyomoto-based dance "Yayoi no Hana Asakusa Matsuri", starring Bandô Mitsugorô IV and Nakamura Shikan II in the leading roles. This dance is still sometimes performed in its entirety but the first part, "Sanja Matsuri" is frequently staged independently.

6th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Sawamura Shirogorô II dies.

7th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 4-role hengemono "Odoke Niwaka Shabon no Tamatori"; Nakamura Shikan II plays all the roles, including a soap-bubbles peddler, which is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire under the title "Tamaya".

19th day of the 10th lunar month: Kagaya Hashinosuke dies.

11th lunar month: great shûmei at the Nakamuraza for the Iwai clan; Iwai Hanshirô V, Iwai Kumesaburô II and Iwai Hisajirô II respectively take the names of Iwai Tojaku, Iwai Hanshirô VI and Iwai Kumesaburô III. They play together in Segawa Jokô II's drama "Goban Tadanobu Yuki no Kuroshiro".

1st lunar month: Asao Gakujûrô and Asao Enzaburô take the respective names of Jitsukawa Gakujûrô I and Jitsukawa Enzaburô I at the Naka no Shibai. This is the foundation of the Jitsukawa clan.
Nakamura Matsue III takes the prestigious name of Nakamura Tomijûrô II, which has not been held since 8th lunar month of 1786, at the Kado no Shibai.
Premiere of "Chichi Morai" at the Kado no Shibai [casting].

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Kitagawa no Shibai of "Hana Fubuki Koi no Tekagami" [casting].

7th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Omezô I (1781~1833) dies.

The actor Arashi Raishi II dies.

7th day of the 2nd lunar month: a fire breaks out in the district of Kanda Sakuma-chô. It spreads and destroys the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

1st lunar month: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of the dance "Wake Futatsu Ninin Dôjôji", which stars Nakamura Tomijûrô II and Nakamura Shikan II.

19th day of the 1st lunar month: the actor Asao Kunigorô III (1769~1835) dies.

15th day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Nakamura Matsue IV (1814~1835) dies.

12th day of the 5th lunar month: the actor Naritaya Sôbei (1766~1835) dies.

6th lunar month: the play "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji", which was originally written for the puppet theater and staged in the 2nd lunar month of 1773, is adapted to Kabuki for the first time, in Kyôto at the Kitagawa no Shibai [casting].

4th day of the 11th lunar month: the actor Jitsukawa Gakujûrô I (1782~1835) dies.

1st lunar month: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of Nishizawa Ippô's drama "Hana no Ani Tsubomi no Yatsufusa" [casting].

8th day of the 4th lunar month: the actor Iwai Hanshirô VI (1799~1836) dies.

4th lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of the drama "Hakkenden Uwasa no Takadono" [casting].

7th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the drama "Shinobi Yoru Koi no Kusemono". The roles of Princess Takiyasha and Mitsukuni are played by Ichikawa Kuzô II and Ichimura Uzaemon XII.

12th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô III (1787~1836) dies.

13th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Arashi Rikan II (1788~1837) dies.

29th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Arashi Sangorô IV (1804~1837) dies.

14th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Sôryô Jinroku II dies.

10th day of the 5th lunar month: the actor Matsumoto Kôshirô V (1764~1838) dies.

11th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Nakamura Jûsuke IV's Tokiwazu-based dance "Hanabutai Kasumi no Saruhiki", commonly called "Utsubo Zaru". The choreography is made by Matsumoto Goroichi and the musical accompaniment is made by Kishizawa Shikisa V [casting].

1st lunar month: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of Nishizawa Ippô's drama "Keisei Hama no Masago" [casting].

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the 8-role hengemono "Hana Goyomi Iro no Showake", which is performed by Nakamura Utaemon IV. One of the role, "Toshima", is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of the dances "Kaminari Sendô", "Yashiki Musume" and "Yuki no Shakkyô", which stars the actor Sawamura Tosshô I [more details].

3rd lunar month: the play "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji" is staged for the first time in Ôsaka, at the Kado no Shibai [casting].

5th day of the 11th lunar month: the actor Ôtani Tomoemon III (1793~1839) dies.

9th lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of the Kiyomoto-based dance "Shimero Yare Iro no Kakegoe", which is still part of the current Kabuki repertoire under the title "Kanda Matsuri". It stars Sawamura Tosshô I, Onoe Eizaburô III and Ichikawa Ebizô V.

26th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Arashi Rikô I (1784~1839) dies.

28th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Seki Sanjûrô II (1786~1839) dies.

7th day of the 11th lunar month: the actor Sakata Hangorô IV (1793~1839) dies.

The actor Asao Kunigorô IV dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of the dance-drama "Kanjinchô" [more details].

8th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Koi Minato Hakata no Hitofushi", a revised version of Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's masterpiece "Hakata Kojorô Nami Makura" [casting].

21st day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Shirobei dies.

24th day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Bandô Jutarô I (1769~1840) dies.

Beginning of the Tenpô reforms led by Mizuno Tadakuni; sumptuary laws are enforced and the Kabuki world is targeted: the theaters have to move to the remote district of Saruwaka-chô, performances within the precincts of temples or shrines are forbidden, actors prints are temporarily proscribed and the Edo star Ichikawa Ebizô V is exiled to Kamigata.

7th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the dance "Ame no Gorô", which is performed by Onoe Tamizô II as part of a nine-role hengemono titled "Yae Kokonoe Hana no Sugatae".

6th day of the 10th lunar month: a fire breaks out from the backstages of the Nakamuraza in the district of Sakai-chô. It spreads and destroys the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

20th day of the 10th lunar month: the Edo authorities forbid the reconstruction of the destroyed theaters in Sakai-chô.

19th day of the 12th lunar month: the Nakamuraza, Ichimuraza and Kawarazakiza are ordered to move to the remote district of Asakusa Saruwaka-chô.

1st lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the dance "Kashiragaki Ise Monogatari" (commonly called "Noriaibune"), which is staged within the new year drama "Kioi Uta Soga no Hanadashi" [more details].

15th day of the 4th lunar month: the actor Bandô Daikichi I (1767~1843) dies.

1st lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the dance "Awa Mochi" [more details].

1st day of the 4th lunar month: the actor Iwai Hanshirô VII (1804~1845) dies.

8th day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Danzaburô V dies.

6th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Danzô V (1788~1845) dies.

3rd day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Yaozô IV (1772~1845) dies.

11th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Asao Kuzaemon II (1786~1845) dies.

4th day of the 4th lunar month: the actor Bandô Mitsuemon I (1788~1846) dies.

7th lunar month: the actor Bandô Sampachi IV dies.

27th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Arashi Izaburô II (1774~1846) dies.

2nd lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the 11-role hengemono "Kanadehon Chûshingura" (same title as the classic drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura"); each role, which is performed by Ichimura Uzaemon XII, is based on 1 act of "Chûshingura" [more details]. The 6th role, "Kagoya", is an independent dance belonging to the current Kabuki repertoire.

6th day of the 4th lunar month: the actor Iwai Tojaku (1776~1847) dies.

4th lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of the dance-drama "Shiki no Hina Asakusa Hakkei" (commonly called "Kyô Ningyô") [casting].

The actor Ichimura Uzaemon XII organises a great pilgrimage to the Narita Fudô temple, gathering a band of forty people (actors, hair-dressers, musicians, geisha and taiko mochi from the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter). They revel nights and days on the way to the temple, there and on the way back to Edo. According to the chronicles, this revellers pilgrimage costed around 1,200 ryô, the huge amount of money at that time.

3rd day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Kanô Hinasuke III (1812~1847) dies.

24th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Shibajûrô (1799~1847) dies.

11th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the 7-role hengemono "Shiki Utsushi Tosae no Futsutsuka" [more details].

11th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Tôzô III (1791~1848) dies.

8th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Nishizawa Ippô's drama "Eiri Shôsetsu Asagao Monogatari" [casting].

19th day of the 11th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Sankô III dies.

24th day of the 4th lunar month: the star Ôkawa Hashizô I (1784~1849), who held the prestigious name of Onoe Kikugorô III from the 11th lunar month of 1815 to the 3rd lunar month of 1848, dies.

24th day of the 4th lunar month: the actor Bandô Zenji III dies.

3rd day of the 11th lunar month: the actor Matsumoto Kinshô (1812~1849) dies.

9th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the drama "Minoriyoshi Kogane no Kikuzuki", a revision by Segawa Jokô III of the ghost play "Banshû Sarayashiki" [more details].

1st lunar month: the actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII and Ichimura Kurôemon respectively take the names of Ichimura Takenojô V and Ichimura Uzaemon XIII; the new Uzaemon becomes the manager of the Ichimuraza.

5th day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Nakamura Tsurusuke III (1811~1851) dies.

2nd lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Sakurada Jisuke III Kiyomoto-based dance "Akegarasu Hana no Nureginu", commonly called "Urazato Tokijirô" or "Akegarasu" [casting].

4th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the Tokiwazu-based dance "Kioi Jishi Kabuki no Hanakago", commonly called "Kioi Jishi", starring Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Bandô Takesaburô I, Onoe Kikujirô II and Iwai Kumesaburô III.

22nd day of the 5th lunar month: the zamoto Morita Kan'ya X dies.

7th lunar month: the actor Onoe Matsusuke III (1805~1851) dies.

8th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Segawa Jokô III's drama "Higashiyama Sakura Sôshi" (commonly called "Sakura Giminden") [casting].

4th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Bandô Kachô dies.

20th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Ichimura Takenojô V (1812~1851), who held the name of Ichimura Uzaemon XII from the 11th lunar month of 1821 to the 12th lunar month of 1850, dies.

18th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Ogawa Kichitarô III (1785~1851) dies.

11th day of the 10th lunar month: the actor and zamoto Nakamura Kanzaburô XII (1800~1851) dies.

9th day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Asao Yoroku I (1797~1851) dies.

1st lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Sakurada Jisuke III drama "Satomi Hakkenden" [casting].

21st day of the 4th lunar month: a fire breaks out within the Kado no Shibai in Ôsaka and destroys three theaters and numerous others buildings.

7th lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Jiraiya Gôketsu Monogatari" [casting].

8th lunar month: premiere at the Chikugo no Shibai of the dance "Ayatsuri Sambasô"; the role of Sambasô is performed by Arashi Rikaku II.

9th lunar month: the play "Sesshû Gappô-ga-Tsuji" is staged for the first time in Edo, at the Ichimuraza [casting].

2nd lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of the dance "Yanagi no Ito Hikuya Gohiiki"; the role of Sambasô is performed by Arashi Rikaku II.

15th day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Nakayama Hyakka (1764~1853) dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Segawa Jokô III's drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi" (commonly called "Kirare Yosa") [casting].

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Miyakodori Nagare no Shiranami" [casting].

6th lunar month: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Shinoda Sasuke's drama "Kumo no Uwasa Onna Narukami" [casting].

6th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII (1823~1854) commits suicide in Ôsaka.

5th day of the 11th lunar month: a big fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Seiten-chô and reduces to ashes the Ichimuraza, the Nakamuraza and the Moritaza.

8th day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Arashi Otohachi III (1786~1854) dies.

13th day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Nakamura Tomijûrô II (1786~1855) dies.

6th day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Bandô Shûka I (1813~1855) dies.

2nd day of the 10th lunar month: the Ansei earthquake (Ansei Daijishin) destroys Edo, killing many people and tearing down all the theaters.

3rd lunar month: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza for the Bandô branch of the Otowaya guild; Bandô Hikosaburô IV and Bandô Takesaburô I respectively take the names of Bandô Kamezô I and Bandô Hikosaburô V. The two actors play together in the dramas "Tsuruhachi to Suehiro Soga", "Hikinuide Kasumi no Midomise" and "Yume Musubu Chô ni Torioi".

6th day of the 4th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Shibajaku I (1820~1856) dies.

9th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's 9-act drama "Tsuta Momiji Utsunoya Tôge". The 2 leading stars are Ichikawa Kodanji IV (the blind masseur Bun'ya and the thief Niza) and Bandô Kamezô I (Itamiya Jûbei).

11th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Shôchikubai Yuki no Akebono" [casting]. Premiere at the Ichimuraza of the dance "Joro no Makoto Osada no Chûkô" [casting].

7th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Ami Moyô Dôro no Kikukiri" (commonly called "Kozaru Shichinosuke"). The roles of Shichinosuke and Takigawa are played by Ichikawa Kodanji IV and Onoe Kikugorô IV.

11th day of the 11th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Daikichi III (1815~1857) dies.

27th day of the 4th lunar month: the actor Mimasu Inemaru I (1834~1858) dies.

23rd day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Nakayama Nanshi II (1790~1858) dies.

8th lunar month: the actor Arashi Koroku V dies.

19th day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV (1809~1858) dies.

23rd day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Yamashita Kinsaku IV (1791~1858) dies.

2nd lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kosode Soga Azami no Ironui" (commonly called "Izayoi Seishin") [casting].

16th day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Arashi San'emon IX (1805~1859) dies.

23rd day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Ebizô V (1791~1859), who held the name of Ichikawa Danjûrô VII from 1800 to 1832, dies.

13th day of the 5th lunar month: the actor Mimasu Daigorô IV (1798~1859) dies.

9th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's Kiyomoto-based dance "Jitsugetsusei Chûya no Oriwake", commonly called "Ryûsei". The leading roles are played by Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, Iwai Kumesaburô III and Ichikawa Kodanji IV.

1st lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Sannin Kichisa Kuruwa no Hatsugai" (commonly called "Sannin Kichisa") [casting].

15th day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Nakamura Tamashichi I (1837~1860) dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kagamiyama Gonichi no Iwafuji" [casting].

28th day of the 6th lunar month: the actor Onoe Kikugorô IV (1808~1860) dies.

7th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Hachiman Matsuri Yomiya no Nigiwai" (commonly called "Chijimiya Shinsuke") [casting].

13th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Sukejurô (1783~1860) dies.

6th day of the 1st lunar month: the actor Ôtani Tomoemon IV (1791~1861) dies.

7th day of the 1st lunar month: the actor Nakamura Kanjaku II (1834~1861) dies.

2nd lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the dance "Chigiru Koi Haru no Awa Mochi" [casting].

15th day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Mimasu Gennosuke II (1818~1861) dies.

16th day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Nakamura Tomosa II (1795~1861) dies.

24th day of the 5th lunar month: the actor Nakajima Mihoemon V (1798~1861) dies.

8th lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Sakura Sôshi Gonichi no Bundan", a revised version of Segawa Jokô III's drama "Higashiyama Sakura Sôshi", [casting].

10th lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of Segawa Jokô III's drama "Zôho Futatsu Domoe" [casting].

The actor Nakayama Bungorô II dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Aoto Zôshi Hana no Nishikie" (commonly called "Shiranami Gonin Otoko") [casting].

22nd day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Kataoka Ichizô I (1792~1862) dies.

8th day of the 8th lunar month: the musician Tokiwazu Bungonodaijô I, also named Ichikawa Monnosuke IV, (1804~1862) dies.

8th lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kanzen Chôaku Nozoki Garakuri" [casting].

8th lunar month: revival at the Moritaza of the drama "Miyajima no Danmari", with a new script written by Kawatake Shinshichi II and starring Ichikawa Kodanji IV in the leading roles of the courtesan Ukifune and the thief Kesatarô.

8th day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Asao Yoroku II (1821~1862) dies.

15th day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Azuma Ichinojô I (1821~1862) dies.

2nd day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Kataoka Ainosuke III dies.

16th day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII (1810~1863) dies.

21st day of the 4th lunar month of 1863: the actor Arashi Rikan III (1812~1863) dies.

15th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Sawamura Gennosuke III (1804~1863) dies.

The actor Arashi Kanjûrô III (1819~1864) dies.

2nd lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Soga Moyô Tateshi no Goshozome" [casting].

21st day of the 4th lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Wakaba no Ume Ukina no Yokogushi" (commonly called "Kirare Otomi", in English "Scarface Otomi") [casting].

22nd day of the 4th lunar month: the following day after the premiere of "Wakaba no Ume Ukina no Yokogushi", a fire breaks out in a Moritaza's shibai jaya; it quickly spreads and burns the Moritaza, the Ichimuraza and the Nakamuraza.

9th lunar month: the rebuilt Moritaza reopens with a program which is entitled "Chigusa Hana Masago no Shinbutai". Kawatake Shinshichi II's "Kirare Otomi" is staged with the same casting within this program, in a slightly revised version which is entitled "Musume Gonomi Ukina no Yokogushi" [more details].

14th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Arashi Rikaku II (1812~1864) dies.

28th day of the 9th lunar month: the actor Arashi Kichisaburô III (1810~1864) dies.

11th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Koharunagi Okitsu Shiranami" (commonly called "Kogitsune Reiza") [casting].

11th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Dannosuke V dies.

2nd day of the 3rd lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Ichizô III (1833~1865) dies.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Kado no Shibai of "Shunshoku Ume Goyomi", the first adaptation to Kabuki of Tamenaga Shunsui's 1833 novel [casting].

7th day of the 5th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Raizô V (1820~1866) dies.

8th day of the 5th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV (1812~1866) dies.

22nd day of the 2nd lunar month: the actor Jitsukawa Gakujûrô II (1813~1867) dies.

21st day of the 4th lunar month: the actor Kawarazaki Kunitarô I (1849~1867) dies.

6th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Fukusuke II (1839~1867) dies.

8th lunar month: great shûmei at the Ichimuraza; Ichimura Kakitsu IV and Ichimura Takematsu III respectively take the names of Onoe Kikugorô V and Ichimura Uzaemon XIV.

8th day of the 9th lunar month: beginning of the Meiji era, which means the end of both the Tokugawa shogounate and the Edo period and the restoration of the imperial power.

23rd day of the 9th lunar month: the zamoto Kawarazaki Gonnosuke VI (1814~1868) dies.

7th lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kichisama Mairu Yukari no Otozure". The main roles are played by Onoe Kikugorô V and Bandô Mitsugorô VI.

9th lunar month: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Momoyama Monogatari", commonly called "Jishin Katô" ("Earthquake Katô"); Kawarazaki Gonnosuke VII plays the leading role of Katô Kiyomasa. This drama is a first experiment, which foreshadows the katsureki plays.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Keian Taiheiki". The leading role of Marubashi Chûya is played by Ichikawa Sadanji I.

3rd lunar month: premiere at the Nakamuraza of "Ume Goyomi Tatsumi no Sono", an adaptation to Kabuki by Kawatake Shinshichi II and Segawa Jokô III of Tamenaga Shunsui's 1833 novel "Shunshoku Ume Goyomi" [casting].

18th day of the 12th lunar month: the actor Seki Sanjûrô III (1805~1870) dies.

11th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Ogino Senjo dies.

18th day of the 8th lunar month: the actor Nakamura Jakuemon I (1806~1871) dies.

22nd day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Ichikawa Danzô VI (1800~1871) dies.

22nd day of the 11th lunar month: the actor Kataoka Gatô II (1839~1871) dies.

7th lunar month: premiere at the Murayamaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's dance "Renjishi", which stars Bandô Hikosaburô V and Sawamura Tosshô II in the roles of the spirits of Lions (parent and cub).

30th day of the 7th lunar month: the actor Bandô Minosuke IV (1831~1872) dies.

10th lunar month: premiere at the Moritaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's zangirimono "Tsuki no En Masu no Igaguri" [casting].

7th day of the 10th lunar month: the actor Jitsukawa Enzaburô II (1848~1872) dies.

1 February: the actor Ôtani Hiroji V (1833~1873) dies.

March: premiere at the Murayamaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Taiko no Oto Chiyû Sanryaku" (commonly called "Sakai no Taiko") [casting].

June: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Tsuyu Kosode Mukashi Hachijô" (commonly called "Kamiyui Shinza") [casting].

11 August: the actor Onoe Tamimaru I dies.

20 August (?): the actor Onoe Usaburô I dies.

31 August: the actor Bandô Jutarô III (1843~1873) dies.

11 September: the actor Bandô Mitsugorô VI (1846~1873) dies.

October: premiere at the Chikugo no Shibai of Katsu Genzô II's drama "Kimi-wa-Fune Nami no Uwajima" [casting].

5 october: the actor Iwai Shijaku III (1840~1873) dies.

14 November: the actor Bandô Kamezô I (1800~1873) dies.

October: premiere at the Kawarazakiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kumo no Ueno San'e no Sakumae" [casting].

End of February: a fire breaks out in the Western wing of the Chikugoza and destroys all the Dôtombori theaters.

12 April: a fire breaks out in the room of the actor Nakamura Kampachi and destroys the Takeda no Shibai.

1 November: the actor Mimasu Daigorô V (1807~1876) dies.

28 November: a fire breaks out in the district of Sukiya-chô and destroys both the Nakabashiza and the Shintomiza.

31 December: a fire breaks out in Edo in Asakusa and destroys both the Satsumaza and the Nakamuraza.

The actor Asao Kunigorô V dies.

January: premiere at the Naka no Shibai of "Shunshoku Ume Goyomi", an adaptation to Kabuki by the playwright Katsu Genzô II of Tamenaga Shunsui's 1833 novel [casting].

13 October: the actor Bandô Hikosaburô V (1832~1877) dies.

19 October: the actor Nakamura Kiyosaburô IV dies.

April: the actor Arashi San'emon X dies.

7 July: the actor Sawamura Tanosuke III (1845~1878) dies.

September: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi III's drama "Tsûzoku Saiyûki" [casting].

12 September: the actor Ichikawa Monnosuke V (1821~1878) dies.

22 October: the actor Onoe Shôkaku I (1832~1878) dies.

15 July: the actor Arashi Kichisaburô IV dies.

16 July: gala night at the Shintomiza in the honor of the General Ulysses S. Grant, who ends his world tour with a stop in Japan [more details].

1 September: the actor Nakayama Bungorô III dies.

September: the zamoto Morita Kan'ya XII produces at the Shintomiza an original play "Hyôryû Kidan Seiyô Kabuki" ("A strange story about drifters and Western Kabuki"!), written by Kawatake Shinshichi II and staged with some Western actors. The plot is about the adventures of a group of Japanese in Europe and in the USA. The play includes several Italian-style operettas, which disconcert the audience. This original performance is a complete commercial failure.

16 october: the actor Sawamura Shozan IV (1842~1879) dies.

24 January: the actor Asao Yoroku III dies.

23 May: premiere at the Saruwakaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Arimatsuzome Sumô Yukata" [more details].

3 February: the actor Nakamura Kanjaku III (1841~1881) dies.

13 February: the actor Nakamura Kashichi IV (1817~1881) dies.

19 February: the young actor Bandô Kamesaburô II (1862~1881) dies.

March: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kumo ni Magou Ueno no Hatsuhana" [casting].

March: the actor Asao Okuyama IV dies.

May: premiere at the Saruwakaza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Ôsakazuki Shusen no Tsuwamono" [casting].

June: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's jidaimono "Youchi Soga Kariba no Akebono" [casting]. Premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's dance-drama "Tsuchi Gumo", which is staged to commemorate the 32nd anniversary (33rd memorial service) of late Onoe Kikugorô III [casting].

October: premiere at the Harukiza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Kiwametsuki Banzui Chôbei" [casting].

October: premiere at the Ebisuza of Katsu Genzô III's drama "Ogasawara Shorei no Oku no Te" [casting].

November: Kawatake Shinshichi II takes the name of Kawatake Mokuami (to retire); premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's zangirimono drama "Shima Chidori Tsuki no Shiranami" [casting].

23 January: a fire destroys the Saruwakaza.

19 February: the actor Iwai Hanshirô VIII (1829~1882) dies.

June: premiere at the Saruwakaza of Kawatake Mokuami's Nagauta-based matsubamemono "Imayô Mochizuki" (commonly called "Mochizuki") [casting].

January: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Medeshi Yanagi Midori no Matsumae" [casting].

April: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's Nagauta-based matsubamemono "Ibaraki" [casting].

May: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Shin Sarayashiki Tsuki no Amagasa" [casting].

November: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Zôho Tenjiku Tokubei", a revision of Tsuruya Namboku IV's "Tenjiku Tokubei Ikoku Banashi" [casting].

March: premiere at the Harukiza of Kawatake Shinshichi III's drama "Chûjô Hime Taima Engi" [casting].

November: premiere at the Saruwakaza of Kawatake Mokuami's katsureki drama "Hôjô Kudai Meika no Isaoshi" [casting].

February: premiere at the Chitoseza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Suitengû Megumi no Fukagawa" [casting].

May: first performance at the Harukiza for the Torikuma Shibai troupe.

18 September: the actor Jitsukawa Enjaku I (1831~1885) dies.

November: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's Nagauta-based matsubamemono "Funa Benkei" [casting].

7 November: the actor Asao Okuyama V (1850~1885) dies.

2 March: the actor Onoe Tamizô II (1799~1886) dies.

March: final performance at the Harukiza for the Torikuma Shibai troupe.

March: premiere at the Chitoseza of Kawatake Mokuami's drama "Mekura Nagaya Ume-ga-Kagatobi" [casting].

5 April: the actor Arashi Rishô II (1849~1886) dies.

10 November: the actor Nakamura Nakazô III (1809~1886) dies.

April: premiere at the Nakaza of Katsu Genzô III's drama "Nikaigasa Yagyû Jikki" [casting].

26~29 April: first tenran kabuki in history! The emperor views Kabuki for the first time the 26th of April 1887 at the residence of Inoue Kaoru, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The casting includes the three leading stars Ichikawa Danjûrô IX, Onoe Kikugorô V and Ichikawa Sadanji I.

21 July: the actor Kawarazaki Kunitarô III (1853~1887) dies.

October: premiere at the Shintomiza of Kawatake Mokuami's matsubamemono "Momijigari" [casting].

8 February: the actor Jitsukawa Enzaburô III (1856~1888) dies.

5 May: the actor Nakamura Fukusuke III (1846~1888) dies.

9 June: the actor Kataoka Matsunosuke dies.

May: première at the Chitoseza of Kawatake Shinshichi III's drama "Kagotsurube Sato no Eizame" [casting].

13 March: the actor Iwai Shijaku IV (1854~1889) dies.

July: the actor Seki Sanjûrô IV (1835~1889) dies.

8 October: the actor Nakamura Sôjûrô (1835~1889) dies.

21 November: opening of the Kabukiza in the district of Kobiki-chô in Tôkyô.

19 February: the actor Sawamura Yoshijirô II (1874~1890) dies.

17 March: the actor Nakamura Shibajaku III (1856~1890) dies.

April: premiere at the Ichimuraza of the drama "Hitotsuya"; Onoe Kikugorô V plays the leading role of the old woman Ibara.

11 April: the actor Nakamura Tsuruzô II (1831~1890) dies.

23 June: a fire destroys the Harukiza.

October: premiere at the Kabukiza of Kawatake Mokuami's Tokiwazu-based dance-drama "Modoribashi" [casting].

March: premiere at the Kabukiza of Fukuchi Ôchi's drama "Buyû no Homare Shusse Kagekiyo", a revised revival of Chikamatsu Monzaemon I's jidaimono "Shusse Kagekiyo" [casting].

5 May: the actor Bandô Shûka II dies.

September: premiere at the Kabukiza of Fukuchi Ôchi's drama "Zôho Onna Narukami" [more details].

November: the title "Oto ni Kiku Tenjiku Tokubei" is used for the first time, in Tôkyô at the Fukanoza [casting].

6 February: the actor Jitsukawa Yaozô I (1838~1892) dies.

July: premiere at the Kabukiza of the drama "Kaidan Botan Dôrô", adapted to Kabuki from a famous Rakugo story created by San'yûtei Enchô [casting].

July: premiere at the Kabukiza of the dance "Makura Jidô", which stars Onoe Kikugorô V in the role of Kikujidô.

25 September: the actor Nakamura Tsurusuke V (1846~1892) dies.

October: premiere at the Kabukiza of the matsubamemono "Suô Otoshi", starring Ichikawa Danjûrô IX and Nakamura Fukusuke IV in the roles of Tarôkaja and the Princess.

22 January: the playwright Kawatake Mokuami (1816~1893) dies. He wrote around 360 plays. The same day, a fire breaks out in Edo in the district of Torigoe-chô and reduces to ashes the Torigoeza.

March: premiere at the Kabukiza of Fukuchi Ôchi's Nagauta-based dance "Shunkyô Kagami Jishi". The musical accompaniment is written by Kineya Shôjirô III, the choreography is made by Fujima Kan'emon II and the leading role is danced by Ichikawa Danjûrô IX.

18 March: the actor Bandô Kakitsu I (1847~1893) dies.

4 July: the actor Bandô Hikojûrô I (1842~1893) dies.

November: the puppet drama "Kamiko Jitate Ryômen Kagami" is adapted to Kabuki for the first time, in Ôsaka at the Naniwaza [casting].

May: revival at the Minamiza of "Unagidani" by the troupe led by Kataoka Gatô III.

31 May: the actor Arashi Rikan IV (1837~1894) dies.

28 August: the actor Onoe Fujaku VII dies.

15 April: the actor Kataoka Nizaemon X (1851~1895) dies.

20 July: the actor Nakamura Jakuemon II (1841~1895) dies.

19 October: the zamoto Nakamura Kanzaburô XIII (1828~1895) dies.

January: revival at the Harukiza of the dance "Kashiragaki Ise Monogatari", staged under the title "Noriaibune Ehô Manzai", with Ichikawa Ennosuke I and Nakamura Kangorô XII performing the two comic dancers.

March: opening of the Tôkyôza in Tôkyô in the district of Kanda Misaki-chô; its first zagashira is Ichikawa Danjûrô IX's disciple Ichikawa Sumizô V.

28 June: the actor Onoe Kikunosuke II (1868~1897) dies.

9 July: the actor Ichikawa Shinzô V (1861~1897) dies.

21 August: the zamoto Morita Kan'ya XII (1846~1897) dies.

October: premiere at the Meijiza of Fukuchi Ôchi's dance-drama "Ômori Hikoshichi" [casting].

November: the Meiji star Ichikawa Danjûrô IX plays at the Kabukiza the role of Fujiwara no Shihei in "Shihei no Nana Warai", which is the second act of Namiki Gohachi's drama "Tenmangû Natane no Gokû" revised by Fukuchi Ôchi.

23 March: a fire destroys the Harukiza.

June: the play "Rôben Sugi no Yurai", which was originally written for the puppet theater and staged for the first time in February 1887 in Ôsaka, is adapted to Kabuki for the first time and staged at the Minamiza [more details].

9 October: the actor Arashi Kichisaburô V (1845~1898) dies.

October: premiere at the Meijiza of the dance-drama "Sannin Katawa" [casting].

16 January: the actor Nakamura Shikan IV (1830~1899) dies.

26 June: the actor Onoe Taganojô II (1849~1899) dies.

The actor Asao Okuyama VI (1854~1899) dies.

16 March: the actor Nakamura Komanosuke VI (1849~1900) dies.