KABUKI HISTORY IN ISE

5th lunar month of 1788: first Kabuki adaptation of Chikamatsu Yasuzô and Umeno Shitakaze puppet theater drama "Hikosan Gongen Chikai no Sukedachi", which is staged in Ise at the Furuichi no Shibai with the following casting:

Roles	Actors
Kinugawa Yasozaemon, Todoroki Dengoemon	Ichikawa Danzô IV
Rokusuke	Mimasu Daigorô II
Ichimisai's elder daughter Osono	Yamashita Kamenojô IV
Kyôgoku no Takumi	Bandô Sanpei
Mokusokan	Kasaya Matakurô II
Tomohei	Ichikawa Torazô
Mashiba Hisayoshi	Ichikawa Monzaburô
Oyoshi	Ichiyama Tajirô

Ichikawa Danzô IV replaces Mimasu Daigorô II for the role of Rokusuke in the 6th lunar month.