| ONOE KIKUGORÔ IV |
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Nickname: Baikô Kikugorô Guild: Otowaya Line number: YODAIME (IV) Poetry names: Baikô (4), Kikushi, Baifu Existence: 1808 ~ 28th day of the 6th lunar month of 1860 [1] Connections: Father-in-law and adoptive father: Onoe Kikugorô III Master: Nakamura Karoku I Adopted sons: Onoe Eizaburô IV, Onoe Baikô 4.5, Onoe Kakunosuke Career: 1808 ~ 1830: born in Ôsaka. He started his career as a disciple of Nakamura Karoku I, who gave him the names of Nakamura Tatsuzô and Nakamura Kachô at unknown dates. 1st lunar month of 1831: he got married with the daughter of the star Onoe Kikugorô III. 3rd lunar month of 1831: he was adopted by his father-in-law, received the name of Onoe Kikushi [4] and settled in Edo with his new adoptive father. 8th lunar month of 1831: he took the name of Onoe Eizaburô III at the Ichimuraza, playing the role of Osode in Tsuruya Nanboku IV's drama "Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan". 7th lunar month of 1837: premiere at the Ichimuraza of "Sanshô-dayû Kogane no Toridoshi", a revised and expanded version of the gidayû kyôgen "Yura no Minato Sengen Chôja"; Eizaburô played the roles of Kuranoshin's wife Ôwada Sakurado and the Shimabara tayû Aoyagi [casting]. 9th lunar month of 1839: premiere at the Kawarasakiza 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 starred Eizaburô, Sawamura Tosshô I and Ichikawa Ebizô V. 3rd lunar month of 1842: Eizaburô played at the Kawarasakiza the role of Akoya in the drama "Kagekiyo"; his stage partners were Ichikawa Ebizô V (Kagekiyo) and Ichikawa Kuzô II (Shigetada). 10th lunar month of 1842: Eizaburô took part in the opening ceremony of the newly-built Nakamuraza in the district of Asakusa Saruwaka-chô, playing in the drama "Kinryûzan Chikai no Ishizue", which was produced by Nakamura Kanzaburô XII; his stage partners are Iwai Tojaku, Sawamura Tosshô II, Arashi Kichisaburô III, Bandô Hikosaburô IV, Osagawa Tsuneyo IV, Arashi Izaburô II and Ichikawa Danzaburô V. 6th lunar month of 1843: Eizaburô played at the Kawarasakiza the role of Princess Taema in the drama "Mayoi no Kumoiro ni Narukami"; the role of the wicked priest Narukami was played by Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII. 1st lunar month of 1846: Onoe Eizaburô III and Onoe Kikunosuke I respectively took the names of Onoe Baikô IV and Onoe Eizaburô IV at the Nakamuraza, playing in the drama "Nazorae Soga Ôeyama-iri". 4th lunar month of 1847: premiere at the Kawarasakiza of the dance-drama "Shiki no Hina Asakusa Hakkei" (commonly called "Kyô Ningyô"); Baikô played the role of the spirit of the doll [casting]. 24th day of the 4th lunar month of 1849 [2]: his adoptive father Ôkawa Hashizô I died. 3rd lunar month of 1853: premiere at the Nakamuraza of Segawa Jokô III's drama "Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi" (commonly called "Kirare Yosa"); Baikô played the role of Otomi [casting]. This performance was a huge success. 9th lunar month of 1854: Baikô achieved a great success at the Naka no Shibai (Ôsaka) by playing the roles of Masaoka, Kasane, Yorikane and Takao in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi". 9th lunar month of 1855: Onoe Baikô IV took the name of Onoe Kikugorô IV at the Ichimuraza, playing the roles of Masaoka, Kasane and Yorikane in the drama "Ki no Shita Kage Masago no Date Zome", whose plots and characters were similar to the classic "Meiboku Sendai Hagi". 11th lunar month of 1856: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Shôchikubai Yuki no Akebono"; Kikugorô played the role of Osugi [casting]. Premiere at the Ichimuraza of the dance "Joro no Makoto Osada no Chûkô"; Kikugorô played the role of Omatsu [casting]. 1st lunar month of 1857: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Nezumi Komon Haru no Shingata" (commonly called "Nezumi Kozô"); Kikugorô played the roles of the Koyamaya's goke Otaka, Matsubaya Matsuyama, Miura's mekake Wakakusa and Yoshitoki's mekake Shiraume [casting]. 7th lunar month of 1857: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Ami Moyô Tôro no Kikukiri" (commonly called "Kozaru Shichinosuke"); Kikugorô played the roles of okujochû Kikugawa (later the courtesan Goshuden no Okuma) and Nakamanjiya Tamagiku [casting]. 3rd lunar month of 1858: premiere at the Ichimuraza of Kawatake Shinshichi II's drama "Edo Zakura Kiyomizu Seigen"; the nibanme of this drama was now entitled "Kurotegumi Kuruwa no Tatehiki" in the Kabuki repertoire (commonly called "Kurotegumi Sukeroku"); Kikugorô played the roles of Princess Sakura, Omaki, Miuraya Agemaki and Otake [more details]. 1st lunar month of 1859: premiere at the Nakamuraza of the Nagauta-based sanbasômono "Kotobuki Shiki Sanba"; Kikugorô played the role of Senzai [casting]. 1st day of the 7th lunar month of 1859 [3]: his first master Nakamura Karoku I died. 4th lunar month of 1860: Kikugorô played at the Nakamuraza the roles of Kaoyo, Kaoru, Tonase and Osono in the classic "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 28th day of the 6th lunar month of 1860 [1]: Kikugorô died in Edo. Comments: Onoe Kikugorô IV was the only actor in this prestigious lineage to play mainly onnagata roles. His best role was the menoto Masaoka in the classic "Meiboku Sendai Hagi". [1] The 28th day of the 6th lunar month of the 1st year of the Man'en era was the 14th of August 1860 in the western calendar. [2] The 24th day of the 4th lunar month of the 2nd year of the Kaei era was the 16th of May 1849 in the western calendar. [3] The 1st day of the 7th lunar month of the 6th year of the Ansei era was the 30th of July 1859 in the western calendar. |
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Onoe Kikugorô IV playing the role of Masaoka in the drama "Meiboku Sendai Hagi" (print made in 1860) The Onoe Eizaburô line of actors The Onoe Baikô line of actors The Onoe Kikugorô line of actors |
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