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Guild: Otowaya Poetry names: Baikaku, Baiei Existence: ??? ~ May 1873 (?) Connection: Masters: Onoe Kikugorô III, Onoe Tamizô II, Nakayama Bunshichi III, Ôtani Tomoemon II Disciples: Onoe Baikaku 0.2, Onoe Baikaku 0.3, Onoe Matsunosuke I Career: 1820s: born in Kamigata at an unknown date. He starts his career at the beginning of the 1820s in hama shibai as a disciple of Ôtani Tomoemon II, who gives him the name of Ôtani Tokujirô. 1831: he becomes disciple of Nakayama Hyakka and receives the name of Nakayama Tokujirô. 1832: he quickly joins Onoe Tamizô II and receives the name of Onoe Tamezô. 1833: he is back in the Nakayama clan, as he is adopted by Nakayama Hyakka, who gives him the name of Nakayama Hyôtarô II. 1844: he breaks up with his adoptive father and becomes a disciple of Onoe Kikugorô III, who gives him the name of Onoe Baikaku. 4th lunar month of 1849: tour in Nagoya with both his new master and Ichikawa Ebizô V; he achieves a huge success with his performances in the roles of Togashi and Tamiya Iemon in the dance-drama "Kanjinchô" and in the ghost play "Yotsuya Kaidan". Highly-praised, the decision to allow him to take the prestigious name of Onoe Shôroku is taken (most likely by his master). The 24th day of the 4th lunar month of 1849: his master Ôgawa Hashizô I dies on the road, at the Kakegawa station on the Tôkaidô. Summer/Fall 1849: he takes the name of Onoe Shôroku and goes to Edo. 10th lunar month of 1849: Shôroku plays at the Kawarasakiza the role of the yakko Ranpei in the drama "Saiwai Ariwara Keizu". 1st lunar month of 1851: Shôroku's rank in the Edo hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, is two black strokes above jô-jô-(shiro)kichi (superior - superior - (white) excellent) [visual]. 1st lunar month of 1853: Shôroku goes back to Ôsaka. He plays at the Naka no Shibai the roles of the yakko Nunohei, Nikki Kiyonosuke and Shimotsukeya Denbê in the new year drama "Keisei Inaka Genji". 1st lunar month of 1854: Shôroku's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, is one black stroke above jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - almost excellent) [visual]. 1st lunar month of 1856: Shôroku plays at the Wakadayû no Shibai (Ôsaka) the roles of Kô no Moronô, Ishidô Umanojô, Yokogawa Kanbei and Tottori Itsurô in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 6th lunar month of 1857: tour in Miyajima with Ichikawa Ebizô V, Kataoka Ichizô I, Mimasu Daigorô IV, Yamashita Kinsaku IV, Nakamura Daikichi III, Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV, Nakayama Bungorô II and Asao Tamejûrô IV. 1st lunar month of 1859: Shôroku's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, is three black strokes above jô-jô-(hanshiro)kichi (superior - superior - almost excellent) [visual]. 1st lunar month of 1860: Shôroku's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, is jô-jô-kichi (superior - superior - excellent) [visual]. He shares the same rank with Mimasu Baisha I. 1st lunar month of 1862: Shôroku plays at the Chikugo no Shibai the roles of Yoshikawa Tatewaki and Azuma Yoshirô in the drama "Nippon Daiichi Mekari no Jinji". 3rd lunar month of 1862: Shôroku plays at the Chikugo no Shibai the roles of Ôboshi Yuranosuke, Kô no Moronô, Teraoka Heiemon, Takubei, Uesugiya Mokuemon, Takemori Kitahachi and Amakawaya Gihei in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 1st lunar month of 1863: Shôroku's rank in the Kamigata hyôbanki, tachiyaku section, is (shiro)itaru-jô-jô-kichi ((white) unique - superior - superior - excellent). 5th lunar month of 1863: Shôroku plays at the Kitagawa no Shibai the role of Sasaki Takatsuna in the drama "Kamakura Sandaiki"; the roles of Princess Toki and miuranosuke are played by Ichikawa Fudenosuke and Ôtani Tomomatsu. 6th lunar month of 1863: tour in Miyajima with Fujikawa Kayû IV; Shôroku plays the role of Igami no Gonta in "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura". 9th lunar month of 1863: Shôroku plays at the Ônishi no Shibai the roles of Ôtsuka Bansaku Kazunari and Inuyama Dôsetsu Tadatomo in the drama "Satomi Hakkenden". 11th lunar month of 1863: Shôroku plays at the Kitagawa no Shibai the roles of Ôboshi Yuranosuke, Kô no Moronô and Yokogawa Kanbei in the drama "Kanadehon Chûshingura". 3rd lunar month of 1864: Shôroku plays at the Ônishi no Shibai the roles of Kakuju and Matsuômaru in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". He also plays the role of Jinzaburô in "Sumidagawa Gonichi no Omokage"; the role of Hôkaibô is played by Ôtani Tomomatsu. 1st lunar month of 1865: Shôroku plays at the Chikugo no Shibai the roles of Ishida no Tsubone and Ishikawa Goemon in the new year drama "Keisei Setsugekka". 11th lunar month of 1865: Shôroku plays at the Chikugo no Shibai the roles of Kansaku and Yasaburô in the drama "Nichirenki"; the role of the Priest Nichiren is played by Jitsukawa Gakujûrô II. 9th lunar month of 1866: Shôroku performs in Ôsaka at the Horie no Shibai and the Wakadayû no Shibai. 11th lunar month of 1868: Shôroku plays at the Kado no Shibai the role of Ariwara no Yukihira in the drama "Yamatogana Ariwara Keizu". 3rd lunar month of 1869: Shôroku plays at the Kado no Shibai the role of Azumaya Seibê in the drama "Katakiuchi Takasago no Matsu". 1st lunar month of 1870: Shôroku plays at the Chikugo no Shibai the role of Inuyama Dôsetsu Tadatomo in the drama "Keisei Hana no Yatsufusa". 5th lunar month of 1871: Shôroku plays at the Minamigawa no Shibai the roles of Okitsu Niza, Yoshikawa Kurando and Yuminosuke in the drama "Asagao Nikki"; the role of Asojirô and miyuki are played by Nakamura Sôjûrô and Nakamura Keijo. 7th lunar month of 1871: Shôroku plays at the Chikugo no Shibai the roles of Iga Jutarô, Shishido Danjô and Iwaiya Jirobei in the drama "Sôma Tarô Mibae Bundan". 11th lunar month of 1871: Shôroku plays at the Chikugo no Shibai the roles of Nikki Danjô and Magoemon in the dramas "Sendai Hagi" and "Ten no Amijima". 10th lunar month of 1872: Shôroku plays at the Matsushimaza (Ôsaka) the role of Kan Shôjô in the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami". February 1873: Shôroku apperas on stage for the last time, in Ôsaka at the Chikugo no Shibai. May 1873: Shôroku most likely dies. Comments: Onoe Shôroku was a talented actor, able to perform a wide range of roles, from katakiyaku to onnagata. His kôseki was said to be outstanding. He spent his latter years in hama shibai, on tour in the countryside or at the Chikugo no Shibai, where he was a mainstay during the 1860s and the beginning of the 1870s. He became a great and popular fukeyaku from the beginning of the Meiji era. He could have been properly considered as the second in the Onoe Shôroku line of actors as it is the case in Nojima Jusaburô"s reference book "Kabuki Jinmei Jiten". However, the 1935 and 2002 shûmei of both Onoe Shôroku II and Onoe Shôroku IV made it clear twice: the Kabuki world definitively considered him as a non-official holder of the name.
Onoe Shôroku portraying the yakko Tsumahei ("Shin Usuyuki Monogatari") in a print made by Utagawa Toyokuni III The Onoe Shôroku line of actors |
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