Joint Belly - Aibara

…This work was adapted into a kabuki play in August 1741 (Kanpo 1) at the Soun Chodayu Theatre in Kyoto, and was performed by Tamiya Shirogoro, Sakakiyama Koshiro, Kikugawa Kiyotaro, and others. A variety of roles appear, including the raw-strap man, the young man, the red princess, the country-killer, and the illicit slave, but just like in puppet theatre, the Sonobe-kan is the centerpiece, known for its "Aibara" and "Sanninwarai." [Yokoyama Tadashi]…

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "gaspura" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…本作が歌舞伎化されたのは，同じ1741年(寛保1)の8月京の早雲長太夫座で，民谷四郎五郎，榊山小四郎，菊川喜代太郎らにより上演された。生締（なまじめ），若衆，赤姫，国崩し，色奴（いろやつこ）など多彩な役柄が登場するが，人形浄瑠璃同様〈園部館〉が〈合腹（あいばら）〉〈三人笑い〉といわれて眼目。【横山 正】。…

※「合腹」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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