Innovative Kabuki - Kakakushin Kabuki

…Even after the decline of the Onishi Theater, it continued to thrive as a theater for large plays along with the Naka Theater (Nakaza) until the end of the Edo period. In the early Meiji period, the first Ichikawa Udanji used it as the base for innovative kabuki, and in 1876, he performed "Catching Carp" at the performance to mark the completion of the new building after it burned down. In 1884, it was remodeled into a new Western-style theater. …

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…大西芝居の衰退後も，幕末まで一貫して中の芝居(中座)と共に大芝居の劇場として隆盛を保つ。明治初年は初世市川右団次が革新歌舞伎の本拠地とし，76年焼失後の新築落成の公演では《鯉つかみ》を演じた。84年西洋風の新式劇場に改築。…

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