Katsuhyozou (first generation)

Japanese: 勝俵蔵（初世） - かつひょうぞう

...In March 1811 (Bunka 8), Bando Mitsugoro III performed the play for the first time at the Edo Ichimuraza Theatre as one of the Shichihenge Shosagoto (Seven Pictures of Flowers in a Row). The lyrics were written by Sakurada Jisuke II and Katsutawazo I (later Tsuruya Nanboku IV). The music was composed by Kishizawa Koshikibu III.

From [Tsuruya Nanboku]

...In November 1877, he began working at the Nakamura-za, where the first Sakurada Jisuke was the lead playwright, under the name Sakurada Hyozo, but in November 1879, he lost his name. In May 1880, he changed his name to Sawa Hyozo at the Ichimura-za, and disappeared for about six months from August 1881 (Tenmei 1), but in April 1882, he returned to work at the Morita-za under the name Katsutawazo. Since then, he has spent a long time as an apprentice, working as an assistant to senior playwrights, making supplementary notes, and writing short comical scenes called "komaku" (short curtains)....

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Katsutawaragura (first generation)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1811年(文化8)3月江戸市村座で3世坂東三津五郎が七変化所作事《七枚続花の姿絵（しちまいつづきはなのすがたえ）》の一つとして初演。作詞2世桜田治助，初世勝俵蔵(のちの4世鶴屋南北)。作曲3世岸沢古式部。…

【鶴屋南北】より

…77年11月，初世桜田治助を立作者とする中村座に，桜田兵蔵の名で出勤するが，79年11月には名前が消える。翌80年5月，市村座に沢兵蔵と改名し，81年(天明1)8月から約半年消息をたったが，翌82年4月から森田座へ勝俵蔵の名で再勤する。いらい長い下積みの習作生活をかさね，先輩作者の助筆，補綴，〈小幕〉とよばれるコミカルな短い幕の執筆などを続けた。…

※「勝俵蔵（初世）」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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