Gonnosuke Kawarazaki (first generation)

Japanese: 河原崎権之助（初世） - かわらざきごんのすけ

...Kabuki theater in Edo. It was founded by the first Noh actor, Kawarazaki Gonnosuke I. It is said that the first performances were held in 1648 (Keian 1) or 1656 (Meireki 2).

From the head of the company:

...Also called yagura-shu (master of the yagura) or tayumoto (master of the tayu). In Edo, Saruwaka (Nakamura) Kanzaburo applied to the shogunate in 1624 (Kan'ei 1) and was allowed to perform at Nakabashi, marking the beginning of the zamoto (a theater company). After that, Miyako Dennai, Murayama Matasaburo, Yamamura Kobei (Chodayu), Kawarazaki Gonnosuke, Morita Tarobei, and Tamagawa Shinjuro each established their own theaters and became zamoto (a theater company). After the Great Edo Fire in 1757 (Meireki 3), only Nakamura Kanzaburo, Ichimura U(U)zaemon, Morita Kan'ya, and Yamamura Chotayu were allowed to perform as zamoto (a theater company company), but in the Ejima-Ikushima Incident in 1714 (Shotoku 4), Yamamura Chotayu's official permission was revoked, and the Yamamura Theater was abolished.

From "Dance Senrin"

...A book on the theory of Kabuki, focusing on dance. Written by Kawarazaki Gonnosuke I. The publication date is unknown as there is no publication note, but it is assumed to have been written and published around 1689 (Genroku 2).

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…江戸の歌舞伎劇場。能太夫であった初世河原崎権之助の創設になる。興行をおこした時期は，1648年(慶安1)とも，56年(明暦2)ともいわれる。…

【座元(座本)】より

…櫓主，太夫元ともいう。江戸では，1624年(寛永1)に猿若(中村)勘三郎が幕府に願い出て，中橋での興行を許されたのが座元の始まりで，以後，都伝内，村山又三郎，山村小兵衛(長太夫)，河原崎権之助，森田太郎兵衛，玉川新十郎がそれぞれ劇場を立てて座元となった。57年(明暦3)の江戸大火後，中村勘三郎，市村宇(羽)左衛門，森田勘弥，山村長太夫の4人に限り座元として興行することが許されたが，1714年(正徳4)の江島生島事件で山村長太夫が官許を取り消され，山村座は廃絶した。…