"The Equestrian Sisters" - The End of the Equestrian Troupe

...But at least up until the early Showa period, there was still active exchange between the two artists. For example, according to circus researcher Iwao Akune's "The Life of a Trickster," the bicycle trickster Yoshitoyo Suzuki appeared in the Shochiku Kamata film "The Sisters of the Equestrian Troupe (A Mother Thinking of Her Child)" (1926, starring Yoko Kozakura and Yoko Fujita), and later appeared not only on the stage of a vaudeville hall but also on the stage of the Imperial Theater.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "The Equestrian Sisters" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかし，少なくとも昭和の初期にいたるまでは，両者の芸の上での交流はまだ活発であった。たとえば，サーカス研究家阿久根巌の《曲乗り渡世始末帖》によれば，自転車曲乗りの名人鈴木義豊は松竹蒲田映画《曲馬団の姉妹(子を思ふ母)》(1926。小桜葉子･藤田陽子主演)に出演，のちには寄席の高座ばかりか帝劇の舞台にも立ったといわれる。…

※「《曲馬団の姉妹》」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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