Morita Theatre (Morita Theatre)

Japanese: 守田座(森田座) - もりたざ

A kabuki theater from the Edo period to the early Meiji period. One of the three Edo theaters. It was founded in Kobikicho in 1660 (Manji 3) by Morita Tarobei, but in 1661 (Kanbun 1), Tarobei retired and adopted Bando Matakuro's second son, Matashichi, giving him the name Morita Kan'ya and making him a tayumoto, before handing over the reins of the theater to Matakuro. However, many aspects of the founding process are unclear. In 1668, it merged with the Kawarazakiza and performed, and there were years afterwards when it performed with Bando Matakuro, Kawarazaki Gonnosuke, and the theater was not in a stable form during the Kanbun era (1661-1673).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸時代から明治初年にかけての歌舞伎劇場。江戸三座の一つ。1660年(万治3)森田太郎兵衛によって，木挽町に創設されたが，61年(寛文1)太郎兵衛は引退し，坂東又九郎の次男又七を養子として森田勘弥を名のらせ太夫元にし，又九郎に座元を譲ったという。しかし創設の経過については明らかでない部分が多い。68年に河原崎座と合併興行し，その後坂東又九郎，河原崎権之助と三名代で興行した年もあり，寛文年間(1661‐73)は安定した形態ではない。

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