Engei shashin Volume 3, 1924

Preface wishing readers a Happy New Year, thanking them for their loyalty, summarizing the content of the coming year including the monthly insertion of one of the twelve scenes making up Chūshingura, printed "using vivid offset printing."

(See above for a loose translation of the entire preface.)

Lithographic reproduction (a foldout), an offset press printing. Records of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers, Act I, 忠雄義臣録 第壱, 1847-1848 by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

sheet: approx. 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)

image: approx. 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.9 cm)

Lithographic reproduction of the 1853 woodblock print "Yasuhide" 康秀 from "Six Immortal Poets," by Utagawa Hirosada (1810-1864)

京都南座顏見世興行 『安宅關』 

Kyoto Minami-za face-showing (kaomise) performance of Ataka no Seki (The Ataka barrier)

Ichikawa Chūsha [VII] as Musashibō Benkei

新町會十五周年紀念演藝會

『三人片輪』新町演舞塲に於て

Shinmachi-kai 15th Anniversary Commemorative Performance of San'nin katawa* (The Three Oddities -or- The Handicapped Three) at Osaka's Shinbashi Enbujō 

Hayashi Chōzaburō as Crippled Tarokichi, Nakamura Kaisha as Mute Okiku, Ichikawa Danji as Blind Hanzōji

* See "Summary of the Play: San'nin katawa"

大坂中座 曾我酒家劇 師走狂言

『耍求の前後』

Osaka Naka-za Theater: Soganoya* Year-end Performance of The Sequence of Demands?

Company President's Wife Kikuko (Ōsumiko) Company President Sekikawa Kiyoshi (Kojirō) Foreman Honda Hideyoshi (Gorō)

Worker Yamamoto (Chōroku)

*see "Soganoya Comedy Troupe"

**see translated Summary of the Play (right margin).

left margin commentary: The children's theater, organized by the actresses of the Imperial Theater's seventh class, was strongly encouraged under the guidance of Dr. Tsubouchi. However, since the Great Earthquake, prospects for performances in Tokyo diminished, so they finally took their efforts to Kansai to promote it there. Their first performance was held on November 1 at the Osaka Central Public Hall.

大阪樂天地十二月興行 『想夫憐』 高尾山橋の塲

Osaka Rakutenchi, December Performance: The Scene at Mount Takao Bridge from the popular shinpa [shimpa] play "Sōfuren" (Sympathy of mutual love)

木下の雅子 Kinoshita as Masako

[Kinoshita Kichinosuke 木下吉之助]

河原のお玉 Kawara as Otama

[Kawara Ichimatsu 河原市松 ]

藤山の岩崎一蒼  Fujiyama as Iwasaki Ichisō 

[possibly Fujiyama Sōnosuke 藤山総之介] 

大山の中野清助 Ōyama as Nakano Kiyosuke

高橋の小泉修藤 Takahashi as Koizumi Shūzō

[Takahashi Yoshinobu 高橋義信]

*see "Summary of the Play: Sōfuren." The text in the left margin tells us the play is so popular that a play summary is not being provided.

Colophon and announcement of prize winners

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Right side within border: announcement of prize winners for free subscriptions.

Left side within border: Listing of branch offices of Engei shashin

Back cover

Advertisement for the Shashin Shinbun 寫真新聞 launched by the publisher in December 1923

Table of Contents

Note: In this issue, Volume 3, Number 2, a table of contents makes its first appearance

Lithographic reproduction (a foldout), an offset press printing. Records of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers, Act II, 忠雄義臣録 第二, 1847-1848 by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

sheet: approx. 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)

image: approx. 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.9 cm)

神戶松竹劇場新築披露興行 『湊川』兵庫燈籠堂の塲

Kobe Shochiku Theater Grand Opening Performance: Minatogawa - Scene at the Hyōgo Lantern Hall

市川猿之助の大森彥七盛長

Ichikawa Ennosuke [II] as Hikoshichi Morinaga

市川團子の竹章丸

Ichikawa Danko [II] as Takeakimaru

中村歌右衛門父子の大阪入り

Nakamura Utaemon and his son arrive in Osaka [at Umeda Station]

right to left: Nakamura Utaemon [V], [seven year old] Nakamura Kōtarō [III], Nakamura Fukusuke [V]

神戶松竹劇場 新築落成披露興行 『一谷嫩軍記』

熊谷陣屋

Kobe Shochiku Theater Newly Constructed and Completed Opening Performance: Ichinotani futaba gunki (Kumagai's camp)

right to left: Nakamura Jakuemon [III] as wife Sagami, Bandō Jusaburō [III] as Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Ichikawa Chūsha [VII] as Kumagai Naozane

*Translation of commentary in right margin (Spring Opening Performance at the Naniwa-za) The January performance at the Osaka Naniwa-za theater featured the three leading actors from the Imperial Theater and stage director Yukio, who came to Osaka. They performed the comedy "Shūshin no Oni," written by Tarokaja Masuda (1875-1953), impressing the audience with their lively energy. Otowa Kaneko played the wife Kiyoko, Murata Kakuko played the servant Chiyo, and Azuma Hideko played Shingo the dog-man, all excelling in their roles with dynamic performances. It's no wonder the Osaka audience was captivated.

東京麻布南座初春興行

曾我迺家劇 『八重垣物語』

Tokyo Azabu Minami-za New Year's Performance

Soganoya* play: Yaegaki monogatari

奴可內 (蝶六)

Yakko Kanai (Chōroku)

[Soganoya Chōroku 曾我廼家蝶六 (1878-1937)]

雪姫 (大磯)

Yukihime (Ōiso)

[Soganoya Ōiso 曾我廼家大磯 (?-?)]

浪人白石武之進 (五郎)

Rōnin Shiraishi Takenoshin? (Gorō)

[Soganoya Gorō 曾我廼家五郎 (1877-1948）]

Colophon and announcement of prize winners

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Right side within border: announcement of prize winners for free subscriptions.

Left side within border: Listing of branch offices of Engei shashin

Back cover

Advertisement for the Shashin Shinbun 寫真新聞 launched by the publisher in December 1923

Preface

*see Preface (partial translation)

Lithographic reproduction (a foldout), an offset press printing. Records of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers, Act III, 忠雄義臣録 第三, 1847-1848 by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

sheet: approx. 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)

image: approx. 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.9 cm)

Foldout (11 3/8 x 17 in.)

藝り當 與話情浮名橫櫛玄冶店

Featured Performance: Yowa Nasake Ukina no Yokogushi at Genyadana [Kirare Yosa]

尾上梅幸の横櫛お富

right: Onoe Baikō [VI] as Yokogushi Otomi 

市村羽左衛門の向疵の與三郎

left: Ichimura Uzaemon [XV] as Mukōkizu Yosaburō

『沓手鳥孤城落月』明治座二月狂言

Meiji-za Theater February Performance: Hototogisu Kojō no Rakugetsu (A sinking moon over the lonely castle where the cuckoo cries)

中村歌右衛門の淀の方

 中村福助の千姫

right: Nakamura Utaemon [V] as Yodo-no-kata

left: Nakamura Fukusuke's Princess Sen

義經千本櫻 大物浦の塲 ― 中座二月狂言

Naka-za Theater February Performance: Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees - The Scene at Daimotsu Bay

市川中車の平知盛

Ichikawa Chūsha [VII] as Taira no Tomomori

麻布南座二月狂言 米國東部或町醫者の應接室

クレプトメ一ニア [クレプトマニア]

Azabu Minami-za Theater February Performance: Kleptomania - A doctor's reception room in a certain town in the eastern United States

守田勘彌のドクター・バークレー 

right: Morita Kanya [XIII] as Doctor Barclay

森律子の夫人グレース・ロー

center: Mori Ritsuko as Madame Grace Law

佐々木積の豪商フラン・ロー

left: Sasaki Tsumoru as Wealthy Merchant Frank Law

*see below for additional details on "Kleptomania"

 御靈文樂座の人形淨瑠璃 『八陣守護城』

Goryō Bunraku-za's Puppet Jōruri Performance of Hachijin Shugo no Honjō (Eight battle arrays to protect Honjō Castle)

加藤清正の人形を使ふ吉田玉藏

Yoshida Tamazō manipulating the puppet of Katō Kiyomasa

Prize contest (懸賞) to identify the actors in the photos. 

懸賞 誰れこ誰れでせう?

Who might this be?

Colophon and announcement of prize winners

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Right side within border: announcement of prize winners for free subscriptions.

Left side within border: Listing of branch offices of Engei shashin

Back cover

Advertisement for the 寫真新聞 Shashin Shinbun launched in December 1923

"A culturally rich and fascinating read, full of life!"

Preface

Company Announcements: "Authors and Actors" section

Announcement of a new section of the magazine soliciting readers input on their questions about favorite actors and authors

An apology for the several day delay in getting out this issue is also given.

Lithographic reproduction (a foldout), an offset press printing. Records of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers, Act IV, 忠雄義臣録 第四, 1847-1848 by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

sheet: approx. 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)

image: approx. 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.9 cm)

営り藝新國劇『間新六』

Mitsukaze Shinroku Hazama, performed by the Shinkoku-geki company

right to left: Kanai Kinnosuke (金井謹之助), Sawada Shōjirō (澤田正二郎) [founder and leader of Shin-kokugeki] and Hisamatsu Kiyoko (久松喜世子 )

浪花座三月狂言 人形師 

Naniwa-za March Performance: (Ningyoshi - Puppeteer)

right: 澤村宗之助の娘お小夜

Sawamura Sōnosuke [I] as daughter Osayo 

left: 片岡我童の弟子八之丞

Kataoka Gadō [IV] as disciple, Hachinojō

哀れ山長 狂人となつて松澤病院に.....

Alas, “Yamachō” [Yamazaki Chōnosuke] became insane and was admitted to Matsuzawa Hospital....."

Performance at Matsuzawa Hospital

In the center, seated and holding a cane, is Yamazaki Chōnosuke ["Yamacho"] (1877-August 23, 1924), a once famous actor of the Shinpa [Shimpa] theater.

"Both the actors on stage and the audience are all lunatics."

*for additional details about Yamazaki see "Yamazaki Chōnosuke"

松竹キネマの大映畵 市川荒太郎 東愛子主演『黑法師』

Shōchiku Kinema and Daiei film starring Ichikawa Aratarō [II] and Azuma Aiko in Kurōhoshi* (The Black Priest), directed by Henry Kotani.

*for additional details see "Kurōhoshi"

羽左衛門 梅幸の當り祝園遊會。

A celebratory garden party for Uzaemon's and Baikō's success

Onoe Baikō - second person from the right

President Shiro of Shōchiku - fifth person from the right

Ichimura Uzaemon -  ninth person from the right

Prize contest (懸賞) to identify the actors in the photos.

懸賞 誰れこ誰れでせう?

Who might this be?

Colophon and announcement of prize winners

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Right side within border: announcement of prize winners for free subscriptions.

Left side within border: Listing of branch offices of Engei shashin

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Advertisement for the 寫真新聞 Shashin shinbun launched in December 1923

"A culturally rich and fascinating read, full of life!"

Preface

Lithographic reproduction (a foldout), an offset press printing. Records of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers,  Act V, 忠雄義臣録 第五, 1847-1848 by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

sheet: approx. 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)

image: approx. 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.9 cm)

Frontispiece (color lithograph)

Nakamura Fukusuke [V] as Kyō-ningyō 

京人形 中村福助

artist: Tanaka Shikō 田中紫光 signing as 紫光 Shikō

岐阜松竹座 静岡歌舞伎座 四月狂言

April performance at the Gifu Shōchiku-za and Shizuoka Kabuki-za

『芦屋道滿大內鑑』

Ashiya Dōman Ōuchi Kagami

中村福助の保名妻葛の葉實は葛の葉狐

right: Nakamura Fukusuke [V] as Kuzunoha, wife of Yasunari, who is actually the fox spirit Kuzunoha

中村魁車の阿部保名

left: Nakamura Kaisha as Abe no Yasuna

四ツ谷大國座四月狂言

『壺坂』

Yotsuya Daikoku-za April Production:

Tsubosaka 

澤村宗之助のお里

right: Sawamura Sōnosuke [I] as Osato

守田勘彌の澤市

left: Morita Kan'ya [XIII] as Sawai

[On April 8, 1924 Sōnosuke suddenly collapsed on stage at the Yotsuya Daikoku-za while playing the role of Osato. He would pass away the same day.]

淨瑠璃界を隱退する豊竹呂昇

Toyotake Roshō* [1874-1930] retires from the Jōruri world.

今の豊竹呂昇

right: The current Toyotake Roshō 

豊竹呂昇の舞臺姿

center: Toyotake Roshō in stage appearance

十五年前の豊竹呂昇

left: Toyotake Roshō from fifteen years ago

*Toyotake was the top female gidayu player (jōruri chanter) from the Meiji period to the Taishō period.

四ツ谷大黑座四月興行

『海 彦山 彦』

山本有三氏作

Yotsuya Daikoku-za April Production: Umi hiko yama hiko - The Sea Boy and the Mountain Boy

Written by Yūzō Yamamoto

[novelist and playwright, 1887-1974]

守田勘彌の海彦

Morita Kan’ya [XIII] as Umihiko

澤村宗之助山彦

Sawamura Sōnosuke [I] as Yamahiko

新劇座四月浪花座公演

『塵境』

小山內薰氏作

April performance at the Shingeki-za and Naniwa-za theaters

Jinkyō (This Dusty World)

Written by Kaoru Osanai [1881-1928]

藤村秀夫の雇人六造

right: Fujimura Hideo as the woodcutter Rokuzō

高橋義信の地主野村仙吉

center: Takahashi Yoshinobu as the landlord Senkichi Nomura

花柳章太郎の雇人お松

left: Hanayagi Shōtarō as Omatsu, Senkichi's mistress

Prize contest (懸賞) to identify the actors in the photos.

懸賞 誰れこ誰れでせう?

Who might this be?

Colophon and announcement of prize winners

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Right side within border: announcement of prize winners for free subscriptions.

Left side within border: Listing of branch offices of Engei shashin

Back cover

Advertisement, featuring the cartoon characters Mutt and Jeff for the 寫真新聞 Shashin shinbun launched in December 1923

オイ! 君モスグ 申込メヨ 賛成!!

Mutt: Hey! You should sign up soon. Jeff: I agree!!

Preface

See Preface Partial Translation above

Lithographic reproduction (a foldout), an offset press printing. Records of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers,  Act VI, 忠雄義臣録 第六, 1847-1848 by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

sheet: approx. 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)

image: approx. 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.9 cm)

Frontispiece (color lithograph)

Ichikawa Sadanji [II] as Sadakurō 

定九郎 市川左団次

artist: Tanaka Shikō 田中紫光 signing as 紫光 Shikō

近江源氏先陣舘 中座五月狂言

May performance at the Naka-za

Ōmi-Genji senjin yakata (The Genji Vanguard at the Omi Mansion)

(中村鴈治郎) 佐々木三郎兵衛盛綱

Nakamura Ganjirō [I] as Sasaki Saburō bei Moritsuna

(松竹座五月與行)

『室町御所』

室町舘門外の塲

May performance at the [Osaka] Shōchiku-za 

Hana no Gosho (Muromachi Gosho) - The Scene Outside the Gate of the Muromachi Mansion

岡本綺堂氏作

Written by Kidō Okamoto [author and playwright (1872-1939)]

市川左團次の池田丹後將武

Ichikawa Sadanji [II] as Military Commander Ikeda Tango

大阪朝日新聞連載

前田曙山氏原作

栗山狭衣氏脚色

『燃ゆる渦卷』

岡山 岡山劇塲

神戸 松竹劇塲 五月興行

An original work by Maeda Shozan [1872-1941]

Adaptation by Kurashima Sagoromo [1876-1945]

Moyuru uzumaki (Burning Spiral)

May performance playing in Okayama at the Okayama Theater and in Kobe at the Shōchiku Gekijo

實川延若の下男與吉實桂小五郎

right: Jitsukawa Enjaku [II] as the servant Yokichi, actually Katsura Kogorō

阪東壽三郎の林清之助

left: Bandō Jusaburō [III] as Hayashi Kiyonosuke

神田劇塲五月狂言『月魄』久松少佐宅の場 (成美團一派) [成美団一派]

May dramatic performance at the Kanda-za Theater: Tsukishiro (Moon Spirit) - The Scene at Major Hisamatsu's Residence (Seibidan Troupe)

小織桂一郎の陸軍中將川上益荒

right: Saori Keiichirō [1870-1943] as Army Lieutenant General Kawakami Masurao

都築文男の陸軍少佐久松喬 center: Tsuzuki Fumio [1883-1946] as Army Major Hisamatsu Takashi

喜多治郎の梅小路伯爵

left: Kita Jirō 喜多治郎 [?-?] as Count Umekōji

雄島濱太郎氏作『陽炎』

谷崎農園の塲

(角座五月狂言)

May dramatic performance at Kado-za Theater:

Kagerō (Heat Haze) - The Scene at Tanizaki Farm

Written by Ojima Hamatarō

花柳章太郎の妹辰子

right: Hanayagi Shōtarō [1894-1965] as Tatsu, the younger sister [of Tanaizaki Ryōma]

藤村秀夫の谷崎龍馬

left: Fujimura Hideo [1889-1968] as Tanizaki Ryōma, [a family friend and farm owner]

時代映書『それからの文覺』

Historical Film: Sorekara no Mongaku

現代映書『美濃屋の娘』
Modern Film: Minoya no musume (The Daughter of Minoya)

市川荒太郎の遠藤武者盛遠right (top image): Ichikawa Aratarō as Endō Musha Moritō [later becoming the monk Mongaku]

東愛子の袈裟御前

center (top image): Azuma Aiko as Kesa Gozen

柳唉子さ梅村容子

left (bottom image): Yanagi Sakuko [柳さく子 (1902-1963)] and Umemura Yōko [1903-1944]

Note: There seems to be no record of the  Mongaku film pictured in the top image in the Shochiku or other Japanese film databases. There is a passing reference to it in a 1924 issue of  Kinema junpō キネマ旬報 (the movie times).

Prize contest (懸賞) to identify the actors in the photos.

Four people are lined up. Who are they? 

Please identify them from 1 to 4... 

Submit your answers by postcard as usual to the contest department of our company by June 20th.

四人並んでゐます誰れ〱でせう? 

Colophon and announcement of prize winners

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Right side within border: announcement of prize winners for free subscriptions.

Left side within border: Listing of branch offices of Engei shashin

Back cover

Advertisement, featuring the cartoon characters Mutt and Jeff for the 寫真新聞 Shashin shinbun launched in December 1923

"Hey! You should sign up soon. I agree!!"

オイ! 君モスグ 申込メヨ 賛成!!

Preface

Notification to Members

See above for an abbreviated rough translation of the notification

Lithographic reproduction (a foldout), an offset press printing. Records of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers,  Act VII, 忠雄義臣録 第七, 1847-1848 by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

sheet: approx. 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)

image: approx. 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.9 cm)

尾上菊五郞  [6代目]  め組辰五郞

Frontispiece (color lithograph)

Onoe Kikugorō [VI] as Megumi no Tatsugorō [in the play Kami-no Megumi Wagō-no Torikumi (The Fire Brigade Fight)]

artist: Tanaka Shikō 田中紫光 signing as 紫光 Shikō

坪內博士作 『お七と吉三』

本鄉座

Hongō-za Theater [Tokyo]

Oshichi Kichisa (The lovers Oshichi and Kichiza)

Written by Dr. Tsubouchi

[Tsubouchi Shōyō 坪内逍遥 (1859-1935)]
 

中村福助のお七

Nakamura Fukusuke [V] as Oshichi

中村時藏の吉三
Nakamura Tokizō [III] as Kichisa

(中座六月狂言) 愛宕山連歌の場『天下知桔梗籏揚』

(Naka-za theater, June Performance)

Atagoyama renga scene from Amegashita shiru kikyō no hataage

實川延若の武智日向守光秀

Jitsukawa Enjaku [II] as Takechi Hinata kami Mitsuhide

嵐吉三郎の安田作兵衛

Arashi Kichisaburō [VI] as Yasuda Sakubei

阪東秀調の妻皐

Bandō Shūchō [III] as [Mitsuhide's] wife Satsuki

中村紫香の妹桔梗

Nakamura Shikō [I] as [Mitsuhide's] younger sister Kikyō

名古屋歌舞伎座 『天 恩』後凋學舍會議室の塲

Nagoya Kabuki-za theater, Ten'on* - The Scene in the School Conference Room

喜多治郎の阪井朗

Kita Jiro as Sakai Akira

都築文男の佐川經司

Tsuzuki Fumio as Sagawa Keiji

小織桂一郎の河島源吉

Saori Keiichirō as Kawashima Genkichi

*See play summary below.

小人島歌劇團の一行

The Little People Island Opera Troupe has arrived

The performers are said to be little people born in Russia. The troupe consists of five members, each with a height of around two to two feet three inches, though they have the appearance of fully-grown adults.

After a successful performance at the Jurakukan Theatre in Kobe, they are now staging the hit "Madame Servin" at the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre starting in late May, which has drawn considerable attention. The photo shows the troupe arriving at Shochikuza, and two members in the back are still sitting in their car. Though they are physically small, they carry themselves like full-grown adults, and none of their actions seem out of the ordinary. 

蒲田映畫『日曜日』

フアーストナシヨナル映畫『赤道直下』

Kamata Films "Sunday"

First National Films "Under the

Equator"

right: Hiroshi Masakuni (正邦宏) as company employee Kawamura and Nobuko Satsuki (五月信子) as the typist Michiko in the Kamata Films 1924 movie Sunday (日曜日).

left: Boris Karloff (ポリス・カーロフ) as the Nabob of Menang and Katherine MacDonald (キセリン・マクドナルド) as Lola Daintry in the 1922 movie The Infidel which was released in Japan with the title Sekidō Chokka 赤道直下 (Under the Equator). 

Monthly prize contest (懸賞) to identify the actors in the photos.

Four people are lined up. Who are they? 

Please identify them from 1 to 4... 

Submit your answers by postcard as usual to the contest department of our company by July 20th.

Colophon and announcement of prize winners

(see Colophon Details for publishing information in left margin)

Right side within border: announcement of prize winners for free subscriptions.

Left side within border: Listing of branch offices of Engei shashin

Back cover

Advertisement for the "Shashin shinbun" 寫眞新聞, launched in December 1923. The three panel cartoon features the character Shō-chan (正チャン) and his sidekick squirrel Risu telling everyone what a good thing the "Shashin shinbun" is.

The dialogue in the cartoon panels read:

ミンナニコノホノヨイコトヲ

シラ シマセウ

ユカイ

ヒコーキデユコウ!

キット! ミンナ 申込ムヨ!!! 

The Spring Lineup

Lithographic reproduction (a foldout), an offset press printing. Records of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers,  Act VIII, 忠雄義臣録 第八, 1847-1848 by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

sheet: approx. 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)

image: approx. 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.9 cm)

Frontispiece (color lithograph)

Ichimura Uzaemon [XV] as [Scarface] Yosaburō

 与三郎 市村羽左衛門

artist: unknown artist - signed and sealed

柳紅 (Ryūkō?)

公園劇場 『姐妃のお百』深川木場の場

Kōen Gekijō Theater: Dakki no ohyaku (Ohyaku the demon women) - Scene at Fukagawa Kiba

內田芳水の伊豆屋娘お露

Uchida Yoshimi? as musume Otsuyu

河合武雄の藝妓小三後に姐妃のお百

Kawai Takeo as the geisha Kosan (later the courtesan Ohyaku)

京都座。角座 『紅涙日記』 蔦榮の家形  

Kyoto-za, Kado-za Theaters: Kōrui nikki

花柳章太郎の玉登屋蔦榮

Hanayagi Shōtarō as Tamatoya Tsutae?

山田好良の養母おひさ

Yamada Kōryō as the adoptive mother of Ohisa

Prize contest (懸賞) to identify the actors in the photos. "Who might this be?”

Colophon and announcement of prize winners

(see Colophon Details for publishing information in left margin)

Right side within border: announcement of prize winners for free subscriptions.

Left side within border: Listing of branch offices of Engei shashin

Back cover

Advertisement for the "Shashin shinbun" 寫眞新聞, launched in December 1923. The three panel cartoon features the character Shō-chan (正チャン) and his sidekick squirrel Risu telling everyone what a good thing the "Shashin shinbun" is.

The dialogue in the cartoon panels read:

ミンナニコノホノヨイコトヲ

シラ シマセウ

ユカイ

ヒコーキデユコウ!

キット! ミンナ 申込ムヨ!!! 

Preface

Notice to members

Lithographic reproduction (a foldout), an offset press printing. Records of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers,  Act IX, 忠雄義臣録 第九, 1847-1848 by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

sheet: approx. 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)

image: approx. 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.9 cm)

Frontispiece (color lithograph)

淀君 [中村]歌右衛門

Nakamura Utaemon [V] in the role of Yodogimi

artist: unknown, signed Reison hitsu 嶺邨筆, sealed Reison 嶺邨

怪談 「牡丹燈籠」 萩原新三郎宅の塲 (浪花座八月狂言)

Ghost Story "The Peony Lantern" [Kaidan botan dōrō] scene at the Residence of Hagiwara Shinzaburō (Naniwa-za August Program)

萩原新三郎 (中村扇雀)

Hagiwara Shinzaburō (played by Nakamura Senjaku [I])

召使お米の靈 (實川芦紅)

Spirit of the Servant O-Kome (played by Jitsukawa Rohoku) [實川芦雁 Jitsukawa Rogan?]

娘お露の蝶 (中村福太郎)

Maiden Otsuyu (played by Nakamura Fukutarō)

『噫伊藤巡査』 松島常盤橋上 (角座八月狂言)

[Osaka] Kado-za August Production

"Ah, Officer Itō" [ā itō junsa] - Matsushima Tokiwa Bridge scene

藤井六輔の鎌首の松

Fujii Rokusuke [1874-1931] as Kamakubi no Matsu

 小堀誠の伊藤巡査

Kobori Makoto [1885-1957] as Officer Itō

*To inspect and tour the Chinese mainland, a group of 80 people, including Ichikawa Sadanji, Ichikawa Sumizō, Ichikawa Arajirō, and Nakamura Shikaku, departed on August 6 aboard the merchant ship Taichū Maru from Kobe. The departure of this significant group, including members of the prestigious Takashima family, who are pillars of the contemporary theater world, made this mainland tour a meaningful event for Shochiku. The send-off was a lively scene, unlike anything seen in Kobe in recent times. The photograph shows the group enjoying themselves on the deck of the Taichū Maru, with Sadanji and Sumizō featured on the lower right.

𤍠心な時代映畵俳優

 Passionately devoted period movie actors*

from right to left: Matsumoto Saburō 松本田三郎, Ichikawa Aratarō 市川荒太郎, Asao Komejirō 浅 尾工女次郎

*see Passionately Devoted Movie Actors for a partial and rough translation of the text in the right margin

名古屋御園座。京都南座八月狂言『血染の瀑布』新聲劇一派

Nagoya Misono-za and Kyoto Minami-za August performance: Blood-Stained Waterfall [Chizome no bakufu] by the Shinsei Theater Group [Shinsei geki]

中田正造の岩瀧の十藏

Nakata Shōzō [1893-1945 - leader of the Shinsei Theater Group] as Jūzō of Iwataki

名越仙左衛門の漁夫作兵衛

Nagoshi Senzaemon as the fisherman Sakubei

山口俊雄の金引の吉三郎

Yamaguchi Toshio [1897-1945] as Kimbiki no Kichisaburō

築地小劇塲夏期公演

ウ井ルヘルム・マイエルフエルスルテル

松居松翁[松井松翁]氏譯 (アルト・ハイデベルヒ)

「思ひ出」リユウダアの家

Tsukiji Small Theater summer performance

Old Heidelberg* written by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, translated by Matsui Shōō

"Memories" at Lyuda's house

友田恭助のハインリツヒ

Tomoda Kyōsuke [1899-1937] as [Prince] Heinrich

田村秋子のケエテイイ
Tamura Akiko [1905-1983] as Käthie

唉き揃 ふた 下加茂の花

The gathered flowers of Shimogamo

松竹キネマ加茂撮影所の女優さん紹介します。

Introducing the actresses from the Shōchiku Kinema Kamo Studio.  

人魚のむれ

帝キネスータ連の海水浴

School of Mermaids
Teikine Studio's Seaside Bathing

On August 2nd, the Nankai coast was bustling with actresses from Teikoku Kinema enjoying a day of swimming . . . All of them were actresses from the Shinpa [Shimpa] troupe.

Prize contest (懸賞) to identify the actors in the photos. 

顔が四つありますが二人です誰れと誰れでせう?

There are four faces, but only two people. Who do you think they are?

Colophon and announcement of prize winners

(see Colophon Details for publishing information in left margin)

Right side within border: announcement of prize winners for free subscriptions.

Left side within border: Listing of branch offices of Engei shashin

Back cover

Advertisement for the "Shashin shinbun" 寫眞新聞, launched in December 1923. The three panel cartoon features the character Shō-chan (正チャン) and his sidekick squirrel Risu telling everyone what a good thing the "Shashin shinbun" is.

The dialogue in the cartoon panels read:

ミンナニコノホノヨイコトヲ

シラ シマセウ

ユカイ

ヒコーキデユコウ!

キット! ミンナ 申込ムヨ!!! 

Preface

This year marks three years since the beginning, and we are deeply grateful for the enthusiastic support of all the members, which has greatly contributed to our prosperity. On behalf of all the staff, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude. 

Lithographic reproduction (a foldout), an offset press printing. Records of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers,  Act X, 忠雄義臣録 第十, 1847-1848 by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

sheet: approx. 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)

image: approx. 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.9 cm)

Frontispiece (color lithograph)

[Nakamura] Fukusuke [IV] as Matsuyama Tayu

 福助 松山太夫

artist: unknown, signed Reison hitsu 嶺邨筆, sealed Reison れいそん

本鄉座九月狂言 『梅の由兵衛』

小橋野草井戸の場 

"Hongō-za September Performance:

Ume no Yoshibei - Kobashino no kusaido

實川延若の染物屋由兵衛

Jitsukawa Enjaku's [II] dye shop owner, Yohei

淺尾大吉の玉堀仁右衛門

Asao Daikichi [IV] as Tamahori Niemon?

中座九月狂言 「美代吉殺し」永代橋下船中の場

Nakaza Theater September performance: "Miyokichi's Murder" (Miyokichi goroshi) - The Scene on the Boat under Eitai Bridge 

喜多村綠郎の尾花屋美代吉

Kitamura Rokurō as Obanaya Miyokichi

片岡我童の吉田屋新助

Kataoka Gadō [IV] as Yoshidaya Shinsuke 

Prize contest (懸賞)

Who is on the right, and who is on the left? Please clearly indicate... Submit your answers in a postcard by October 20th to the Prize Section of our company.

For the first prize, one winner will receive a one-year subscription to the photography newspaper. For the second prize, two winners will receive a six-month subscription each. For the third prize, ten winners will receive the November issue.

The results will be announced in the November issue.

右は誰・左は誰と明瞭に･････････答案は例刀通り端書にて十月十廿日迄に本社懸賞係宛 

壹等當籤者一名へ寫真新聞壹ヶ年講讀券一枚・貳等二名へ同半ヶ年一枚宛 ・参等十名へ同十一月號壹部宛. ・發表は十一月號誌上にて ･･･

Colophon and announcement of prize winners

(see Colophon Details for publishing information in left margin)

Right side within border: announcement of prize winners for free subscriptions.

Left side within border: Listing of branch offices of Engei shashin

Back cover

Advertisement for the "Shashin shinbun" 寫眞新聞, launched in December 1923. The three panel cartoon features the character Shō-chan (正チャン) and his sidekick squirrel Risu telling everyone what a good thing the "Shashin shinbun" is.

The dialogue in the cartoon panels read:

ミンナニコノホノヨイコトヲ

シラ シマセウ

ユカイ

ヒコーキデユコウ!

キット! ミンナ 申込ムヨ!!! 

Preface*

野邊には千草咲き乱れ山には錦織なす秋の自然はいよ美… 

"In the fields, myriad flowers bloom in profusion, and the mountains are adorned like woven brocade. The autumn scenery is truly splendid..."

*See above for translation of rumor denial by editor

Lithographic reproduction (a foldout), an offset press printing. Records of the Valiant and Loyal Retainers,  Act XI, 忠雄義臣録 第十一, 1847-1848 by Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)

sheet: approx. 10 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. (26 x 37.1 cm)

image: approx. 9 x 13 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.9 cm)

Frontispiece (color lithograph)

Nakamura Kichiemon [I] as Kajiwara

梶原 中村吉右衛門 

artist: Tanaka Shikō 田中紫光 signing as 紫光 Shikō

辨天座十月狂言

【明烏六花曙】

山名屋の場 

October performance at Benten-za: Akegarasu yuki no akebono (Tragedy on a Snowy Night) - The Scene at Yamanaya

市川荒太郎の春日屋時次郎

Ichikawa Aratarō as Kasugaya Tokijirō

実川延升の禿みどりJitsukawa Enshō as Midori [Urasato's daughter]

中村紫香の女郎浦里

Nakamura Shikō as the courtesan Urasato

中座十月狂言三 [三國一戀港〕

Naka-za October performance 3: Sangoku ichi Koi no Minato (The First Love Harbor in the Three Kingdoms)

市川市藏の真砂屋儀兵衛

Ichikawa Ichizō [IV] as the jewelry shop proprietor Gihei

中村鴈治郎の玉屋新兵衛

Nakamura Ganjirō [I] as Tamaya Shinbei

中村福助の袋屋小女郎

Nakamura Fukusuke [IV] as Fukuroya Kojurō

懸賞

Prize competition

親子三人が睦じく麻雀遊びをしてゐます誰れ〱でせう?

A family of three is happily playing mahjong together. Who could they be?

Colophon and announcement of prize winners

(see Colophon Details for publishing information in left margin)

right side within border: announcement of prize winners for free subscriptions.

left side within border: Listing of branch offices of Engei shashin

Back cover

Advertisement for the "Shashin shinbun" 寫眞新聞, launched in December 1923. The three panel cartoon features the character Shō-chan (正チャン) and his sidekick squirrel Risu telling everyone what a good thing the "Shashin shinbun" is.

The dialogue in the cartoon panels read:

ミンナニコノホノヨイコトヲ

シラ シマセウ

ユカイ

ヒコーキデユコウ!

キット! ミンナ 申込ムヨ!!!