1831/2 born in Chiba, Japan. Daikagura
1872 hired by Thomas King as part of the second King’s Royal Tycoon’s Private Troupe.
1873 in India as Catshenoski
1873 July – arrive in Australia – tour through to September 1874, as Catsnoshin
1874 August – King sold interest in troupe to John Borthwick
1874 October – sued in court by Burton of Burton and Taylor’s circus, to which Borthwick had sold his troupe. Awata was successor to Echowsi as leader of the troupe. Case was dismissed.
1875 May – married Ernistine Annie Hennig (b 1856) in Freeling SA
1876 January – joined Burton and Taylor’s Circus, along with Torakitche and his daughter Chesa and Makiche (Deconoski’s daughter).
1877 June – with Burton and Taylor until this point.
1877 July – son Arthur born in South Australia
1879 March – performing in Harry Miner’s New Theatre in New York
1885 performing in New York.
1885 August – at the Concordia Theatre in Berlin “from Tokyo – the greatest of all jugglers in the world” to January 1886
1886 June – Katsnoshin Awata, the extraordinary Japanese court juggler performs at Albert Palace, London.
1887 April – Katsnoshin Awata at the Crystal Palace, London
1888 March – May – Katsnoshin performing at Queen’s Palace of Varieties, Poplar, London and London Pavilion
1888 September – Katsnoshin advertised by Parravicini in The Era
1889 February – advertisement in The Era by agents Parravicini, that Katsnoshin Awatata, Japanese court juggler, has been engaged for a continental tour.
1889 June – registered his marriage to Annie Hennig at St Giles Registry office and at London consulate, but divorced her soon after?
1890 January – at the London Pavilion
1890 January – performed at Hermann’s Theatre in New York
1891 returned to Japan in ill health, with his son
1891 November – died in Japan
1895 poster
More about Awata Katsnoshin’s juggling on this page (Juggle.org) and in Australasia in this article.
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