Japanese Villages

Tannaker’s villages

1885 January – Tannaker’s Japanese Village opens in Albert Gate, Knightsbridge, London

1885 May – Tannaker’s Japanese Village in London burns down

1885 June Tannaker opens a village in the Exhibition Park in Berlin. “Mr. Tannaker Bahurson, who was born of Dutch parents in Japan, has himself a Japanese woman for his wife, and as a multiple millionaire has large estates in London.” Saale Zeitung 5 June.

1885 July Visited by the Crown Prince of Prussia

1885 August – Berlin exhibition closed and moved to Munich. Visited by King of Bavaria.

1885 December – Tannaker’s Japanese Village in London reopens

1886 April – Japanese Artists just arrived from Japan – new and astounding entertainments in the New Shebaya (Tannaker’s Village in London)

1886 June – troupe of Japanese artistes 14 in number just arrived from Japan, first appearance in London

1886 December – the flying Japanese, first appearance in London on Boxing Day. The Mankey Saru – new and wonderful performances by the fresh arrivals. The village now inhabited by nearly 100 men, women and children, artists, workmen etc

1886 December – Japanese Village at the Ulster Hall, Belfast. Troupe of Mr Tannaker Buhicrosan’s village – nine people, real Japanese not European frauds, seven men and lads and two ladies. Wire walking, screen balancing, the great butterfly trick and the usual performances

1887 January – Tannaker sells off his interest in the London Japanese Village to the Japanese Village and Oriental Trading Company

1887 February “A party of Japanese, male and female, left in the SS Cardiganshire for London yesterday, under agreement to join Mr “Tanaka’s” Japanese Village (Feb 23 1887 The Rising Sun and Nagasaki Express p2)

1887 April – Programme features Little All Right, Kin Tarro wire walking, barrel spinning and screen balancing by Tomikichi, Japanese fencing with umpire Simidzor, Tommy the Wolf Japanese transformation by Torra and Little Coma, Comic sketch by Gesho and Mioshe.

1887 13th 14th April St Vincent de Paul Society Bazaar Japanese Village brought over by Tannaker Buhicrosan – “Many are of the opinion that the promoters went to unnecessary expense in bringing over from London Messrs Tasso Kitchie, Shorisan, Coma Kitchie Yamomoto, and their equally uninteresting lady companions” Cork Constitution

1887 May – jugglery by Torra and Tomikichi. Kingtarro slide for life

1887 May – Tannaker‘s Japanese Village opens in Saltaire for the Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition

1887 June – July – Japanese Village in London closes and Japanese Village and Oriental Trading Company goes into liquidation.

1887 October – some of the Japanese members of the London Japanese Village sue for money and return fares

1887 October 4th – Japanese Exhibition Kensington Road, Hyde Park – Dr Lynn’s Company, Japanese performances.

1887 November – Tannaker‘s Japanese Village opens in Liverpool

1888 February – Tannaker‘s Japanese Village opens in Cheltenham

1888 April – Tannaker‘s Japanese Village opens in Nottingham

1888 Tannaker Japanese Villeage at Brussels Exhibition

1889 – Japanese Village at the Edinburgh International Exhibition

Other Japanese Villages

1885 August – Japanese Village Fair – at intervals during the time of the fair, performances will be given by the Tycoon Troupe of Japanese, Prof Bailey’s Royal Punch and Judy show, John Le Clair, Mons Aseiky, and other artistes. Newcastle

J O H N L E C L A I R, Equilibrist and Juggler, is at Liberty to treat with Managers for his New Entertainment, “‘ Japanmania,” introducing in elegant Japanese Costume Top Spinning, Chopstick, and Cups and Ball Juggling, Umbrella and Fan Balancing, Japanese Conjuring and Block Manipulating, and other Novelties. The success of the JAPANESE VILLAGE FAIR, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, and JAPANESE VILLAGE, COLCHESTER. The “Japaneseries – Japaneries sounds better- opened well on Monday. The appearance of the gay and cosy little place was quite charming, especially when the lanterns were lighted in the evening. The performances were exceedinly clever. I heard a lady in the afternoon express disappro al of the juggling feats of M. Le Clair on the ground that there was “no soul in them.” Not having an introduction, I did not argue the point with the lady, but I could not quite agree with her. It seems to me that if a man did not throw his whole soul into it, he could never have performed such extra-ordinary feats, which were full of astounding and harmnonious combinations of the laws of nature-physical, mental, and physiological. How invariable must be the force of gravitation, how tractable those machines which we call muscles, and how rapid the workings of the mind to enable the three to work together in such unity and harmony. Colchester Jottings, Essex Standard, Sept. 19th. For terms, &n., apply to 92, Kennington-Road

1885 October – Harmston’s Circus with Japanese village fete and Japanese Pleasure Fair in Brighton,

1886 January – Japanese Village Fair and Art and Industrial Exhibition – Newcastle Upon Tyne – featured – Der Karos, jugglers, top spinners

1886 February – Harmston’s Circus – Japanese Village Fete and Pleasure and Fancy Fair in South Shields – 50 performers, human pyramids, windmills, temples.

1886 July – Japanese Village in Edinburgh – Suzucki – Mitsutu Troupe – the most marvellous combination of Japanese acrobats ever seen in this country

1886 August – Suzucki’s Japanese Village – Glasgow – the 3 Mitsutas The Greatest Japanese Troupe in the World. Mottokeeche rope walking and acrobatic entertainment.

1886 August – advertisement in North British Daily Mail “Tannaker’s Japanese Villlage London the only one in the Kingdom will not visit Glasgow until next year. Beware of Imitators.”

1886 December – Japanese Village at the Ulster Hall, Belfast. Troupe of Mr Tannaker Buhicrosan’s village – nine people, real Japanese not European frauds, seven men and lads and two ladies. Wire walking, screen balancing, the great butterfly trick and the usual