1864-6 born in Japan, father was Sicke Tarro, also an actor, according to Kintaro’s marriage certificate.
Could be Assa, then Kingho, then Assa Kitchee before Arthur King Taro. Starts as child acrobat/contortionist, then moves on to wire walking? 1891 – two census entries – so two different people or Gingero registering him at his home when Kintaro is on tour.
May have started with Thomas King‘s Royal Tycoon’s Private Troupe, which left Japan in October 1869. Asajirō, son of Fujikichi, aged 11, acrobat? But Kintaro would only have been 5. Or Kinjurō, son of Moto, aged 8, acrobat from Asakusa, Isojirō’s shop/house
1871 Jan-April – tour Rotherham, Ashton, Brighouse, Leeds. 11 names given in billings for troupe of 15. Foo Gee Kitchee Wonder of Yeddo balancer, greatest sensational pedal balancer ever witnessed, 5 boy contortionists – “The celebrated Japanese boys” “the fine wonderful Japanese boys”, Koo Ma Kitchee, Ca Na Kitchee, Kin Ta, Mo To To and Ha Sa. Oh Ra To and Mo Ko So. Namenoski and his ladder feats, Oh Sa Wah (the only legitimate female Japanese artiste, flight of the butterflies), Eso Kitchee (juggler and equilibrist), Oh Ra To, top spinner, Mo Ko So, juvenile rope walker aged 9 and Namenoski, foot balancer, ladder feats, rope walker.
1871 September – Arnhem – NAMENOSKI, first equilibrist. TO RA KITCHEE, accuracy specialty. OH RA TO, court top spinner to the Tycoon. Famous Salon artists Gin Geron and Jeddo. ESO KITCHÉE , clown and magician, never seen before, performing 6 turns. COO MA KITCHÉE , CA NA KITCHÉE, MO KO SO, HA SA, KIN TA Artists who perform the latest and most surprising turns. OH SA WA, OH MIT SA, OH SOO SA, OH CAN SA The only Japanese ladies who can leave Japan.
1872 January – Hamburg – 15 people – Gio Kitchee, Nomenoski, To Ra Kitchee, Gin Gero, Yo Schee Goro, Yeddo, To Ro Kitchee, Rin Zo, Ha Sa, Ca Na Kitchee (all male). Oh Mit Sa, Oh Mo To, Oh Foo Sa, Oh Sa Wa (all female) Coo Mo Kitchu (male) with Mr & Mrs King in a hotel. (Hamburger Fremdenblatt 27 Jan p4)
1872 August – Yedo Troupe at Lusitano Theatre Hong Kong – Miss Kitchi slack rope. All Serene.
1873 July- “Fortunately, we will finally be provided with a distraction by the performances that will soon be given by an excellent troop of Japanese acrobats, who arrived in Batavia by mail on Sunday. The press in China and Singapore, where the company, under the direction of Mr. James Elliot, gave numerous performances which were highly applauded by the public, calls the acrobats, magicians and tightrope walkers of this Yedo group the best and most famous that has ever been shown in Japan. The group consists of 13 people. Among these, a Hercules attracts particular attention, which takes the entire other staff, seated in a boat, on its back. The presentations will be given in the theatre. Other places on Java will also be visited by Mr. Elliot.” De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad 03-07-1873
Great Yedo Troupe – Little all Right Foo Ko Gero, Miss Okin (tub balancing), Choa Kitchi (juggling), Sagero and Miss Okin and Little all Right (single bamboo, broken screen), Oto Kitchi, Kin Taro, Itchi Taro and Little all Right (elastic wonders), with James Elliot as manager – in Batavia
1875 June – in Znojmo/Znaim, – Japanese court artists Mo-to and Assa, acrobatics, Gin-Gero and Ko-mo-Kitsche, on the bamboo cane are amazing. Znojmo weekly paper June 26, 1875 p 4
1875 June – Myers Circus – Of particular interest are the Japanese court artists Mo-to and Assa, who achieve extraordinary feats in the field of acrobatics, and the Japanese Gin-Gero and Ko-mo-Kitsche, whose productions on the bamboo Moravian Correspondent . Brno: G. Gastl, 24.06.1875, 15 (142), p. 4
1876 June – July – Extraordinary bending and balancing feats by the Japanese brothers Gingero and Como Ketchy – Myers’ American Hippodrome at the Crystal Palace London. “extraordinary feats on a bamboo cane”. “The Japanese brothers Moto and Assa brought to Europe from Japan expressly for Mr Myers. ” “We presume they have joints and bones like other human beings but if so, they are so supple and easily reversed that their performance appears simply marvellous.” The Era 2 July p 5
1876 August Juruschy Kingho and Itschko, both aged 12, perform acrobatic feats with block piling and swords in Tannaker’s Jackitschy troupe. Troupe in USA 1877-1878 but no mention of Kingho
1876 December – “The Royal Crystal Palace Tycoon Japanese Troupe” Gin Goro Jack, Fousah Ketchey, As Sa Ma Ki, Yama Moto, Moto Ketchie, Como Ketchey in Paisley “whose acrobatic and athletic feats caused such a sensation a number of years ago in Glasgow ” (which must mean the Great Dragon Troupe’s visits to Glasgow in 1867 and 1870, although Tannaker’s Royal Tycoon Troupe also appeared in April 1870 in Glasgow) “Original Tycoon Troupe of Japanese Arabs”
1878 March – Kingkio (male) slack rope wire walker, Condertorra screen balancing with a youth dressed as a monkey. Windsor – Tannaker’s Japanese
1878 April – Norwich: Tokedo, Tommeysaw, Hitchson-Kingkio, Shoesaukitchie and Cheasiekatchei. Condertorra. Tannaker’s Japanese
1878 May – in Ipswich with Kingkis (Kingkio) a lady rope walker – Tannaker’s Japanese
1878 August Les Japonais clowns Gingero Assa Motto Kouma Paris
1881 Census – step brother to John Gingero, Assa Kitchee aged 16, Newcastle upon Tyne.
1882 March – Tannaker’s Japanese in Great Yarmouth, circus building. Attend St Peter’s Church in Great Yarmouth. Tannaker offered to pay train fares of children to attend Yarmouth show from Rollesby workhouse. Condo Torra, Yassoukitchu, Shoesan, Kinko, Tokedo, Tomigkatchie, Mankatchie
1882 November 14 – Arthur King Tarro baptised in Folkestone, Kent. Parents both “Tarro”. Tannaker‘s Temple of Japan was playing in Folkestone.
1884 April Assa Kitchee and Ada Ubois complete the bill with Pongo – Liverpool
1884 April – Great Tycoon Japanese Company with Gingero, Hosakitchee, Komakitchee.
1887 May – Kingtarro at Japanese Village in London. “His striking performance of A Slide for Life”. Also Kingko “in his marvellous and daring performance”
1888 May – Will arrive shortly from Japan – The Great Kingkho – the flying man, rope slider, wire walker etc. J Hardman. 195 Wardour Street (probably Tannaker’s former manager John Hardman)
1888 July – Arthur King Tarro aged 24 marries Lily Eugenie Fitzgerald, aged 19 at the parish church of Christ Church, Salford. Lily is the daughter of a curled hair manufacturer, Mitchell/Michael Edward Fitzgerald.
1888 September – Kinghko the Japanese Marvel, juggler, wire and rope walker. With the Provincial Agency, Manchester.
1889 February – advertised by Parravicini in The Era – Kinghko engaged by this agency for a tour on the continent
1889 April – Kingkho a Japanese wire walker and rope performer – Concert Halls Birmingham
1889 June – “A.K. Tarro Canadian Blondin, on the Thin Telegraph” appears with Como Tarro, Feet Equilibristic and Acrobatic Act at the Royal Albert Music Hall, Canning Town.
1889 June – Como Tarro Japanese wonder, Kingkho Moretta on the lofty wire. Canford Park Wimborne.
1889 July – Kingkho Moretta/Mozetta, Original Kingkho Marvellous Japanese slanting rope walker in his great flight through the air and loft tight wire walker. Grand native costume. Open for pantomime. Agent Montgomery, London.
1889 October – Kintaro and Lily’s first child, Madeline Eugene Theodora Tarro born in Manchester.
1889 November 2 – Quinette Circus Southport – Tarro and Yeddo the wonderful Japs on telephone wire
1889 November 30 – concluded Circus, Preston, then St Helens. The Brothers Allright, only Tarros. World’s Greatest Wonders. King of the Slanting Rope. High Wire Wonder. The Prince of balancers.
1889 December – The Flight of Mercury by Tarro and Yeddo – Tarro’s wire walking and Yeddo’s juggling. Barnsley. Will Sley is agent.
1890 February – Yeddo’s equilibristic entertainment and Tarro’s walking on the rope and invisible wire. Croueste’s Circus Leicester.
1890 March – Tarro Troupe of Japanese artists, Sanger’s Circus, Sheffield
1890 October – Kintaro and Lily’s second child, Daisy Lavinia Dorothy Tarro dies at 72 Rosamond Street, Chorlton, Lancashire of convulsions.
1890 October – Will Sley, agent, starts to promote Tarrosan (first use of the name), King of the Slanting Rope, “Performs the wonderful feat of walking up backwards and forwards and sliding perfectly erect upon his feet for life, marvellous high wire walker. Agent Sley, Oxford Street, Manchester. At Liberty December 1st, now on tour with Sanger and sons.”
1890 December John Sangers, Cardiff
1891 January – Tarrosan at Croueste’s Circus in Bradford and then Bolton. Ascending backwards on a rope, then slides down, then walked up face forwards, with only a Japanese umbrella for balance.
1891 March – Tarro san the Japanese artiste, slide for life, Sangers Circus
1891 April – census – Arthur K Tarro staying in a boarding house in Leicester, aged 26, Lily aged 22. Occupation tight rope walker. Born in Japan, naturalised British subject. Madeline staying with her parents in Manchester.
1891 April census – Assa Kitchen, friend, single, 28, with John Gingero in West Darby, Lancashire. Japanese acrobat.
1891 summer – Arthur and Lily’s third child Arthur Edward King Tarro born
1891 summer – with Sanger’s circus in Cirencester, Swindon and Folkestone, “exclusively engaged by Lord John Sanger at an enormous salary” “completely dwarfs all others in his wonderful performance.”
1891 October – Arthur Edward King Tarro dies at 72 Rosamond Street, Manchester.
1892 Jan-Feb – Torrosson with Hamilton’s Excursions, Dundee
1892 July – Tarrosan performs Slide for Life in front of Queen at Windsor Castle
1892 – November Arthur and Lily’s fourth child Leslie Gerald George Tarro born
1893 January – Arthur Tarro writes to The Era as A. Tarrosan wire walker and slanting rope performer of 11 Upper Wilmott Street, Manchester to say that Jonson Tarrosan [Ichitaro] “has no connection whatever with me, and so far as I was aware, I am the only Japanese in England working under that name”
1893 May – Tarrosan, The Royal Japanese Marvel , Daring Slide for Life, Belfast.
1894 Tarrosan the famous Japanese wire walker, Dewsbury
1895 February – Leslie Gerald George dies at 70 Rosamond Street, Manchester aged two years and three months. “Leslie Gerald George Tarro, aged two years and three months, dearly beloved son of Arthur and Lily Tarro better known as Tarrosan, Deeply regretted by his sorrowing Parents.” The Era
1895 March – Tycoon Japanese Troupe, Gilbert’s Circus, with Tarrason, Norwich
1895 July 1 – Arthur King Tarro falls off the slack wire during a performance in Runcorn, dislocating his spine.
1895 July – Arthur and Lily’s fifth child Phyllis Victoria Tarro born.
1895 August – Tarro’s agent Will Sley sets up a subscription fund for Tarro and his family.
1895 August 31 – Arthur King Tarro discharged from hospital, with permanent paralysis
1895 November – Will Sley has given Lily £47 from the fund and proposes to pay her 15s a week until the rest of the fund is exhausted. Lily opens a professional lodging-house at 47 Sydney Street, Manchester.
1895 December – advertisements start to appear in The Era for “Apartments. Piano. Sitting room and Bedrooms. Combined Rooms. Vacant for Panto” at 47 Sidney Street, Albion Temperance Hotel.
1897 February – Lily arrested for keeping an ill governed and disorderly house at the Albion Temperance Hotel in Sidney Street. Constable Bloomfiled said he had seen women of loose character going into the house, accompanied by men.” Allegations of police corruption. Lily sentenced to three months’ hard labour.
1901 April – census – Arthur King Tarro aged 35, a Temperance Hotel Keeper, living with Lily Eugenie his wife aged 32, their daughter Madeline E aged 11 and daughter Phyllis aged 5.
1901 September 8 – Arthur Tarro dies at Sidney Street, Manchester, aged 36, formerly a slanting wire walker, of paraplegia after fractured spine 6 years, bedsores and exhaustion.
1903 January – Lily Eugenie (34) marries Charles Henry Hadfield (40), a decorator, in Oldham. Their daughter Lily is born around this time.
1906 Ona Hannah Hadfield is born to Lily and Charles
1907 Ona and Lily are baptised Catholics at the Withington Workhouse, with Lily Eugenie and Charles Henry Hadfield as parents.
1908 Ona Hannah Hadfield dies of otitis media tuberculosis at Withington Workhouse aged 2. Daughter of Charles Henry Hadfield, decorator of Chorlton upon Medlock.
1911 Lily Eugenie is living in Carter St, Chorlton, South Manchester as Lily Hadfield. Married, 6 children, 4 still alive. Daughters Madeline Tarro (21) and Phyllis Tarro (15) are living with her, both working as theatre clerks. Actually she had 7 children, 5 of whom had died. A Charles Hadfield aged 51, unknown occupation, is in the Manchester workhouse.
1915 Phyllis Tarro aged 20 marries Samuel Coppock aged 18, a clerk in the theatre, in Chorlton.
1915 February – Eileen Doris Coppock born to Phyllis and Samuel Coppock, 26 Devonshire Street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock. Samuel is a decorator.
1915 November Madeline Tarro marries Arthur Leslie Moss Young, an accounts clerk, in Manchester
1920 Ronald Young born to Madeline and Arthur
1921 Eileen is living with her grandparents – William and Elizabeth H Coppock – in Chorlton. Samuel is an assistant theatre manager in Stoke on Trent, single. Phyllis is divorced, living as Phyllis Tarro with her aunt Maud Leonard in Manchester (sister of Lily Eugenie Fitzgerald), working as a cost clerk. Madeline, Arthur and son Ronald are also living in Chorlton upon Medlock. Arthur is a cashier at the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
1933 February – Madeline dies at the Manchester Royal Infirmary of a brain haemorrhage
1938 Eileen Coppock (23) marries Herbert Buck
1939 Phyllis is living as Phyllis Tarro in Manchester – sales ledger clerk. Eileen is also living in Manchester.
1943 Phyllis Tarro (48) marries Geoffrey Baguley (32), a factory worker, in Manchester
1971 Phyllis Tarro Baguley dies, aged 76
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