Osaka/Satsuma/Imperial troupe

1870 July departed Japan (no record in Kurata)

1870 August to October  – Osaka Troupe – 12 at Maguire’s Opera House, San Francisco. Gymnasts and jugglers. 2 young boys. Slack wire. Sword trick by one of the boys. Spider trick magic lamps, balancing barrel, umbrella paper door, Young Japanese lady walking on paper. Top spinning I pon Dake. Barrel elf, Great Contortionist Chickazoo, Yoshimatz and his Frail ladder, Sengari Kato the Blondin of Japan

1870 September – October – at Woodward’s Gardens San Francisco

1870 December – arrived in Auckland as Osaka Troupe from San Francisco via Honolulu, under engagement to W.M. Lyster and John Smith, joint lessees of the Princess Theatre, Melbourne. Originally contained Chikazō (All Right, climber, contortionist, tumbler), Matz Noski/Matsunosuke (pedal balancer), Yama Moto/Yamamoto (conjurer and balancer), Sengari Kato/Katō Senjirō (top spinner), Kamisama rope walker, Sakujirō apprentice, Nagai Nachi rope walker, Makai Takai Shingoro/Matsutake Shingorō MC

1871 January – Satsuma Troupe in New York

1871 February move to Australia – Satsuma’s Imperial Troupe of Japanese in Melbourne – Chikazō, world renowned All Right

1871 February – Taa Mo Kote, Sakutaroo, Little All Right, Matz Noski, Sakujiro Toz Toz, Kami Sama, Sagiro Toske

1871 April 11 -Adelaide – magician Yama Moto, Sakujiro top spinning, Tsz Tsz rope walk, Kami Samu lady performer, Chikazo, Matz Noski, Chikazo balancing on a bamboo on Sakujiro’s shoulder. Three rope walkers. Makai Takai Shingoro is the cicerone, in the style of the celebrated Ishkiyim. Sagero-Saki

1871 April – Satsuma Japanese troupe in San Francisco

1871 May – contracts with Lyster and Smith run out. Some return to Japan. Yama Moto and Kamisama branched off on their own but remained in Australia to 1873

1871 May – 9 troupe members leave Adelaide for Melbourne on the Aldinga

Matz Noski and Chikazō/All Right became the Imperial Troupe, joined by Sakutarō (conjurer), Daiksan/Daikson, juggler, Sakusan/Saksan top spinning, Denkichi/Denkitchi acrobat, Wire walking. From Risley’s Imperial Troupe?

Nagai Natchi Sama, Sagero-saki. Return by mail steamer in June.

1871 July  – Daiksan, Sakutaroo, Matz no Taki, Yoshimatz

1871 August – “Imperial Troupe” Olympic Theatre West Maitland. Orator general Sakutaroo, slight of hand. Matz-no Tski pedal balancing/ imperial pedal balancer. (Miss) Yoshi-Matz  a little girl or boy, “The beautiful lady slack rope walker” Denkitchi acrobat.

1871 September NSW Sakutaroo tricks, aged man said to be 65 pedal balancing, Chizako, boneless boy picking up a sword in his mouth, top spinning of Sakisan.

1871 December Newcastle NSW – Sakutaroo, Matz no Taki, Yoshi Matz, Sakutaroo, Dentkitchi, Matz no Taki, All Right. Bamboo trick of Denkitchi and Little All Right.

1872 January – Osaka Troupe – Denkitchi and the parting ladder

1872 January – Hobart

MATZ-NO-TSKI, Pedal Balancer

SA-KU-TAROO, Juggler

DEN-KI-TCHI and the Parting Ladder

SA-XON in the Great Bamboo Acta

DIAK-SAN in the Butterfly Trick

SA-SAN, the Top Spinner

The Blondin of Japan in his GREAT HOPE ASCENSION

AND

The Beautiful Girl, YOSH MATZ on the Slack Rope,

1872 March – Tasmania

1872 April – Satsuma Troupe performing in Cuba

1872 April – May Ballarat – Charles Great Osaka Troupe long absence of the Imperial or Osaka Troupe of Japanese – performers and most of their performances are not new to us. Sakutaroo butterfly trick, Matz no Tski pedal balancing, slack rope walking Yoshi Matz, top spinning Saksan, Chikazo/All Right. Juggling of Diakson, ladder tricks of Matz no Tski and Sasan, athletic feats of Denkichi

1872 June – July Melbourne

1872 September – Jan 1873 Matz Noski, Saxan, Denkitchi, Daikeon, Yoshi Matz, Chicazo and All Right. C.B. Charles’ Osaka’s Japanese Troupe in New Zealand.

1873 January – returned to Japan via San Francisco on the Nevada

1873 May – Osaka Japanese Troupe perform at Woodward Gardens San Francisco – Chicago (Chikazo) as Little All Right

1873 According to Miyaoka, the Satsuma troupe then travelled from New York to Argentina