1916 March – Jitsusaburo Otsu arrives in London on the Mishima maru with Haruyoshi (b 1905) and Miyoshi (b 1905) Takahashi, both aged 11. Joined the Fuji Troupe. Fuji (Fujiwara Seizaburo?) was Jitsusaburo’s uncle. Haruyoshi became Horace? Miyoshi became Maurice?
1921 July – Jitsusaburo Otsu marries Violet Alice Dunning in Leeds register office. He is 31, a widower, music hall artist, son of Etero Otsu deceased, who was a tailor. Violet is 29, a spinster, daughter of Thomas Dowkes Dunning, a grocer. Her mother was running a boarding house in Leeds, where variety artistes stayed, which suggests Otsu may have been with the Fuji Family, who were in Leeds in January 1921.
1921 October – Marjorie born in Leeds to Jitsusaburo and Violet
1923 January – Constance born in Leeds
1924 April – Otsu trio perform in Shoreditch, London
1924 July – Theatre Royal, Bolton
1925 February – St Helens, Middlesbrough, – clever juggling and balancing turn
1925 April – the Otsu Trio of Japanese jugglers – Rochdale
1925 April – Betty Toiyo born in Leeds
1925 June – The Otsu Trio Japanese Equilibrists and Jugglers, featuring the wonderful Break-away Ladder. (Forfar)
1925 August – The Otsu Trio, who are Japanese, supplied a wonderful exhibition of balancing which was received with enthusiastic appreciation (Belfast)
1925 September – the Otsu Trio, who give an exceptionally fine display of juggling, and their breakaway ladder feat is very daring
1926 March – Sensation and thrills are features of the act presented by the Otsu Trio, Japanese and entertainers. Their balancing feats are unique, and seemingly almost impossible, yet they are performed with grace and that suggests wonderful steadiness and nerve. The sensation of the turn is provided by a “breakaway ladder,” which leaves a youthful pet/turner in a daring head balance at the top of an eight or ten toot pole. The trio have a big ovation. (Middlesbrough)
1927 February – Otsu trio Sunderland
1930 – Sarrasani Circus in Switzerland – Japanese jugglers and bamboo pole walkers, who do the strangest things and climb up on steep ropes and then slide back dow
1937 March – The Otsu Family marvellous trio Japanese and Fujiko (Wednesbury)
1937 April
MR. FRANK OTSU Death of Japanese Juggler who Made His Home in Leeds
Mr. Frank Otsu, a Japanese juggler, who lived Cobden Place, Leeds, went on tour again about six weeks ago after having been laid aside for more than year by illness. Now his death has occurred in lodgings at Bristol, where he was appearing this week with theatrical company.
Mr. Otsu. who married a Scarborough girl, had toured extensively until his illness, which began while was on the Continent. He returned to Leeds in ill-health, and was off the stage for about two years, until his return a few weeks ago. Two of his children were taught juggling by him and a third, the youngest, is now in Leeds.
1937 June – The Otsu Sisters, two little Japanese artistes, give a striking performance of juggling and hand-balancing, and the younger of these is also a clever contortionist. (Halifax)
1937 June – The Otsu sisters – two dexterous Japanese jugglers and acrobats – Bradford
1938 the Otsu sisters present dancing and balancing (Norwich New Royal)
1938 February – The Oriental Otsu Sisters, are featured in balancing feats and tricks, while one sister also plays the piano accordion, her sister, Miss Connie Otsu, too, won admiration for her dancing turn.
1938 December – in Babes in the Wood pantomime with Marjorie Otsu as Will Scarlett and Connie Otsu as Joan. Collins’ Islington.
1939 March – two daughters of the East in Oriental equilibristic feats
1939 December – Otsu Sisters, Marjorie in novelty dances and Connie in contortions and wonderful balancing, score a big success (Belfast)
1940 March – Marjorie and Connie Otsu in Hull “are delightful entertainers” – last appearance
1940 April – Marjorie Otsu marries Belfast born James McMurrough in Leeds
1943 Constance Otsu dies of TB in Yorkshire
1957 Betty Toiyo marries Desmond Park
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