1840 Prince/Kane Satsuma born in Tokyo
1865 arrives in America according to obituary
Later claims was from Maguire and Risley’s tycoon troupe – possibly Risley’s Imperial Troupe, in which case, most likely person is Hamaikari Kanekichi, born 1840, interlocutor/narrator/ understander, chief assistant and stage manager
1867-1873 Risley’s Imperial Troupe tour Europe, USA, Argentina
1870-1871 – Satsuma Japanese troupe in USA, 8 year old boy, 5 year old girl
1870 March – Satsuma troupe of 20 people in Australia
1872 April – Satsuma Troupe performing in Cuba
1874-78 Satsuma and Little Allright in USA ladder balancing act.
1876 Satsuma Troupe of equilibrists and acrobats – California
1878-9 The last and only one from Maguire and Risley’s celebrated Taikon Troupe. The equilibrist of the Japanese empire. Has been engaged by PT Barnum the past five years. Kane Satsuma. New York Clipper
1880 Satsuma on his own in USA
1882 First mention of Prince Satsuma – USA
1883 Satsuma’s Japanese circus. Juggling odd shaped objects with his feet – USA
1888-9 Kane Satsuma – USA
1892 Prince Satsuma – USA
1895 December New York Proctor’s Pleasure Palace Satsuma, juggler (The Era)
1896 August Satsuma Japanese juggler, New York Grand Central Palace Roof Gardens
1898 June Satsuma Runcorn
1898 July Prince Satsuma acrobat, Lyceum theatre, Blackburn
1898 August – in Ohio
1898 October continental contortionist Gaiety Theatre of Varieties, Oldham
1898 November Mr J Satsuma the gymnastic eel Alhambra Theatre of Varieties Attercliffe
1898 December January 1899 Prince Satsuma aerial contortionist and tub manipulator, along with Chiyokichi on the perpendiular rope, The Japanese Troupe in the great tub act and T Mitsuta on the great ladder Sunderland exhibition buildings
1900 March April June December New York Satsuma Japanese juggler and equilibrist
1901 July August New York equilibrist and foot balancer
1902 March Satsuma the Japanese juggler New York
1902 October Satsuma wire walker New York
1903 March Satsuma Japanese juggler New York
1903 July Satsuma, a daring equilibrist and juggler
1903 August Satsuma Japanese juggler
1904 last Satsuma performances in USA
1905 February Satsuma Japanese conjurer Rochdale
1905 June Satsuma celebrated Juggler Rochdale
1905 July Satsuma Japanese magician Grimsby
1905 August New Brighton Satsuma juggler is very clever
1905 December Satsuma Japanese magician Ulverston
1906 April Satsuma, a Japanese juggler, does some smart conjuring tricks Carlisle
1906 May a capable juggler
1906 December Satsuma conjuror from Japan Grimsby
1907 January Nothing could be more engaging than the juggling of the Satsuma troupe of Japanese jugglers. They perform with amazing ease numerous difficult feats, and all over their work is deserving of special notice Paisley Hippodrome
1907 May Satsuma who is an extraordinarily clever juggler Belfast Hippodrome
1907 August Satsuma dies in New York “Satsuma, the well-known Japanese juggler, died in New York lately at the age of sixty seven. He came to this country in 1865, and for many years was a well known performer with the big circuses and in the vaudeville theatres”. Music Hall and Theatre Review – Friday 23 August 1907
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