1866 Satsuma troupe leave Nagasaki in the employ of a British person (Miyaoka)
1867 March – diary of a Japanese person records seeing a Japanese troupe in Hong Kong (possibly Tannaker Buhicrosan‘s troupe)
1867 September – Tycoon Troupe in Calcutta, arrive on the steamer Thunder. Only 2 performances on 19th and 21st September. Tannaker is described as “Buhicrosan”, performing the butterfly trick, Heconoskhe top spinning and bottle spinning by Surukiche. The magic lantern display of scenes of Japan was not well received, nor was the music played by the women. Meant to be en route for Britain, via Madras.
1867 November 14 – arrive in Melbourne on the Geelong, which departed Galle on 23rd October.
1867 November – add “Royal” to name after performing in front of Duke of Edinburgh in Australia
1868 April – Temple of Mikado in New Zealand
1868 June – Mr Gibson (crossed out) (agent for Tannaker in Australia) and 5 in a Japanese troupe arrive in Melbourne on the Claude Hamilton from New Zealand
1868 July – from Adelaide to Melbourne, with Gibson, Aged 40. In Saloon class. 3 Japanese women, 2 japanese men in steerage
1868 October – depart Melbourne on Great Britain – Buhicrosan aged 35, Takesammer 19
1868 December – arrived in Britain from Australia. 6 people – Tannaker Buhicrosan, Tanaka Tsurukichi, Tanaka Hikonosuke, Otake, Mitsuko, Otomi. Butterfly trick, top spinning, fire flying, archery, Yeddo fly wheel, brick balancing, egg spinning, music, dancing, singing.
1869 February – tour Britain and Wales before opening at the Egyptian Hall in London in August 1869.
1869 October – Tannaker is indisposed, Derhanusyn (Der Hang) appears performing the firewheel and dagger throwing, in Sheerness
1869 December – “the director of the troop, who in the garb of a Japanese and with affected broken English, could not disguise his John Bull origin”
1870 January – a new troupe of Japanese artists.
1870 April – in Greenock, “in a measure through the agency of Marquis Chisholm” “a traveller they had known in their native land.” 8 male and female (also advertised as 9 in number) Block piling, fire eating, somersaults on naked swords. Will be leaving after 3 years, for Liverpool in May.
1870 May Cowsakichiero joined troupe as a fire eater.
1870 June – J Peters, manager of the Japanese Troupe advertises in The Era that he has re-engaged 4 of the best performers for 12 months and the rest have left for Japan.
1870 August – archery, butterfly fanning, top spinning, Temple of Mikado, only troupe of real Japanese, “after a great amount of trouble and an enormous expense, he has prevailed up on the government of Japan to extend their leave of absence from July to May next.” Last mention of Temple of Mikado”
1870 August – Coutswhoroge fire eating, Hikonosuke top spinning. Ladies singing and dancing.
1871 January – Otomi, Mitsuko, Otake, Tannaker, Hikonosuke in Folkestone
1871 February – advertisement in The Era that Hasingawa Harosan (Hasegawa Harukichi) and Tannaker Buhicrosan are co-proprietors of the Royal Tycoon and Dragon Troupe of 15 artists.
1872 Tannaker’s Tycoon Japanese Troupe, 12 in number. Last mention of Tycoon Troupe in conjunction with Tannaker.
1873 August – in Jersey with Omotosan, Godison, Yasso, Torakitchi, Condertorro, Tommy the Wolf, Tommykichie. Photos below (courtesy of Robert Sayers) taken in Jersey, after 1871, thought to be of Tannaker’s troupe.
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