Brought from Japan by Americans Mr Thomas T Smith and Gustavus W Burgess. Burgess share bought out by Thomas Maguire to be his “left wing”. Headed by Fukumatsu.
Contract signed October 20th 1866, same day as Matsui Gensui/Torikata/Grant and Risley contracts
1866 October 29th Tetsuwari troupe and Mr and Mrs Smith and Burgess depart Japan
1866 November 30th arrive San Francisco
1866 – December playing at Maguire’s Academy of Music in San Francisco: Twelve in Number Lately Arrived from Jeddo. MAU-EEE-CHEE, YO-SHE-SKEE, FOO-KEE-MATS, TSRU-KEE-CHEE, RING-KEE-CHEE, SCH-IS-KEE, EYE-EE-NOS-KEE, SING-KEE-CHEE, KEE-SA-BORO,TOO-KU-HAY, KEE-CHEE-ROKU, and EYE-IS-KEE
1867 February – left San Francisco with Maguire to perform in the Atlantic states and then on to Europe
1867 March – in Boston
1867 August – Maguire in dispute with Fukumatsu. Then dispute with Smiths over “Little All Right” who was actually Rinkichi.
1867 October – Maguire relinquishes control of the Tetsuwari troupe
Smith takes Tetsuwari troupe to Cuba
1904 Tetsuwari troupe in San Jose
In USA through to 1920
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