The Kendor Brothers 1954 – 1961

Ryunosuke (Roy) and Kuranosuke (Kira/Ken) Iizuka, sons of Ryunosuke Iizuka

1942 July – Kuranosuke was in The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) – General Service Corps. Transferred to Dorsets 1946

1954 June – The Kendor Brothers, who followed, have a smart and slickly presented act of musical and acrobatic novelties that is a little inclined to fall between the two widely divergent stools

1954 September – the Kendor Brothers turning in some unusual acrobatic feats, not to mention the pleasant musical side of their act – Sunderland

1955 February – Kendor Brothers – two energetic young men with musical and athletic talent – Birmingham

1955 July – The Kendor Brothers combined the music of the electric guitar and clarinet with fine acrobatic balancing. Eastbourne

1956 November – The Kendor Brothers start off as very acceptable musicians, then switch to table-top acrobatics, hand- balancing on roller-skates, and other feats. A sustained and original presentation. Finsbury

1957 April – Kuranosuke marries Judith Lambert

1957 July – Novel, too, is the versatility that enables the likeable young Kendor Brothers to perform equally well as instrumentalists and as nimble acrobats.

1958-1959 Kendor Brothers – acrobatic instrumentalists

1960 – THE KENDOR BROTHERS Sensational Acrobatic Attraction – Dundee

1960 December – pantomime “Real brothers Ken and Roy” “the Kendor Brothers will have much opportunity for burlesque comedy as the broker’s men.”

1961 January – The Kendor Brothers (Broker’s Men) contribute a harmony blend of hand-balancing and clarinet-guitar solos.

1964 September – Kuranosuke Iizuka dies aged 42

The Stage, 21 September 1967 p 17