Theatre Programs A: Booklet with brownish orange cover 10.25 x 7.25" and white paper insert 5 x 7.25". i: Booklet front cover "Kabuki" in white letters, "Kanatehon Chushingura, Imperial Theatre" in black letters, first two pages in English give an outline of the play, the rest of the booklet is in Japanese and at the front of the Japanese section there are black and white photographs, front Japanese cover (back western cover) has a white 2 comma symbol and graduated square symbol, black kanji. The full title of the play is Kanatehon Chushingara "The Alphabetical storehouse of Exemplary Loyal Retainers". ii: White paper insert with blue printing and illustrations of an audience, on the other side printed in brown is an advertisement for "Kawamura". B: Booklet written in English, 11.375 x 8.5", 8 numbered pages, white paper, front cover: "Nippon Times presents A Special Program of KABUKI, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 1953, Kabukiza, Tokyo, Japan", nobleman wearing gray kimono with peony mon, blue and orange under kimonos, geta, purple headband, holding parasol in right hand, sword through obi. Program for "Sukeroku Yukari no Edozakura", "Tachi Nusubito" (Sword Thief), and "Fujimusume" (Wistaria Maiden). Back cover had advertisement for "Enicar" shows a watch in front of a purple parasol, at bottom "Sole Agent: Herald Trading Corp. 413 Nikkatsu International Building". C: Booklet written in English, 11.75 x 8.25", 8 numbered pages, tied with two white braids, green cover with pink, rose and black outline of Kabuki painted face, "Kabuki, Nippon Times presents, October 1953" in white and black, back cover shows 5 watches "Vulcain, A Tradition..., of almost a century guarantees the precision and regularity of every Vulcain Model, Sole Agents, Herald Trading Corp. 413 Nikkatsu International Building". Program for "Gedatsu", "Kagamijishi", "Suo Otoshi". D: Booklet written in English, 11.75 x 8.375", 15 numbered pages, white cover with a design of red plum blossoms with yellow stamens, blue center, gray branches on a moss green background, front: "English Version, February 1954, back: "Kabuki-za". Program for "Part I: I. Ieyasu To Kasuga-no-Tsubone (Ieyasu and Lady Kasuga), II (1) Echigo-Jishi (The Lion of the Echigo Province), (2) Meisaku-Hidari-Kogatana (The Left-Handed sculptor's Masterpiece), III. Suzugamori, IV. Hakone-Reiken-Izari-no Adauchi (The Miracle of the Cripple's Revenge), Part II: I. Terakoya (The Private School), II. Shinobi-Yoru-Koi-was-Kusemono (The Lady Magician at Mt. Masakado), III. Chikagoro-Kawara-no-Tatehiki (The Pure Love), IV. Awa-Danuki (The Badgers of the Awa Province) E: Booklet written in English, 12 x 8.25", 12 numbered pages, white cover, front cover has two diagonal green bands behind a tall figure wearing a black, white and red kimono leaning on a sword and holding a fan, red cherry blossoms, "Kabuki, April 1954. Kabuki-za, Tokyo", purple ribbon binding, Program for "Part I, I. Hototogisu-kojo-no-rakugetsu (The Fall of the Osaka Castle), II. Sakura-Gimin-Den (The Story of the Self-Sacrificed Man), III. (1) Hanagoyomi-iro-no-showake (Tohima) (The Woman of Mature Age) (2) Gyo-sho-mondo (The Fisherman and the Woodcutter); Part II, 1. Yoshitsune-sembon-zakura (The Florid Romance of Yoshitsune), II. Ibaragi (The Ogre's Arm), III. Toribey ama-shinju (The Double Suicide at Toribeyama), IV. Chushingura-sugata-no-eawase (The Caricatured Version of the Vendetta of 47 Ronin). F: Booklet from Seattle, 9 x 6", 11 numbered pages, white and blue cover showing illustrations of dancers, musicians and actors "Hugh Becket's Moore Theatre. The Azuma, Kabuki Dancers and Musicians, April 20-21, 1956. Theatre School of Dance, Pre-Dance Thru Adult Professional...", Program of The Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians, "Kojo", "Sambaso (Offering to the Gods), Shakkyo (Lion Dance), Dojoji (The Dancing Girl at the Dojoji Temple), Fukitori-Tsuma (The Would-Be Flute Player Seeks a Wife), Tsuchigumo (The Dance of the Spider), Ninin-Wankyu (Memories), O-Matsuribayashi (Festival Music), O-Matsuri No Hi (Festival Day) G i: Program for the Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians, 1955, H: 8.75", W: 11", booklet with front cover cut in the shape of a folding fan silver on black background, black and white bamboo branch. Photographs and essays on the dance company, history of theater and music. ii - iv: Show Notices, H: 9", W: 6", 3 copies, red, grey and black printing on white paper, image of dancers and musicians, "Direct from Tokyo, S. Hurok. presents the Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians, A Smash Hit" at Moore Theatre, Seattle, April 20-21, 1956. v: Booklet for the above show, issued by the Information Section of the Embassy of Japan, Washington, D.C., front cover is a duplicate of ii-iv in black and white and essays inside on History of Japanese Dancing, Kabuki: A Dance Theater, Japanese Music, The Azuma Kabuki Dancers and Musicians. Store in Cataloguing Information files. H: Poster, H: 10.125", W: 14", Lightweight white paper printed with a beige border containing white crests, inside black bordered rectangle are illustrations of actors dressed as historical characters in black and green. Black kanji "In Memory of Ichika Danjuro", inside a sawtooth border at right "Kana Dehon Chushingura", at bottom "Do your shopping at Takashimaya Dept. Store", at lower left corner "Torii Tadamasa", at left top margin "Open at 11/1", at left bottom"Teikoku Gekijo". I: Booklet, H: 10", W: 7", Purple cover with gold Buddhist symbol on front with white Kanji, "Showa 28th Art Festival Sponsored by Ministry of Education, Garaku Program", opens from the left, black Japanese script inside with photographs of musicians on stage.

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