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The Faithful Wife

(紙子仕立両面鑑) (Kamiko-jitate ryōmenkagami)

First Staged: 1768
Reference: Hironaga, Shūzaburō, The Bunraku Handbook (Tokyo: Maison des Arts, 1976); Bunraku September 1973 Performance Program

Written By: Suga Sensuke (菅専助)

Performances:

• September 1973: The Faithful Wife
• April 1975: The Faithful Wife
• October 1991: The Faithful Wife

Kashira:

• Baba (婆)
• Genta (源太)
• Kenbishi (検非違使)
• Decchi (丁稚)
• Musume (娘)
• Sadanoshin (定之進)
• Darasuke (陀羅助)

Characters:

• Gompachi (番頭権八)
• Eizaburo's mother (Myosan) (母妙三)
• Eizaburo (大文字屋栄三郎)
• Chubei (手代忠兵衛)
• Apprentice (丁稚)
• Maid (下女)
• Omatsu (嫁お松)
• Sukeemon (万屋助右衛門)
• Denkuro (手代伝九郎)