Starting with the 'Daini Bungei Kan Theater' (later 'Tenman Kagetsu Yoshikawa Kan' after its takeover by Yoshimoto Kogyo) in Tenman-gu, these were purchased one after another by Yoshimoto Kogyo and gradually shifted to stand-up comedies.
天満宮の「第二文芸館」（同じく吉本の買収後「天満花月吉川館」）を皮切りに順次吉本に買収された事により、次第に漫才中心の興行内容にシフトしていった。