From the Taisho period to the early Showa, the following storytellers were popular: Harudanji KATSURA, Mikisuke KATSURA (II), Enba SANYUTEI III, Kakitsu TACHIBANAYA II, and Koharudanji KATSURA (who later became a dancer named Yoshibe HANAYAGI).
大正から昭和初期にかけては桂春団治、桂三木助(2代目)、三遊亭圓馬3代目、立花家花橘2代目、桂小春団治（のち舞踊に転じ花柳芳兵衛）らが人気を集めた。