This Tenran Kabuki was held in the residence of Kaoru INOUE, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Ninth, having friendly connections with Genro (elder statesmen) including Hirobumi ITO, Masayoshi MATSUKATA and others, strove to improve the social status of Kabuki actors.
この天覧歌舞伎は外務大臣井上馨邸で開催されたが、九代目は井上のほかにも伊藤博文や松方正義などの元老とも交流を持ち、歌舞伎俳優の社会的地位の向上につとめた。