In 1872, Kabuki representatives were summoned to the prefectural office of Tokyo and required to revise Kabuki scenarios so they could become morally acceptable for aristocratic audiences or audiences from overseas and to stop offering bombast (wild words and decorative phrases).
1872年（明治5年）歌舞伎関係者が東京府庁に呼ばれ、貴人や外国人が見るにふさわしい道徳的な筋書きにすること、作り話（狂言綺語）をやめることなどを申し渡された。