In 1931, when Utaemon NAKAMURA (the fifth) played Goemon and Ganjiro NAKAMURA (the first) played Hisayoshi, every day during the performance, audience shouted against the actors on the stage: "Futari de Nisen-ryo!" (You two are worth two thousand ryo)
昭和6(1931)年に中村歌右衛門(5代目)の五右衛門と中村鴈治郎(初代)の久吉で行った公演では、連日大向こうから「二人で二千両！」という掛け声がかかったという。