The reason the Kanze company won popularity was because the company added new attractions, such as elegant dengaku and Kusemai (fan dance to the sound of taiko drums) that was popular in the period of the Northern and Southern Courts to Yamato Sarugaku's specialty, the impersonations, which attracted the hearts of the audience.
観世一座が人気を博した原因は、大和猿楽が得意とした物真似芸に、田楽の優美な舞や、南北朝に流行した曲舞（くせまい）の音曲をとりいれた新演出が、当時の観客の心に強い感興をおよばしたことだといわれている。