After the Noh style of Kabuki Buyo dance, that excluded romance and respected historical facts, was produced by the movement of improving the theater, Jusuke used his experience in collaborating on the Noh style of "Kanjincho," produced the masterpieces of Matsubamemono (Pine-backdrop Dance) one after another such as "Funa Benkei" with a playwright, Mokuami KAWATAKE, and a nagauta (long epic song with shamisen accompaniment) player, Shojiro OKEYA the second.
演劇改良運動によって、歌舞伎の荒唐無稽を廃し史実を尊重した、能形式の歌舞伎舞踊が生み出されると、壽輔はかつて同じく能形式の『勧進帳』制作に携わった経験を活かし、脚本家の河竹黙阿弥、長唄の杵屋正次郎(2代目)と組んで『船弁慶』などの松羽目物作品を次々と世に送り出す。