The person that acted in substitution on this occasion was Shoroku ONOE II, and Kikugoro had explained the frame of mind in performing Dogen from his sickbed, saying 'Be polite, even if you cannot perform well.'
このとき代役を務めた尾上松緑(2代目)に病床から「うまくなくってもいいから、行儀よくやりな」と道玄の心構えを説いている。