Jusaburo also had been showing such ability in Shinkabuki (new kabuki) as he was called "Sadanji in Kansai," and, gradually his skill in maruhonmono, which was his weak point, began to improve.
寿三郎も『関西の左團次』と呼ばれるように新歌舞伎で本領を発揮していたが、不得手であった丸本物でも演技が上達し始めた。