In May, 1901, he played the part of Komachi in "Rokkasen" ("Rokkasen Sugata no Irodori"), and the part of Goemon ISHIKAWA in "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri" and so on, and succeeded to the name of the fifth Shikan NAKAMURA.
1901年（明治34年）5月『六歌仙』の小町、『楼門五三桐』の石川五右衛門などで五代目中村芝翫を襲名。