It is said that Jusuke became severely depressed about a series of sad news such as losing his wife in 1892, and the following year, in 1893, Mokuami KAWATAKE with whom he had been active for a long time.
1892年には妻を亡くし、翌1893年には共に長く活躍した河竹黙阿弥が没するなど悲報も相次ぎ、壽輔はかなり意気消沈したとされる。