In Ningyo Joruri, the lines of the characters & descriptions of situations are all given by "Tayu" (a narrator) of Gidayu-bushi, while in Kabuki, lines are basically given by actors and Tayu only describes the situation.
人形浄瑠璃では登場人物の台詞と状況説明を全て義太夫節の太夫（語り手）が行うが、歌舞伎での台詞は基本的に役者が担当し、太夫は状況の説明のみを語ることになる。