Performances by the big three - Enjaku the amorous tachiyaku (a leading male-role actor), Baigyoku the classic tateoyama and Kaisha the technical actor - showed unique characteristics and their level was comparable to Ganjiro I.
色気のある立役の延若、古風な立女形の梅玉、技巧派の魁車と、三巨頭の芸は独特の個性があり初代鴈治郎とならぶほど高レベルなものであった。