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The Nakamura-za saw numerous innovations in kabuki as well, including the first use of ''[[seri]]'' (trapdoors used for actors' entrances/exits) in [[1727]]. The ''[[hikinuki]]'' costume change technique, by which a few threads are pulled to allow one costume to be quickly removed, revealing another underneath, debuted in [[1731]].
The Nakamura-za saw numerous innovations in kabuki as well, including the first use of ''[[seri]]'' (trapdoors used for actors' entrances/exits) in [[1727]]. The ''[[hikinuki]]'' costume change technique, by which a few threads are pulled to allow one costume to be quickly removed, revealing another underneath, debuted in [[1731]].
The Nakamura-za went out of business in [[1793]], losing its license to the [[Miyako-za]], but reopened and regained its license in [[1797]]. When the theatre district of Sakai-chô was destroyed by fire in [[1841]], the theatres were forbidden to rebuild there, and were moved to Saruwaka-chô, where a rebuilt Nakamura-za opened in [[1842]].
The Nakamura-za went out of business in [[1793]], losing its license to the [[Miyako-za]], but reopened and regained its license in [[1797]]. When the theatre district of Sakai-chô was destroyed by fire in [[1841]], the theatres were forbidden to rebuild there, and were moved to Saruwaka-chô, where a rebuilt Nakamura-za opened in [[1842]] on the former site of the lower mansion ([[daimyo yashiki|shimo yashiki]]) of the [[Koide clan]] lords of [[Sonobe han]].<ref>Gallery labels, Edo Tokyo Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/46301338735/sizes/h/]</ref>
The theatre went bankrupt and closed in [[1876]]; it reopened a number of times afterwards, under names including Miyako-za, Saruwaka-za, and Torigoe-za, but it struggled severely and was never successful again. When the building was destroyed by fire in [[1893]], it was not rebuilt.
The theatre went bankrupt and closed in [[1876]]; it reopened a number of times afterwards, under names including Miyako-za, Saruwaka-za, and Torigoe-za, but it struggled severely and was never successful again. When the building was destroyed by fire in [[1893]], it was not rebuilt.