Blast from the Past: The Tycoon Japanese Troupe

On the evening of Wednesday 16 September 1868, the Tycoon Japanese Troupe performed in Maldon at the Masonic Hall, (now the Christmas Shop). The troupe of jugglers and acrobats had been among the first Japanese subjects granted passports after restrictions on travel were lifted in 1866. The troupe first toured England, performing before the Royal…

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