 After all four were destroyed in the 1703 Great Genroku fire, and rebuilt, there began a tradition of co-producing plays for New Year's celebrations.The Morita-za experienced great success for a time, and took part in a number of major events along with the other three top theaters; for example, in 1717, Chikamatsu's "Battles of Coxinga", performed at the Morita-za and two other theaters, was the first instance of a "bunraku" puppet play being adapted to kabuki.However, in 1734, the Morita-za went bankrupt, and was forced to transfer the rights to its performances to another theatre, through the "hikae yagura" system.