The Classical Theatre of ChinaFirst published in 1957. Besides tracing the history and development of the Peking Theatre, this volume explains acting techniques, stage costume and symbolism, musical forms and the various types of plays. |
Contents
I Introduction | 15 |
II A Short Historical Survey | 28 |
Ill The Music of the Ching Hsi Theatre | 41 |
IV The Actor and his Roles | 58 |
V The Technique of the Actor | 92 |
VI The Plays of the Ching Hsi | 185 |
VII The Playhouse | 219 |
Glossary of Technical Terms | 225 |
| 244 | |
| 251 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
actor playing actor’s entry actress Anhui audience beard body ch’ang ch’i ch’ih ch’ou actor ch’u ch’uan characters cheng cheng pu chest chien chih China Chinese ching hsi stage Chou Chu-Ko Liang chz'ng colours Confucianism decorative described drama Empress Dowager female impersonator finger front hanging head held hsia hsiang hsiao sheng actor hsu'eh tzu hu ch’in hu hung inches k’ao k’un ch’ii kabuki Kuan Kung left hand Liu Pei Lu Su Manchu mang Mei Lan-fang Mi Heng Ming dynasty move Musical style officials p’ai p’ei palm pattern Peking performed pointing right foot right hand round scholar sheng role shih shui hsiu side silk singing sleeves symbolizes T’ai T’an T’ang t’ao t’ou shang t’ung tan actor Taoist technique theatre theatrical tiao Ts’ai Ts’ao Ts’ao waist Wang women worn wu sheng Yuan