Peking opera : a short guide / by Elizabeth Halson.
| Author/creator | Halson, Elizabeth |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Hong Kong ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©1966. |
| Description | vii, 92 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | History and development -- Actors. Training ; Roles ; Superstitions -- Costumes, make-up and stage properties. Costumes ; Hairstyles ; Shoes ; Make-up ; Stage properties -- Movements and gestures -- Music and singing. Percussion ; Strings ; Woodwind -- Other operas. K ́un Ch ́ü ; Pang Tzu ; Yüeh Chü ; Ping Hsi ; Chuan Chü ; Wu Chü -- Stories from Peking Opera. Buddhist flower-fair misunderstanding ; The drunken concubine ; The eight maces ; The empty city ; The extraordinary double encounter ; Fen River Bend ; The fight in the dark ; The magic palm fan ; A life of sorrow ; The phoenix returns to her nest ; The punishment of Tsu Tou ; Saving the nation ; Ting Chün Mountain ; Wen Chao Pass ; White snake (or Thunderbolt Pagoda). |
| LCCN | 66031690 |