Contents
Home:
Pear Garden in the West: America's Chinese Theater 1852-2003
Section 1:
Chinese Opera Comes to America
Section 2:
The Role of Opera in Mid-19th Century Chinese Life
Cantonese Opera River Tour Route Extends Overseas to West Coast America
Section 3:
A Conventional Theatre
Types of Chinese Theatre
Types of Chinese Opera Roles
Section 4:
San Francisco: Opera Center of the West
Section 5:
Drama on the Streets 1873 and 1882
Section 6:
What the Chinese Opera Taught
Section 7:
Realism in the Modern American and Chinese America Theatre 1880-1920
Section 8:
The Great China Theatre
Section 9:
Women Take Their Place on Stage
Section 10:
Innovation
Section 11:
American Influences
Section 12:
Cross-fertilization
Section 13:
Mei Lan-Fang: Peking Opera Superstar in America
Section 14:
Chinese American Theatre in World War II
Section 15:
The Jazz Age in Chinatown
Section 16:
Opera Loses Its Leading Role
The Dancers
Section 17:
Contemporary Chinese America Opera and Drama
Section 18:
Guests From China
Section 19:
A Tradition Resumed 1852-1982
Section 20:
Since 1982
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