[CHINESE VAUDEVILLE AND PEKING OPERA].

支那芝居と寄席の話. [Shina shibai to yose no hanashi].
[Peking Opera and Vaudeville].

奉天. [Mukden]. 滿鐵鐵道總局營業局旅客課. [Mantetsutetsudōsōkyokueigyōkyokuryokakuka, Hōten]. Showa 14 [ 1939]. Stock ID #219549

Black and white photographic illustrations, 18.7 x 12.7cm, [33]pp, original wrappers, upper cover pictorial. Minor wear and light browning. Good copy.

This charming tourist booklet, with its delightful pictorial cover, offers a comprehensive introduction to Peking Opera and Chinese vaudeville. It outlines the rules governing movement and costume in opera, and describes the range of story types and productions a visitor might expect to see. The vaudeville section explains the various forms of oral entertainment performed for audiences, together with the customs and rules observed in the theatre. Published in Mukden, the booklet provides an accessible and informative overview of the region’s popular entertainments.

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