This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.

1922. Contents: Origin of the Chinese Drama; Types of Plays; The Plays as Literature; Religious Influence Upon the Drama; Types and Characters; The Actors; The Music; Decoration, Costume, and Symbolic Design; and Customs of the Playhouse and the Greenroom.

1922. Contents: Origin of the Chinese Drama; Types of Plays; The Plays as Literature; Religious Influence Upon the Drama; Types and Characters; The Actors; The Music; Decoration, Costume, and Symbolic Design; and Customs of the Playhouse and the Greenroom.

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1922. Contents: Origin of the Chinese Drama; Types of Plays; The Plays as Literature; Religious Influence Upon the Drama; Types and Characters; The Actors; The Music; Decoration, Costume, and Symbolic Design; and Customs of the Playhouse and the Greenroom.