NG Yew Kian 黄猷建
Vanishing Trades,
Accession Number 000874
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 4
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 01:55:00
Total Running Time
- Hokkien
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 4
Metadata
- 19 Jan 1988
Recording Date
- 00:28:46
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal background. Family and father's background. Where father's glove puppets came from. Names of the various puppet troupes then. Distribution of pay within the troupe. Formation of father's puppet troupe. Puppeteer's skill. Work distribution within the troupe. String puppets were used for grand celebration. Description of glove puppets, glove puppet box cum stage.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 4
Metadata
- 19 Jan 1988
Recording Date
- 00:28:30
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Further elaboration on puppet box cum stage. Sitting arrangement of troupe members during performance. Why the need to create a loud sound before the start of any performance. Further elaboration on stage and its lightings. Music. How puppeteers co-ordinate their performances. Operas they performed. Rituals carried out before starting a puppet performance. Audience. Names of puppet troupes. Why his father acquired string puppets as well.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 4
Metadata
- 19 Jan 1988
Recording Date
- 00:28:51
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
String puppet stage. Getting business contacts. Talked about puppet troupes. Why puppet performances were popular in 1940s and 1950s. Reasons for its decline. Why father sold off his puppets after the war. His acquisition of the glove puppets. Formation of his puppet troupe. His views on puppet shows. Reason for changes in music after 1950s. Audience.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 4
Metadata
- 19 Jan 1988
Recording Date
- 00:28:53
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
His views on watching puppet performances. Further elaboration on the puppet troupes. Stage rivalry between two puppet troupes. Financial position of certain opera troupes. Use of machine-operated props in Hokkien opera. Described the making of puppets. Standard of puppet performance.
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