ANG Kok Sai 汪国赛
Special Project,
Accession Number 002850
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 11
Total Reels
- Lye Soo Choon赖素春
Interviewer
- 05:24:53
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 11
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- 31 May 2004
Recording Date
- 00:30:02
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Personal background. Born in Singapore. Grandfather came to Singapore in 19th century, worked for his uncle. Family business. Stayed in Jalan Bersah in late 1930s, recalled wayang activities. Descriptions of cinema-on-wheels and private movie house. Anti-Japanese activities. Recalled Japanese Street that sold Japanese goods. Primary education. Happenings in Sixth Avenue during Japanese Occupation. Working as taxi conductor. Description of 13-seater taxi and their routes.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 11
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- 31 May 2004
Recording Date
- 00:30:37
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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New World was only amusement park during Japanese Occupation with gambling, movies, opera. Movie theatres he went to before Occupation; movies he watched. Performances in amusement park. Movies he watched during Occupation. Description of movie theatres. Japanese movie theatres. Movies shown during Occupation. Fund-raising performance by China troupe sponsored by Nan Chiew Daily. Feng Yu Niu Che Shui (Rainstorm in Chinatown and Feng Yu San Tiao Shi were plays written by China writer Yue Ye. Songs in Liu Lang Dao Nanyang.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 11
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- 31 May 2004
Recording Date
- 00:30:16
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Selling car spare-parts after Japanese Occupation. Wayang performances by Tong Lok Shanghainese Troupe during Japanese Occupation which performed Peking operas. Famous actors. Places and occasions they performed in. Recalled watching movies in Great World (amusement park). How he started watching drama. Active drama performances in 1950s due to May 13 incident. Recalled drama performed by various schools and drama societies. His involvement as backstage crew in Singapore Amateur Players.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 11
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- 31 May 2004
Recording Date
- 00:29:08
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Singapore Amateur Players set up in 1955. Dramas and groups that performed in Victoria Theatre. Fund-raising performance for Nanyang University at Happy World (amusement park). First drama in Singapore, without using proper stage. Recalled Ye Dian performed by professional entertainer during anti-yellow culture period. Comparing professional entertainer with amateur actor. Acting local drama slogan was brought out in 1960s. Local dramas written and acted in Drama Centre. Local playwrights and dramas published. Description of Drama Centre. Dramas performed at National Theatre. About Children's Play House which trained many talented actors.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 11
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- 7 Jun 2004
Recording Date
- 00:30:07
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Children's Play House was formed by teenager. Dramas produced in 1970s; persons in charge. Overseas Movie Pte Ltd invited China drama troupe to Singapore to perform The Tea House in mid-1980s. Local drama Kopi Tiam (Coffee Shop) written by Kuo Pao Kun and Lin Chen. Acting training course organised by Cathay Organisation Holdings Ltd. Recalled life during Japanese Occupation. How he got to know Japanese surrendered and chaotic situation before British came in. Why taxi company closed down after Japanese Occupation.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 11
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- 7 Jun 2004
Recording Date
- 00:30:55
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Why taxi companies closed down after Japanese Occupation. How and why he started to collect movie magazines. Why only Shanghai movies were available in Singapore during Japanese Occupation. Movies came from various parts of China after Japanese Occupation. Popular cinemas in 1940s. Compared screening schedules, prices and facilities at various types of cinemas. Cathay Organisation cinemas showed mainly foreign movies; only few popular movies were from China. Cinemas in outskirts. Open-air cinema in Holland Road. Cinemas that screened Indian and Malay movies. Why cinemas in amusement park charged lower rates. Description of distribution of film negatives among cinemas.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 11
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- 7 Jun 2004
Recording Date
- 00:29:18
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Various ranges of cinemas in 1940s, differences in prices and ambience; China movies shown. Changes in content of China movies in 1947. Focus on entertainment; produced for commercial purposes. Started his collections of China movie magazines published by local film distributors in 1940s. About his collections of movie magazine: Guang Yi Dian Ying Hua Bao, Dian Ying Quan, Lian Guo Dian Ying Hua Bao, Dian Ying Xiao Shuo and others. Magazines and books on movies published by The World Book Co. Ltd.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 11
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- 7 Jun 2004
Recording Date
- 00:29:24
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Why few China movies came to Singapore in 1950s. Compare differences between 1940s and 1950s China movies. Because of Cultural Revolution, no China movies came to Singapore in 1960s. Movies in 1960s. Overseas Movie Pte Ltd organised China Movies Festival in 1980s. Movies introduced to Singapore. China movie no longer popular in 1990s. About Chang Cheng Hua Bao and Shi Jie Dian Ying Hua Bao. Movie magazines ran advertisements. They were published by Singapore companies but printed in Hong Kong.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 11
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- 21 Jun 2004
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- 00:29:00
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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How he keeps and protects his collections using special camphor. How to prevent heat that causes paper to fall off. How to use glass of water to regulate relative humidity and temperature. Plastic book cover as protector. How he started his collections of movie magazines and why he stopped. Started photography in 1950s. About his cameras. Description of process of developing negative. Purchased amplifying machines and rented place used as dark room.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 11
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- 21 Jun 2004
Recording Date
- 00:29:05
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Amplifying machine used to developed photographs. Description of process of enlarging photographs. About different photo papers and dark room. Control of timing and different shades in developing photographs. About The Photographic Society of Singapore, its activities and organization structure. Photographic competitions in Singapore, competitions he took part in. Awarded ARPS (Associate of the Royal Photographic Society) by The Royal Photographic Society in 1955. Types of photographs he took.
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