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Film inventory log, 1987-1993
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Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series consists of materials related to the day-to-day administration of the Sun Sing Theatre. These materials include correspondence with other theaters and employees; certificates, business licenses, permits, and insurance documents; film inventories; fire alarm inspection logs; movie time schedules; phone messages; contact information for employees and other theaters; and film shipment logs.
Dates:
1987-1993
Financial material
File
Scope and Contents
These files consist of bills, stock certificates, receipts, invoices, accounting records and ledgers, blank Northrup notebook paper, and business cards. Many of the documents are related to Mon Kuo Co.
Dates:
1950s-1960s
"Fixed Tunes" score
File
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series consists of opera scripts and scores, mostly written in Chinese in the former case. Many of the scripts and scores are handwritten, and a number of them include a hand-drawn cover. In addition, there are vocal pieces specifically for male and female roles, lyrics, and songbooks.
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1950s-1980s
Forty Years of Cherished Love Forty Years of Cherished Love 梦断香消四十年-再进沈园（生）(Meng Duan Xiang Xiao Si Shi Nian-Zai Jin Shen Yuan (Sheng))
File — Box: 2, Folder: 37
Identifier: 2009.015.177
Scope and Contents
Forty Years of Cherished Love 梦断香消四十年-再进沈园（生）(Meng Duan Xiang Xiao Si Shi Nian-Zai Jin Shen Yuan (sheng)) All music sheets were stamped by 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing. The story tells that when the Central Plains are looted by Huns in the Southern Song Dynasty, the poet Lu You marries his cousin, Tang Wan. His mother thinks that Tang will harm her husband and so she forces the two to separate, which they strenuously resist. Lu¡¯s mother prevails, and the two lovers end up marrying other...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Forty Years of Cherished Love 梦断香消四十年-残夜泣笺（旦）Meng Duan Xiang Xiao Si Shi Nian-Can Ye Qi Jian (Dan)
File — Box: 2, Folder: 86
Identifier: 2009.015.527
Scope and Contents
Forty Years of Cherished Love 梦断香消四十年-残夜泣笺（旦）Meng Duan Xiang Xiao Si Shi Nian-Can Ye Qi Jian (Dan) Music manuscripts were stamped by 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Forty Years of Cherished Love 梦断香消四十年-鸾凤分飞 Meng Duan Xiang Xiao Si Shi Nian-Luan Feng Fen Fei
File — Box: 2, Folder: 52
Identifier: 2009.015.192
Scope and Contents
Forty Years of Cherished Love 梦断香消四十年-鸾凤分飞 Meng Duan Xiang Xiao Si Shi Nian-Luan Feng Fen Fei. All music manuscripts were stamped by 曲艺苑 Arts and Performance Center. The story tells that when the Central Plains are looted by Huns in the Southern Song Dynasty, the poet Lu You marries his cousin, Tang Wan. His mother thinks that Tang will harm her husband and so she forces the two to separate, which they strenuously resist. Lu’s mother prevails, and the two lovers end up marrying other...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Full Moon over Grand Realm 江山锦绣月团圆 Jiang Shan Jin Xiu Yue Tuan Yuan
File — Box: 2, Folder: 36
Identifier: 2009.015.176
Scope and Contents
Full Moon over Grand Realm 江山锦绣月团圆 Jiang Shan Jin Xiu Yue Tuan Yuan. All music manuscripts were stamped by 莲花曲艺社 Lotus Art Club of Singing. The story is about Tang Zhixiang and Wei Xixian, a couple who had lost contact for years. Tang Zhixiang and her younger brother lived at Fang Renjie's home. Jingwei contacted the resistance movement against Yuan army. However, their plan was divulged. Zhixiang calmly defended the fortress, and discovered that the general who searched the resistant force...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Gao Junbao, a Spy in the Fort 高君保私探营房 Gao Jun Bao Si Tan Ying Fang
File — Box: 2, Folder: 48
Identifier: 2009.015.188
Scope and Contents
Gao Junbao, a Spy in the Fort 高君保私探营房 Gao Jun Bao Si Tan Ying Fang. The story tells that in the early years of his reign, Zhao Kuanyin, the founding emperor of the Song dynasty, encounters many obstacles in his quest to conquer Nantang (Southern Tang), even being lured into a trap by Li Yu (aka Li Houzhu), the lat ruler of Nantang, who tricks the emperor into believing that he has surrendered by presenting his castle. Fortunately, Zhao is saved by his nephew Gao Junbao, nicknamed “Young...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
General and Premier Minister Became Reconciled 将相和 (Jiang Xiang He)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 44
Identifier: 2009.015.097
Scope and Contents
General and Premier Minister Became Reconciled 将相和 (Jiang Xiang He). All sheets stamped by 莲花曲艺社 the Lotus Arts Club of Singing. After restoring the kingdom of Mianchi, the Zhao general Lian Po is unhappy that Xiangru has been promoted above him, and wants to humiliate Xiangru. Lian Po avoided Xiangru, and Xiangru admired Lian Po's loyalty and courage. Xiangru recommended to the emperor Lian Po, who contributed greatly to the defense against the Qin kingdom. All the court officials admired...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
Goddess from Ninth Heaven 九天玄女 Jiu Tian Xuan Nv
File — Box: 2, Folder: 69
Identifier: 2009.015.209
Scope and Contents
Goddess from Ninth Heaven 九天玄女 Jiu Tian Xuan Nv. All music manuscripts were stamped by 团艺中乐社 Tuen Ngai (Yip Yue) Chung Lok She. The story is about a poor scholar Ai Jinglang, who makes a living by selling paintings. Jinglang is particularly partial to the idol Jiutian Xuannü of the ninth heaven. At the Dragon Boat Festival, Jinglang encounters Leng Shuangchan, a young lady who has come to the Shrine of Xuannü to pay her respects to the goddess. The two strangers find that they both live in...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1996-2009
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