| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 170 pages) illustrations, portraits |
| Summary |
"This delightful volume presents a vivid account of the development of the theater in Burma over the last eighty years …. Because theater is an essential part of Burmese life and Po Sein, the actor, was so important to the Burmese, this story illuminates not only the personalities of a great artist and his family, but also enables the reader to deepen … understanding and appreciation of a fascinating people and their cultural heritage. Here is the story of Po Sein, the performer, his ambitions, his struggles, his many imaginative theatrical innovations, his hypnotic effect on those who worked for him and those who watched him perform, and his very romantic life and loves. … In addition, as the history of this remarkable troupe unfolds, the reader enjoys lively descriptions of the Burmese puppet theater, gambling plays, and the traditional productions with combine acting, singing, and dancing"--Publisher's description |
| Analysis |
Choreographers Biography Burma |
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Dancers Biography Burma |
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Phuiʺ Cinʻ, Uʺ̄ |
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Po Sein, U |
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Theater Burma |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 170) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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commitment to retain 20151208 pda OTUTLD |
| Subject |
Bhuiʺ Cinʻ, Ūʺ, 1882-1952.
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| SUBJECT |
Po Sein, U, 1880-1952
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Phuiʺ Cinʻ, Uʺ̄ nli |
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Po Sein, 1880-1952. (NL-LeOCL)240161211 nta |
| Subject |
Theater -- Burma
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Theater
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Theater -- Burma.
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Burma
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Withey, Joseph A., author.
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| ISBN |
9780253048813 |
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0253048818 |
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