Hsiung Shih-I
Encyclopedia
Hsiung Shih-I (born 1902 - died 1991) was a Chinese
writer who became the first Chinese person to direct a West End
play, in 1935.
China
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writer who became the first Chinese person to direct a West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
play, in 1935.
Works
- Lady Precious Stream: an old Chinese play done into English according to its traditional style by S.I. Hsiung (Wang Pao-ch'uan), 1935
- The Romance of the Western Chamber, 1935 (trans.).
- The Professor from Peking, 1939
- The Bridge of Heaven, 1943
- The Life of Chiang Kai-Shek, 1948