Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents x
3. CHAPTER I A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE CHINESE THEATRE 1
4. CHAPTER II THE MEI FAMILY 9
5. CHAPTER III THE EARLY YEARS OF MEILAN - FANG 21
6. CHAPTER IV PEKING THE BACKGROUND OF YOUTH 39
7. CHAPTER V SHANGHAI 51
8. CHAPTER VI THE YEARS OF RISING FAME 58
9. CHAPTER VII HONG KONG 98
10. CHAPTER VIII # CHINESE DRAMA GOES TO AMERICA 110
11. CHAPTER IX IN THE SHADOWS OF WAR 126
12. CHAPTER X THE POST - WAR YEARS 135
13. INDEX 147