The Komedie Stamboel : popular theater in colonial Indonesia, 1891-1903 /

"Originating in 1891 in the port city of Surabaya, the Komedie Stamboel, or Istanbul-style theater, toured colonial Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia by rail and steamship. The company performed musical versions of the Arabian Nights and European fairy tales and operas such as Sleeping Beauty...

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Main Author: Cohen, Matthew Isaac
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2006
Series:Research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ; no. 112.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Popular Entertainment In Nineteenth-Century Indonesia
  • Surabaya's Resident Theater, 1891
  • An Itinerant Theater, 1891-92
  • Mahieu's Magic, 1893
  • Komedie Janboel, 1894-98
  • An Indische Theater, 1898-1903
  • Mahieu's Legacy
  • Appendix. Plays And Tableaux Performed By the Komedie Stamboel.