Mackerras, Colin2017-11-162017-11-161969b1015308http://hdl.handle.net/1885/133754This thesis begins with a discussion of the sources, both primary and secondary, which I have used in the course of my research. It then proceeds to examine the rise of the Chinese regional theatre.1v.enOpera History and criticismChinaActors ChinaTheater HistoryChina196910.25911/5d72386eaf0932017-10-23