Goldstein, Joshua, “From Teahouse to Playhouse: Theaters as Social Texts in Early-Twentieth-Century China”, (2003)

Title : “From Teahouse to Playhouse: Theaters as Social Texts in Early-Twentieth-Century China”,

Author(s) : Goldstein, Joshua

Year : 2003

Type : Journal article

Subject : History

Keywords : culture;cultural;entertainment;leisure

Journal : Journal of Asian Studies,

Volume : 62

Number : 3

Start page : 753

End page : 779

Language:Name : English

Support : Print

Abstract : Examines theaters in Shanghai, Beijing, and Tianjin during the early republican period and suggests that the transformation of theatrical space from teahouses, where patrons, vendors, and actors intermingled into theaters where various arenas of activity were clearly demarcated, implies a change in the nature of representation. The author shows ways in which the new Western-inspired theaters were seen as part of a modernizing and civilizing project.