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	This highly dramatic, acrobatic and elaborately costumed form of musical theater has enthralled audiences for centuries. But it was probably first introduced to the United States in 1852 when the imported 132-member Tung Hook Tong Company appeared at San Francisco's American Theater. Many other Asian performing troupes visited later, and resident [[Category:Chinese\| Chinese]] opera companies were formed in California and around the country.		This highly dramatic, acrobatic and elaborately costumed form of musical theater has enthralled audiences for centuries. But it was probably first introduced to the United States in 1852 when the imported 132-member Tung Hook Tong Company appeared at San Francisco's American Theater. Many other Asian performing troupes visited later, and resident [[Category:Chinese\| Chinese]] opera companies were formed in California and around the country.

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	'''Chinese Opera '''		'''Chinese Opera '''

	This highly dramatic, acrobatic and elaborately costumed form of musical theater has enthralled audiences for centuries. But it was probably first introduced to the United States in 1852 when the imported 132-member Tung Hook Tong Company appeared at San Francisco's American Theater. Many other Asian performing troupes visited later, and resident [[~~Chinatown Menu~~ Chinese]] opera companies were formed in California and around the country.		This highly dramatic, acrobatic and elaborately costumed form of musical theater has enthralled audiences for centuries. But it was probably first introduced to the United States in 1852 when the imported 132-member Tung Hook Tong Company appeared at San Francisco's American Theater. Many other Asian performing troupes visited later, and resident [[Category:Chinese\| Chinese]] opera companies were formed in California and around the country.

	~~Contributors to this page include~~:		''Photo: SF Performing Arts Library and Museum ''

	~~''SF Performing Arts Library and Museum - Publisher or Photographer ''~~

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[[Image:perfarts$chinese-operatic-actor.jpg]]

A character in a Chinese Opera

'''Chinese Opera '''

This highly dramatic, acrobatic and elaborately costumed form of musical theater has enthralled audiences for centuries. But it was probably first introduced to the United States in 1852 when the imported 132-member Tung Hook Tong Company appeared at San Francisco's American Theater. Many other Asian performing troupes visited later, and resident [[Chinatown Menu Chinese]] opera companies were formed in California and around the country.

Contributors to this page include:

''SF Performing Arts Library and Museum - Publisher or Photographer ''

SF Performing Arts Library and Museum - Writer

[[Black Crook |Prev. Document]] [[Isadora Duncan Intro |Next Document]]