The Great Po Sein by Maung Khe Sein and Joseph A. WitheyFather of the Burmese Theatre
The Great Po Sein. This book is about the legendary Po Sein (1877-1952), "Father of the Burmese Theatre", told by his son Maung Khe (Kenneth) Sein. It is the story of Po Sein, the performer, his ambitions, his struggles, his many imaginative theatrical innovations, his hypnotic effect on those who worked for him and those who watched him perform, and his very romantic life and loves. Equipped with exceptional artistry and a splendid sense of showmanship, he survived, in his lifetime, the last of the Burmese kings, the British, the Japanese and the Burmese Nationalists. Moreover, he conquered them all with his enchanting art. The history of his remarkable troupe, which entertained generations of Burmese from the mid-1890s until his death in 1952, and which continued for two more decades, led by his two very able sons, is also the history of Burmese performing arts in this century.
Paperback
1998 Bangkok
Orchid Press
170 pages
ISBN 9748299031 For delivery in Thailand please go to
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