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Genre
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
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廣福居劇團演劇籌助禮佛大學及華僑中學
About
Guangfuju Troupe (Penang) arrived in Singapore sometime in May 1920. The tour aimed to raise funds for Li Fou Da Xue (礼佛大学校) and the Overseas Chinese Middle School (present day: Hwa Chong Institution). Over the course of six days, they performed near the clock tower of Victoria Theatre. On their way back to Penang, they stopped over at Malacca to be part of a series of charity performances over three days.
Time Period
1920 – 1920
Tour Type
Fundraising tour
Routes
| Departure Date | From | Arrival Date | To | Via |
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| – | Penang | May-1920 | Singapore | – |
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Maritime
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Cultural affinity
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| Departure Date | From | Arrival Date | To | Via |
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| – | Singapore | 9-June-1920 | Malacca | – |
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Circulation and Publicity
Circulation Mechanism
News of their performances was published on Lat Pau (Le Bao), the longest running Chinese daily in pre-war Singapore.
Publicty Mode
Associated Performance(s)
Media
〈廣福居劇團演劇籌助禮佛大學及華僑中學宣言〉《新国民日报》, 22 May 1920, 16.
Sources
〈廣福居劇團演劇籌助禮佛大學及華僑中學宣言〉《新國民日報》，1920年05月22、24、25、26、27、28、29日。
Contributor
Last Updated on:
March 11, 2026 at 12:27 pm
Contributors:
Alvin Lim
To Cite:
, and Lim, Alvin Eng HuiAlvin Eng Hui Lim.
2026. “Guangfuju Troupe Fundraising tour to Singapore”. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
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