Introduction. Chapter One In a Chinese Show Origin of the Drama:Marionettes Shadow Plays Styles of Plays Chapter Two Orchestral Music. Chapter Three Orchestra Stage Chapter Four Training of Actors Salaries Status Chapter Five False Faces Conventions Chapter Six Programmes. Gods: Superstitions. Chapter Seven Chinese Actors: Stage Names Chapter Eight Stage Slang Chapter Nine Theatrical Costumes Chapter Ten Hats and Caps Chapter Eleven Jan K'ou Beards,Whiskers, etc. Chapter Twelve Theatrical Boots and Shoes Chapter Thirteen Kou Lien. Chapter Fourteen Musical Instruments. Chapter Fifteen Synopses of Chinese Plays. Appendix Legend of the God of War. Kuan Kung. Bibliography