Photo of Su Yao (苏腰), Mdm Gwee Lay Keng’s paternal grandmother and Zhuang Xuefang （or Chuang Hsueh-fang 庄雪芳）at Sin Sai Hong

This photograph shows Mdm Gwee Lay Keng's 魏丽卿 grandmother with Amoy actress (right) Chuang Hsueh-fang, taken in the 1960s. The address of Sin Sai Hong Opera troupe’s (新赛凤剧团) premise is at Geylang Lorong 25. Chuang Hsueh-fang is also known as the Queen of Amoy-dialect films. Sin Sai Hong was first established in 1910 using another name and was performing gaojiaxi （高甲戏） back then. The troupe changed its name to “Sin Sai Hong” in 1936 and changed to performing gezaixi （歌仔戏） which was gaining popularity in the 1930s. It is the oldest Hokkien Opera Troupe in Singapore. The Sin Sai Hong collection donated to the National Museum also consists of old photographs, certificates and costumes.

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