Title
“The Oleh Oleh Party of Singapore”
Year/Period
1933
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Image size: 23.4 x 28.7 cm,
Object size: 35.5 x 43.5 cm
Object size: 35.5 x 43.5 cm
Accession No.
2018-00031
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr and Mrs Lee Kip Lee
This photograph shows a group posing for the camera on a stage set, above which the words ‘Moonlight Opera’ is visible. ‘The Oleh Oleh Party of Singapore: 14, 15 & 16 April 1936’ is inscribed underneath the photograph. The Oleh Oleh Party was a popular amateur group in the 1930s known for their Wayang Peranakan (Peranakan theatre) performances. Wayang Perankan features cross-dressing actors and is performed in the Baba Malay patois. It was common for Peranakan amateurs to work together with professional Malay opera companies like Moonlight Opera.
