This photograph shows Mdm Gwee Lay Keng 魏丽卿 on TV as she was invited to put up a performance in 1989. The director for the TV programme is Xie Zheng Zhi (谢正直) . She is dressed for the performance Legend of Yue Fei (岳飞传). It sheds light on the significant role of Mdm Gwee Lay Keng 魏丽卿 as the star actress of the Sin Sai Hong Opera Troupe （新赛凤剧团） up till the 1980s, as well as her popularity. 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.
