Hsiung Shih-I (Chinese: 熊式一; also S. I. Hsiung or Xiong Shiyi; 1902–1991) was a writer, biographer, translator, academic, and playwright in Beijing and London. He was the first Chinese person to direct a West End play, and the founder of Tsing Hua Academy in Hong Kong.[1]
Performance of Lady Precious Stream at Shimer College in 1942.
In 1932, he moved to England, studying English literature at Queen Mary College, University of London and translating Chinese plays into English.[4] After the success of Lady Precious Stream in 1934, however, he abandoned his studies.
In 1935, Hsiung's Lady Precious Stream, based on the Chinese folklore Wang Baochuan and Xue Pinggui, was performed at the Little Theatre in John Street, London, by the People's National Theatre, directed by Nancy Price and Hsiung, and ran for 1,000 nights.[5] The play was also later performed on Broadway at the Booth Theatre in New York, produced by Morris Gest.[6] It was adapted for television in 1950.[7]
Hsiung's subsequent works were also successful, but did not match the success of Lady Precious Stream.[8]
^Victoria and Albert Museum, Digital Media (8 August 2012). "The silent traveller: Chiang Yee in Britain 1933-55". www.vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
Pronko, Leonard Cabell (1967). "Lady Precious Stream". Theater East and West: Perspectives Toward a Total Theater. University of California Press. pp. 51–55. ISBN9780520026223.
Zhou, Yupei (2002). "Shih-I Hsiung". In Miles Liu (ed.). Asian American Playwrights: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. pp. 121–125. ISBN9780313314551.
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hsiung, shih, this, chinese, name, family, name, hsiung, xiong, chinese, 熊式一, also, hsiung, xiong, shiyi, 1902, 1991, writer, biographer, translator, academic, playwright, beijing, london, first, chinese, person, direct, west, play, founder, tsing, academy, ho. In this Chinese name the family name is Hsiung Xiong Hsiung Shih I Chinese 熊式一 also S I Hsiung or Xiong Shiyi 1902 1991 was a writer biographer translator academic and playwright in Beijing and London He was the first Chinese person to direct a West End play and the founder of Tsing Hua Academy in Hong Kong 1 Performance of Lady Precious Stream at Shimer College in 1942 Contents 1 Biography 2 Relationships 3 Works 4 References 5 Works citedBiography EditHsiung was born in Nanchang on October 14 1902 and educated at Beijing University then Peiping University As a professor and writer in China Hsiung translated plays by George Bernard Shaw and J M Barrie 2 He also published a successful Chinese translation of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3 He taught at universities in Beijing and Nanchang as well as Nanyang University in Singapore 1 In 1932 he moved to England studying English literature at Queen Mary College University of London and translating Chinese plays into English 4 After the success of Lady Precious Stream in 1934 however he abandoned his studies In 1935 Hsiung s Lady Precious Stream based on the Chinese folklore Wang Baochuan and Xue Pinggui was performed at the Little Theatre in John Street London by the People s National Theatre directed by Nancy Price and Hsiung and ran for 1 000 nights 5 The play was also later performed on Broadway at the Booth Theatre in New York produced by Morris Gest 6 It was adapted for television in 1950 7 Hsiung s subsequent works were also successful but did not match the success of Lady Precious Stream 8 Relationships EditHsiung s wife Dymia Hsiung was the first Chinese woman in Britain to author a fictionalized autobiography 9 They shared a flat in Hampstead with fellow expatriate Chiang Yee author of The Silent Traveller series 10 Hsiung s great grandson is comedian Ken Cheng 11 Works EditLady Precious Stream an old Chinese play done into English according to its traditional style by S I Hsiung Wang Pao ch uan 1935 The Romance of the Western Chamber 1935 trans The Professor from Peking 1939 The Bridge of Heaven 1943 The Life of Chiang Kai Shek 1948References Edit a b Zhou 2002 p 121 Pronko 1967 p 51 Yeh 2014 p 22 Godwin George 1939 Queen Mary College an adventure in education London Queen Mary College and The Acorn Press p 64 Episode 8 Artistic pursuits Chinese in Britain 9 May 2007 BBC Radio 4 Retrieved 7 February 2011 Hsiung S I 1962 Lady Precious Stream p 3 ISBN 9780573611391 Lady Precious Stream TV movie 1950 IMDB Retrieved 2015 01 04 Yeh 2014 p 93 Yeh 2014 p 3 Victoria and Albert Museum Digital Media 8 August 2012 The silent traveller Chiang Yee in Britain 1933 55 www vam ac uk Retrieved 2 July 2019 Twitter mobile twitter com Retrieved 2020 10 07 Works cited EditPronko Leonard Cabell 1967 Lady Precious Stream Theater East and West Perspectives Toward a Total Theater University of California Press pp 51 55 ISBN 9780520026223 Yeh Diana 2014 The Happy Hsiungs ISBN 9789888208173 Zhou Yupei 2002 Shih I Hsiung In Miles Liu ed Asian American Playwrights A Bio bibliographical Critical Sourcebook pp 121 125 ISBN 9780313314551 This Chinese translator related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hsiung Shih I amp oldid 1080293943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
