Wayang Kulit refers to puppet theatre. It is a special form of theatre using light and shadow only. A white cloth is served as the screen and when the lights on, shadows are casted on the cloth.
A puppet player will sit behind the screen and tells the story while traditional orchestra plays a suitable music in the background.
Motion Picture
The motion pictures were introduced in late 19th century and was well received in North America and Europe. In 1902, silent films arrived in Singapore. When the films became more popular, venues of older forms of entertainment such as Chinese opera and bangsawan (Malay opera) were converted to Cinemas by their owners.
The Shaw Brothers Pte Ltd emerged in 1930s as a dominant player. By 1939, their business had expanded to a chain of 139 cinemas, spreading across Singapore, Malaya and neighbouring regions.
Films from Hollywood were very popular and made up 70% of the films in late 1930s, the rest were British, Chinese and Indian Films.
Story Books
In the 1960s, the newspaper teaches Malay so as to breakdown language barriers between the different races in Singapore. Malay lessons were taught to Chinese and Malay language was emphasised.
Chinese stories will be written into Malay edition whereas Malay stories were written in Chinese editions.
Musics
During the older times where entertainment were limited, runner-ups and winners had the chance to produce music CDs and copies.
Dressings
The dressings were Kebayas. Hibiscus were imprinted on the Kebayas as it was Malaysia's national flower.
Television,Fan and Lamp!!
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