Tan Hsin-p'ei (1847-20 March 1917), leading interpreter of the lao-sheng roles in the Peking drama. A native of Hupeh, T'an Hsin-p'ei was the only son of T'an Chih-tao (d. 1877), an actor of the lao-tan [elderly woman] roles who went to Peking with his family in the 1850's. T'an Hsin-p'ei received his early training in […]