Yang Yuelou

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'''Yang Yuelou''' (1844–17 July 1890) was a [[Qing dynasty]] [[Peking opera]] artist based in [[Beijing]], who specialized in playing [[Sheng role|''sheng'' role]]s, or men. He is probably best known today for his 1873 conviction in [[Shanghai]], under judicial torture, of abducting the daughter of a wealthy [[comprador]]. This case drew widespread attention at the time, and much later was adapted to film and television.

His third son [[Yang Xiaolou]] was also a famous Peking opera performer.



==In popular culture==
Several actors have starred as Yang Yuelou in dramatizations of his 1873 case: [[Henry Lo]] in the 1986 Hong Kong TV series ''Four Strange Cases of the Late Qing Dynasty'' (清末四大奇案), [[Xu Xiaojian]] in the 1996 Chinese TV series ''The Incredible Injustice to an Opera Actor'' (粉墨奇冤), and [[Mark Cheng]] in the 1999 Chinese film ''Tragedy On and Off the Stage'' (紅伶奇冤).

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[[Category:Peking opera singers]]
[[Category:Chinese male stage actors]]
[[Category:People from Huaining County]]
[[Category:19th-century Chinese male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Anhui]]
[[Category:Singers from Anhui]]
[[Category:1844 births]]
[[Category:1890 deaths]]

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