Growing Up With Teochew Opera - 15

Yearly Appearance By Tan Chor Hwee From 1990 To 1999

观众反映热烈，陈楚蕙年年 （1990至1999年）在海外演出

陈楚蕙在1980年复出演出，但是刚开始只在泰国演出。原因之一是因为泰国有众多粉丝，具有票房保证的说服力。直到1987年重临狮城演出后，陈楚蕙方知其他地区的戏迷对她还是非常支持，过后在1990年至1999年这段期间，陈楚蕙每年都出国演出。

陈楚蕙艺术年表 - 1990 - 1999年

1990 年率领「港泰潮剧团」，赴新加坡演出

1991 年成立「香港楚蕙潮剧团」，赴新加坡演出

1992 年联合国内剧团，整理剧本，排练节目以及联络演出工作

1993 年与「中国揭阳潮剧团」联合赴新加坡演出

1994 前往广东普宁，和普宁潮剧团签下合作合约并筹备演出事宜

1995 年与「中国普宁潮剧团」联合，赴新加坡演出，率「楚蕙剧团」赴美国演出

1996 年与「福建诏安潮剧团」联合，赴泰国演出

1997 年与「福建诏安潮剧团」联合，赴新加坡演出

1998 年在国内整理剧本，排练节目

1999 年应汕头市人民政府及潮剧节筹委会邀请，参加十月「九九国际潮剧节」，与广东潮剧院二团郑健英合作演出折子戏《薛平贵回窑》

From 1990 to year 1999, 陈楚蕙 paired up with different Teochew Opera troupes from China and made several performances at Kreta Ayer Theatre and once at Palace Cinema in 1990. I recalled the box office for that year in Palace Cinema was bad because of the location. Nonetheless, 陈楚蕙 put up some of my favourite performances inlcuding 烽火孤雏 （双枪陆文龙）and 刘璋下山. That was the year 方汉桩 came to perform in Singapore and I liked her 吕后 in 刘璋下山 very much.

Some of the performances put up during this period included 五子挂帅，岳王剑，双刺史，霹雳珠，珍珠旗，孟丽君, 龙凤双夺师, 雾锁开封, 情挑状元郎 and 父子三登科. My family and I watched quite a number of her performances during these period.

Somehow, we feel that 陈楚蕙 put up better performances with co-artistes from Hong Kong or Thailand. We were eagerly waiting for her to pair up with 陈碧霞 like what she did in 1987. She also put up many memorable performance when she paired up with 谢子兰.

Normally, after 陈楚蕙 performance, the local Teochew street opera troupes would select some of the titles and perform them during the lunar seventh month festival. Just to name a few, 五子挂帅 by 新荣和兴, 一门三进士 and 三娶相国女 by 织云潮剧团. 陈楚蕙 performed 三娶相国女 twice in Singapore with different titles. It was known as 三娶相国女 when the plot was first staged in Singapore. It was subsequently renamed as 情挑状元郎.