A Study Of Wenzhou Local Theater Performances In The End Of The Qing Dynasty And The Early Republic

Based on the important historical value opera of Duyinyuan Diary,This paper mainly centered Duyinyuan Diary,fully used other local literature,through the local theatrical background,,the theater operas,productions,places,troupe and actors of Wenzhou in areas such as in-depth study in the end of the Qing period and the early Republic,teased out the local theatre during this period the overall situation of in the comprehensive way,and restored a side of history to some of these specific performances,with a view to provide some useful information and help for the study of local drama, even for the whole study of Zhejiang local theatre.Wenzhou theatre was closely linked with the local social life,and the theater had penetrated into all aspects of public life. In the Qing period and the early Republic, with the opera and the drama of the introduction of civilization, The local theater performances in Wenzhou had changed significantly, and had showed the situation of the evolution of the old and new Tune handover, and the competition among several operas to rule the roost. Wenzhou productions had demonstrated a cross-performed cases ,that was to say various operas had adapted the popular productions of other forms of opera repertoire on the market for winning the support of the audience. The theater places were on the basis of the temple,makeshift stage and the family room of the house show ,but also appeared in the daily business of play park, then theater performances from the Taixi theater to tickets performances. But compared with Beijing and Shanghai ,all over the urban and rural areas of the temples were still theater or stage in Wenzhou, and showed the relative backwardness.Opera and civilization as new types of theatre, their troups started and gradually occupied the market and rapidly emerged the mainstream. Previously active in Wenzhou, Kun opera stage and Luan Tan despite the decline of traditional opera opera trend, but still had a certain strength, performance and market impact and their troups started to battle with the emerging for market share. Wenzhou theatre troupe on the one hand to absorbed the performance characteristics of Shanghai theater troupe, and appeared on a seaside opera and theater performances characteristic of civilization. The other hand, according to its own theater tradition and the aesthetic tastes of local audiences, with rich local characteristics.Wenzhou actors' social status as a whole remained relatively low, but still a slight improvement, particularly in the superb performances by some famous actors ,whose superb entertainment was pursued and paid by the celebrities. There were a number of famous actors even more relied on the noble art to win the respect of people. "Opera donated Bureau" had been established that meant self-consciousness had started to wake actors, they had been reconciled to passively endure oppression, and initiatively fighted for their own rights to government. This period, the actress began to rise, and were accepted and appreciated by the majority of the audience. Wenzhou actress acting by Huaguxi extended to the opera, then gradually spread to other forms of theatre performance, and its performance fully displayed female character.