The Study Of Theater Monthly

As a journal established to study Chinese Traditional Opera in the period of theRepublic of China, Theater Monthly has done a great deal of profound and valuableresearch on the theoretical study of Chinese Traditional Opera, the improvement ofChinese Traditional Opera, the introduction of western dramatic theories, thereorganization and adaptations of dramatic materials and so forth. On one hand, it conductssignificant criticism and research on the theorization of Chinese Traditional Operadiachronically, on the other hand, it has great influence on the improvement of ChineseTraditional Opera synchronically. Theater Monthly combines scientific research withChinese Traditional Opera improvement and has scientific theory and art practice. Firstly,it aims to establish long-running ideas about running a journal and takes ChineseTraditional Opera as an independent research object from a scientific perspective. Inaddition, it tries to construct a scientific theoretical system of Chinese Traditional Operaand make the Chinese Traditional Opera distinctive. Secondly, it conducts rigorousresearch on dramatic theories with abundant materials and rich experience. Thirdly,following the trend of Chinese Traditional Opera improvement since the late Qing Dynastyand early Republican Period, it makes bold exploration to focus on the social functions andstage performance. Fourthly, with the frequent interactions between western and ChineseTraditional Opera and the introduction of abundant documents concerning ChineseTraditional Opera treatise, Chinese Traditional Opera takes in beneficial theories andbecomes more worldwide. Fifthly, it preserves a great many precious documents to bereferred to by descendants. Sixthly, it creatively and artistically adapts Chinese TraditionalOpera scripts, under the guidance of improvement ideas, scripts adaptation enlightensfuture for generations. Seventhly, the biography of famous performers and the record oftheir life set an example of writing biographies for Chinese Traditional Opera performers.At last, it guided the Chinese opera research institute and the opera school and made greatachievements and prosperity development of opera education. As seen above, Theater Monthly is an influential drama journal with thecharacteristics of inheriting, reasoning, improving, constructing, preserving, renewing,popularizing, educating and propagating. Furthermore, it has great literal value andacademic significance for those who conduct research on Chinese Traditional Opera,which can undoubtedly be regarded as an exceptional example in modern drama journals.