[Sichuan Opera Audio] "Sichuan Opera's past and present life" Episode 26 The Sichuan Opera Walker Reform Association

Beginning in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Sichuan opera entered a period of prosperity. It not only flowed into the whole Sichuan, but also introduced the adjacent Guizhou, Yunnan and Hubei and other places, and began to take root in some places. In the late 18th century, imperialist artillery ship opened the closed national gate of the Qing Dynasty. Although the "Reform Movement" failed, the Qing government forced the public's voices and promulgated the purpose of the "reform of the reform" to implement the "New Deal" across the country. During that period, the Sichuan opera that was born in the feudal society gradually showed a decline, and many uncomfortable adaptations were shown in the wave of "improvement of vitamins". Shengdan hugged, the sound of prostitution in the account "" opened the stomach and dismembered the corpse ", which caused a bad impact on social weathering.

In order to keep the Sichuan opera with the pace of social improvement at that time, in the thirty -three years of Guangxu, the Sichuan Business Federation organized the opera improvement guild. In September of the following year, after the record of the Governor of Sichuan, the "Opera Improvement Association" was officially established in Chengdu. The first opera management agency established by the official in Sichuan has history.

The "Opera Improvement Association" is the purpose of "Improved the Opera and Auxiliary Education". The site is located in the Laolang Temple of Huaxing Street. The head of the guild was Mr. Zhou Shanpei, a well -known "New Deal" of the country at the time. Mr. Zhou Shanpei had friends such as Liang Qichao, Tan Yitong, and Liu Guangyi, such as "Six Gentlemen of the Emperor Wu Xun". He crossed Japan twice and met Mr. Sun Yat -sen during the period and also accepted democratic ideas. Establishing the Opera Improvement Association is an important government affairs he did when he served as Sichuan Persuasion.

Under the leadership of Mr. Zhou Shanpei, the Opera Improvement Association hired social celebrities with improvement of ideas, and literati wrote improved scripts for the performance of the opera classes. Zhao Xi, a scholar at the Sichuan -based Hanlin University, rewritten the "Investigation" in "Burning incense". The main purpose of these scripts is to break the bad habits, change social customs, praise patriotism, and degrade the surrender of the country. The script structure created and adapted by Zhao Xi and Huang Ji'an's hand is rigorous, elegant, rhythmic, elegant and commonly appreciated. It has a demonstration of the standardization of Sichuan opera script under the official implementation of the official implementation. Driven by them, some of the high -level officials and officials' celebrities and society are like Yin Zhongxi, Ran Yizi, and Liu Shiliang, leaving a masterpiece such as "Liyan Ai", "Sword and Pen", "Rouge Match"; Writers have also adapted or created a large number of costume dramas, leaving a generous heritage for Sichuan opera. In addition to hiring social famous streams and writing improved scripts, the Opera Improvement Association also organized demonstration performances, asking the actors to "do not perform the show, know the show first", and must not sing and do "irregular" performances on the stage. This has a profound impact on the quality of the Sichuan opera in the period of great change, improve the quality of performance, regulates the stage performance, and has a profound impact.

The assessment of the opera improvement guild on Linggong was also a very influential event at the time at the time, which aroused great attention from the public. According to newspapers and periodical records at the time, the first actor test scene was solemn and solemn, and the reward was clear. Officials and celebrities were visited, and the patrol police dojo maintained order. At that time, Li Qinsheng, who participated in the assessment, was named the first place, named the drama champion, and Kang Zilin, who was later known as the "Sichuan opera sage", was listed as the first. Both of them won the guild. The silver medal is extremely glorious, and the salary of acting has also increased significantly. A actor named Deng Shaohuai was canceled because of his performers. It is said that the assessment species at the time was not a minority who was blamed.

These measures taken by the Opera Improvement Association have produced a positive guiding role in the aesthetic and educational functions of opera, prompting Sichuan opera to develop in the direction of health, civilization, and progress. During this period, there were many Sichuan opera repertoires that promoted marriage autonomy, advocated scientific knowledge, eliminated ignorance superstition, and praised new life and new ideas.

The improvement of opera can be said to be an unprecedented reform measure in the history of Sichuan opera. The script of Sichuan opera focuses on the foundation of literature, and the stage of the stage has changed significantly, forming a good tradition of Sichuan opera performance. The Opera Improvement Association naturally disintegrated naturally at the fall of the Qing Dynasty. However, the "opera improvement movement" for nearly seven years has played a vital role in the healthy development of Sichuan opera.

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This show was jointly produced by the Sichuan Provincial Local History Office and Chengdu Radio and Television Station.

Thank you "Du Jianhua Studio" Du Jianhua's special guidance!

Source: Sichuan Provincial Local House Work Office

Guidance: Du Jianhua

Produced: Wang Yi

Planning: Ling Fei

Writing: Yang Rui

Host: Kwai Aoi

Picture: Fang Zhi Sichuan

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