During Guangxu period, there were influential classes in Liaoning, such as Changchun Garden Class, Wang Sanhu Class, Qingshou Class, Gao Fuchen Class, Jixiang Class, Yongshun Class, etc. The main actors were Liu Changchun, Mei Chunxi, Gabakui, Bao Kui, Haier Hong, Ren Qinglu, May Xian, Gai Tianhong, Yi Qianhong, Zilaihong, Gaishan Xi, Gaiqi Province, and Yi.
Yuan Yuanhong, the earliest Hebei Bangzi artist who broke into Guandong.
Most of the dramas of Shanshan Bangzi are whole dramas, such as Chen Tangguan, Yellow River Array, Cutting the Son, Dingjun Mountain, Offering a Map, Celebrating the Queen's Palace, Chopping the Son at Yuanmen, Taking a Beautiful Case, Celebrating the Dingzhu and Walking through the Snow Mountain. Artists pay equal attention to singing and doing, and there are also special effects such as changing faces and fire colors.
During Guangxu period, a large number of Zhili Bangzi artists entered Liaoning in two ways. One was from Zhangjiakou into Chaoyang, Fuxin, Tieling and Shenyang. The other is to enter Dalian, Yingkou and other places from the sea. At that time, the main artists were Yuan Yuanhong (Guo Baochen), Thirteen Red (Zhou Cheng), Eighteen Red (Zhao Jinhu), He Dazi, May Xian, Wei Liansheng and Tian Jiyun. Clubs in various classes often perform some god-rewarding plays at temple fairs, such as Lotus Lantern and Tianhe Match. Moreover, a large number of colorful heads and bricks (scenery and props) are used to attract the audience, which makes the ancient Shanshan Bangzi unable to compete with Zhili Bangzi. Many artists joined the Zhili Bangzi Opera Troupe, and later entered the theaters of large, medium and small cities to perform, and a large number of solo plays and passbook plays began to appear.
In the 13th year of Guangxu (1887), Yongsheng Heban, which was accepted by Song Qing, the prefect of the Qing army, was very famous in Dalian.
In the 22nd year of Guangxu (1896), the first Zhili Bangzi Kunban starring Ziyun (the old student) and Puqing (Hua Dan) appeared in Yingkou. Since then, Kun classes have prevailed, including Ding Lingzhi and Ding Jiuru. In Anton (present-day Dandong), there was also a female class run by Sun Gan, with Du Yunqing and Du Yunhong as teachers, and a number of actresses were trained. According to "History of Chrysanthemum in Shenyang", from Bingwu (1906) to Xinhai (19 1 1 year), there were more than 160 famous Kunling in Shenyang, most of whom mainly sang Bangzi opera. This shows the prosperity of Bangzi opera at that time.
As the theaters in major cities in Northeast China are occupied by actresses, some actors turn to counties and towns. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the democratic movement rose, and many artists participated in the performances of disaster relief dramas and voluntary dramas, and also performed new current affairs dramas such as "National Blood Society" and "The Spring and Autumn Festival in the Mainland".
During the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, many tea gardens and theatres appeared in Shengjing, such as Paradise, Changfa Garden, Xinfa Garden, Chang Paradise, Jubin Building, Daguan Building, Fude Building, Cuifang Building, the first floor (Guangqing Tea Garden), Tianxian Building (Jufeng Tea Garden), Yongchun Tea Garden, Fuxian Tea Garden, Chunle Tea Garden, Tiansheng Tea Garden and Qingle Tea Garden. Some tea gardens only sell banquets at the beginning of their opening, and then they invite troupes to perform in the gardens. These theaters mainly play Bangzi and Peking Opera.
The above-mentioned "Cuifang Building" was built in the 34th year of Guangxu (1908). After the Republic of China, it was changed to Qingming Stage and Huixian Stage. After the founding of New China, it was renamed many times, and it was successively called Liaoning Grand Stage, Shenyang Theater and Shenyang Grand Stage. In 2003, it was changed to "Liu Laogen Grand Stage". The grand stage has a history of nearly 100 years, and has performed Bangzi, Peking Opera, Pingju and Errenzhuan successively. It is the oldest theater in Shenyang.
Singing drama in the tea garden
According to the article "Fengtian Opera Garden" in "Qing Dynasty Banknotes and Dramas", "Fengtian is the head area of the frontier government, and there are many opera gardens, which are the same. Even a county, a town and a village all have it, and every garden will be mixed with men and women. Writing sounds and colors, especially in other counties. The structure of its stage is equal to that of Tianjin, and it is blessed by the capital. The female singer is also beautiful. " It can be seen that there were almost theaters in Guandong from large and medium-sized cities to counties and towns at that time.
Cao Cao's Paintings in Hebei Bangzi
There are more than 500 traditional operas of Zhili Bangzi, among which historical story plays include Cutting the Son, Jiang Dong Ji, Empty City Ji, Yellow Crane Tower, Fenhe Bay, Celebrating the Queen's Palace, Cutting the Son at Yuanmen, Yanmenguan, North-South Harmony, Examining Pan Hong, My Beauty Case and Eight Hammers. Stories and plays about worldly affairs include Sang Yuanhui, Beating Golden Branches, Three Mothers' Godson, Lv Mengzheng's Fasting, Du Shiniang's Butterfly Cup, Cao Zhuang's Wife Killing, Tie Gong Yuan, Hua Tian Cuo, Spring and Autumn Match, etc. Fairy stories and plays include Lotus Lantern, Five Thunder Arrays, Noisy Heaven, etc. Fashion plays in the late Qing Dynasty include Ms. Hui Xing and The Smoker Sigh. At that time, there were ballads related to "Beating Golden Branches", "Scolding Golden Hall", "Cao Zhuang Killing His Wife" and "Mu Yangjuan".
Northeast folk's Little Theatre, which appeared in the late Qing Dynasty, sang: "The first opening scene was Fox's Edge, the second was nun's Thinking of Fan, the third was beating the dough jar, the fourth was Lintong Mountain, the fifth was Yellow Crane Tower, the sixth was Fenhe Bay, and the seventh was Knife Split Three Levels." These seven plays were all popular Bangzi plays at that time.
Hebei Bangzi's "Dou E Yuan"
After the Republic of China, Zhili Bangzi was renamed Hebei Bangzi, and some Bangzi artists once performed on the same stage as the bungee opera artists. In the 1920s, after the popularization of Luozi in Northeast China, Hebei Bangzi Troupe became less and less, while Peking Opera developed greatly in Northeast China.