Theatrical Magazine Study

In 1922,the Shanghai Opera House Sales Department organized a special drama magazine "Theatrical Magazine",edited by Yao Minyao.The main editorial group was also Tuian,Huogong,and Shao Qing.This magazine aims to promote art from its founding purpose with the "play" as the core.The news,introductions,miscellaneous reviews,and scandals concerning Peking Opera,Kunqu Opera,and new dramas were published.The content involved many famous actors at the time,such as Tan Xinpei,Mei Lanfang,Ma Lianliang,etc.,which included a lot of theoretic articles.More representative of the sex,for example,Ling Xiao wrote "Players and critics should be divided",Mr.Ma's "How can we improve drama",Weng's "on the old drama should improve the plot" and so on.In addition,"Theatrical Magazine" is also accompanied by exquisite illustrations,which include drama masks,portraits and photos of life,precious paintings,etc.These materials are of great benefit to the study of the drama history and theory of the Republic of China.The publication of the publication has been suspended for half a year and has been published for a total of nine issues,becoming the largest number of publishing dramas at this stage.This thesis takes "Theatrical Magazine" as the research object,focuses on the development of the situation,and introduces the focal points,such as the editor of Yao Minlao and his group of writers,the controversy of new and old plays.First of all,"Theatrical Magazine" was born in a combination of drama and newspapers,and gradually entered a prosperous environment.Its appearance was an inevitable product of the development of drama in the Republic of China and it had a distinct significance of the times;it insisted on the play as the core and did not learn to promote art by learning to fashion.Create journal purpose.Itscolumns are divided into categories,involving Peking Opera,Kunqu Opera,drama news,drama exams,notes,entertainment appendices,scores,Beijing opera notes,new dramas,drama talks,reviews,anecdotes,Peking Opera,new drama anecdotes,New drama industry news,storytellers,Facebook,drums,tickets for friends,box office,fast delivery,recordings,talks about 23 sections,as well as Facebook,famous photos,these columns become important for the dissemination of drama content during this period.Carrier.Secondly,in the context of a complex era,"Theatrical Magazine" can be published and has a close relationship with its chief editor,Yao Minai,and chief editors and creators.Therefore,the life of Mr.Yao Minai,the mystery of Yao Min's death,and the folk art activities they participated in have become the focus of our attention;and the group of writers involved,their aliases,and the wide range of stakeholders are involved.Therefore,the Lord needs to scrutinize his pseudonym.,research on authorship.Furthermore,this article focuses on the study of theoretical articles in the "Theatrical Magazine".Through a detailed analysis of theoretical articles,we will study the history of the new drama,the debates on new and old plays,and the drama in "Theatrical Magazine." Finally,as an important part of the 20 th century special drama periodicals,it has important historical data value,academic and theoretical value,and cultural transmission value.The overall study of the dramatic literature in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China and the study of the theatrical theory has unique time values.