民鸣社演剧奇观刍议

A Humble Opinion on the Spectacle of Minming Dramatic Society's Performance

1913—1917年,民鸣社为了博得观众的认可且获得营利,不断翻新出奇而设置奇崛情节、营造奇巧布景、搜取奇闻轶事、召唤奇异表演。脚本涉及家庭剧、清宫戏、外国剧、时事剧、侦探剧等,演出形式包含男女合演、奇巧布景、动物上台。为期不长却占据上海演剧界龙头地位的民鸣社,从盛极一时到走向衰落的轨迹,足以反映在当时的社会政治、经济与文化语境下其与观众们在流动的剧场里所达成的某种审美“默契”。

From 1913 to 1917,in order to get recognition from the audience and gain profits,Minming Dramatic Society continuously innovated by setting up unique plots,creating delicate stage scenery,searching for strange anecdotes,and presenting unusual performances.From family drama,palace drama,foreign drama,current affairs drama to detective drama,all these types were involved in the script.Performances with mixed actors and actresses,ingenious stage scenery,and animal appearance were shown in the performance.Occupying a dominant position in Shanghai's theatrical industry,Minming Dramatic Society experienced a trajectory from prosperous to decline in a short time.The development track of Minming Dramatic Society is a reflection of a certain“tacit aesthetic understanding”between the drama society and the audience,which is constructed in mobile theater and based on the socio-political,economic and cultural context at that time.