“连厢”补证

New Corroborating Evidence on “Lian Xiang

除了《西河词话》的记载 ,从古代“市语”以及现存的演艺形式中 ,我们也能证明连厢的存在 ,并对其演出形式和历史演变有大致了解。

Besides the reference to it in Xi He Ci Hua[Xihe's Treatise on Ci-Poetry], hitherto thought of as the sole testimonial, corroborating evidence on the existence of the ancient performance form “lian xiang' can also be found in old jargons and surviving folk performances