“中华木铎新剧”在日本的公演

Performance of“Chinese Muduo New Drama”in Japan

本文披露了一段鲜为人知的史料:1914年,革命党人刘艺舟在日本成立“光黄新剧同志社”,并邀请国内的文明新戏社团开明社赴日,一起以“中华木铎新剧”的名义演戏,以其所得接济流亡日本的革命党人;他们先后在大阪和东京进行了公演,演出剧目有《复活》、《西太后》、《豹子头》等剧,在日本引起很大反响。这是中国戏剧史上的第一次对外国际交流,比起1919年梅兰芳第一次率团访日演出还要早五年。这次演出,不但把国内的早期话剧介绍给了日本观众,而且也接受了日本剧坛的影响,促进了中国早期话剧艺术的发展和提高。

The paper reveals historical materials little known. Revolutionary Liu Yizhou found Guanghuang New Drama Troupe in 1914, and invited another modern drama troupe to Japan. They gave performances in the name of ＂Chinese Muduo New Drama＂ in Osaka and Tokyo, and acquired good reviews. It is die first international exchange in Chinese drama h/story. The performance introduced our modern drama to Japanese audience, received the information of Japanese drama circle, and promoted the development of early Chinese modern drama.