“票友下海”释疑

Reveal the Secrets of "Ticket Friends Go to Sea"

票友若想下海转为职业演员,首先要拜内行职业艺人为师,以取得梨园公会的会籍。下海后,还需在戏单上特署"某处"以示与科班出身者有别。进入民国,下海票友又多借海报向社会声名自己身份的变更。

A ＂Ticket friend＂ or ＂Piao You＂ refers to a person who is both a fan and actress of Peking opera. ＂Go to Sea＂ means this amateur actor or actress formally turns times, if a ＂piao you＂ want to ＂go to sea＂ （ turn professional）, she or he must first an amateur actor or professional. In old formally acknowledge some professional artists as her or his master, in order to get a membership in the artists＇ association. After ＂going to the sea＂, they have to be specially noted as ＂some place＂ on the playbill to distinguish themselves from those artists who have been trained by regular old - type opera schools. When entered the Republic time, a going to sea ＂piao you＂ often uses advertisements to declare his or her change of status to the public.