话剧在清华:以《清华周刊》(1916-1937)为中心

The Development of Modern Drama at Tsinghua University: A Study of the Publications of Tsinghua Weekly from 1916 to 1937

清华大学在中国话剧史上占有重要地位。本文以清华大学最重要的学生刊物《清华周刊》为主要史料依据,梳理了清华大学话剧活动的流变与特色,指出编演话剧在当年的清华园里蔚然成风,不同专业的学生及教师乃至校领导均参与其中。清华大学话剧活动的主要特征为技道并重、会通中西。在校期间投身话剧活动的学生毕业后,依然以话剧为艺术交往的重要纽带,在校园中形成的艺术精神也由此得以传续,为中国话剧事业作出了独特而重要的历史贡献。

Tsinghua University holds an important status in the history of modem Chinese drama. Drawing on the publications of Tsinghua Weekly, this essay examines and records the transformations and main features of modem drama activities at the university from 1916 to 1937. It points out that the writing and staging of modem drama at Tsinghua University was a prevalent trend that involved students and teachers from all departments and even administrators. The activities in those years were characterized with the balance between skills and ideas, and the interflow between the East and the West. This ethos from campus was carried on by the students after their graduation, and drama became a lifelong bond among them. Drama on Tsinghua＇s campus therefore had a unique impact on the development of modem Chinese drama.