越剧“小歌班”在甬戏院演出史述辨证

Textual Research and Verification on History of “Xiaogeban” Performance in Ningbo Theaters

1906-1921年的越剧"小歌班"时期在越剧发展史上是一个承前启后的特殊时期。走出农村、走向城市,特别是走向省城杭州与上海之前,小歌班已分几路外出演出,蔓延发展。其时地处特殊位置的宁波是小歌班不容忽略的城市。但目前面世的越剧史书文献对小歌班在甬戏院演出的相关史述不尽一致,且有可能涉及越剧是否在甬首次进入镜框式舞台演出的重大问题。文章试对此爬罗剔抉,辨析考证,兼论镜框式舞台演出对越剧的意义。

The period from 1906 to 1921,also known as the“Xiaogeban”period,was a critical stage in the development of Yue opera.An initial form of Yue opera,“Xiaogeban”had divided itself into several branches and boomed extensively far before it launched into cities from small villages,especially before it set foot on Hangzhou and Shanghai.At that time,Ningbo was a non-neglectable city for“Xiaogeban”because of its special location.Nevertheless,relevant descriptions on the performance of“Xiaogeban”in Ningbo were not agreeable with each other according to some present historical books and papers on public.Besides,major questions such as whether Ningbo was the city in history where Yueo opera was firstly performed on picture-frame stage may come up.In view of the above-mentioned facts,the author tried to dig up more and clear up mists in the field of“Xiaogeban”,as well as illustrate the significance of picture-frame stage for the development of Yue opera.