从《申报》(1924—1941)看昆剧传习所“传”字辈的盛与衰

The Rise and Fall of‘Chuan’Generation in Kunqu Opera Training Institute viewed from Shun Pao(1924-1941)

昆剧传习所“传”字辈,从1924年年初首次在上海徐宅以堂会形式亮相演出,同年5月正式登上上海笑舞台试演,很快就引起了票友曲界的关注,到1927年底“新乐府”时期呈现演员阵容齐整、名角众多的演出盛况,再到1931年5月底组班“仙霓社”后困难重重,逐步走向衰败,最终于1941年末在沪上东方第二书场最后一次聚集奏演名剧三天后而星散,前后18年间屡聚屡散,整个过程由盛而衰,漫长又曲折。《申报》当年并不完整的报道和所刊载的分析文章,勾画出了昆剧传习所“传”字辈最初18年的演艺行动轨迹,留下了诸多直到今天仍值得反思的问题。

In early 1924,the‘Chuan’generation of Kunqu Opera training institute made its first Tanghui appearance in Xu’s mansion,Shanghai.In May of the same year,it was officially auditioning for the‘Laugh Stage’in Shanghai,and soon attracted the attention of the opera circle and amateur groups.During the‘New Yuefu’period,which lasted until the end of 1927,it still maintained a grand performance with neat cast and numerous Kunqu Opera stars.By the end of May 1931,the association of‘Xianni Group’was formed,but it encountered many difficulties and gradually declined.In the end,the three-day performance became the last song of the‘Chuan’generation at the Shanghai Oriental Second Book Fair in 1941.Through the incomplete reports and analysis articles in Shenbao,we can restore the long and tortuous process of the‘Chuan’generation who gathered and dispersed repeatedly during the 18 years from prosperity to decline.These materials delineated the track of the‘Chuan’generation of Kunqu Opera training institute in the first 18 years,leaving us a lot of questions that are still worth reflecting on today.