This summer is the celebration of Mrs. Lu's mother, Mrs. Li, in her 80s. A close friend in the United States mentioned that friends who are over 75 years old in Taiwan and have heard Lu's mother's vowel music in the Mainland, wrote some words to express their praises.The year before last, Ms. Lu Yan was invited by China Television to play "Avalokitesvara" in a Mandarin TV series. Next, she wrote an article "Lu Yan Lu Mu" in China Television Weekly. Lu Yan saw it and wanted to meet her.I was living in Pingtung at that time, and my brother Wang Yifen from the "National Evening News" made an appointment to come north. I had a meeting with Lu Yanxian and his wife at the palace. .Peking opera can take root and sprout in the United States, and Lu Mu really planted it.I remember that when I was young and easy to play, I had a good time with brother Xuansun in the north. Now Heqi urged me to write to Mrs. Lu, so I had to do my best.

I have been a standard theater fan since I was a child. From the time I listened to "Spinning Cotton" by Xiao Ma Wu in the early years of the Republic of China to the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, I probably couldn't do without the theater in my daily life.In the early years, men and women were divided into classes, and it was rare to hear men and women co-starring in good shows unless there was a birthday party.Fu Liancheng of Guanghe Building in the meat market did not sell female seats in the early years; although the four famous actors and actresses sell female seats, most of them sell hall guests upstairs and official guests downstairs, and male and female seats are also separated when listening to operas!For this reason, the Kun class is the main place for the family to listen to operas, and the children also become the little guests of the Kun class.First, Fresh Ganoderma lucidum and Zhang Xiaoxian's Kuide Society sang in the civilized tea garden during the daytime. It can be said that rain or shine, they patronized the civilized tea garden in Meishi Street every day.Later, Xian Ganoderma lucidum and Zhang Xiaoxian lived in seclusion, and changed to Chengnan Amusement Garden to listen to Beijing opera.At that time, Qin Xuefang took the leading role. Not long after she sang, Qin Xuefang formed her own class and sang at the Kaiming Theater during the day.In addition to Qin Xuefang and Qiufang sisters in Qin Xuefang's opera troupe (Qiufang's original name is Qiuxuanfu), the old student is Lu's mother Li Guifen.There are also Li Huiqin in Tsing Yi, Liang Yuelou, a martial artist, later changed to Gai Rongxuan, Huadan Jin Shaoxian, Yu Zixian, Xiaosheng Hu Zhensheng, clown Song Fengyun, later changed to Doughou.This troupe has a complete set of beams and pillars, which is worthy of the word hard for the Kun troupe.

I loved listening to unpopular operas since I was a child, because some old operas that are almost lost can occasionally be found in Kaigong operas.For example, "Shenzhou Lei", "Mad Monk Sweeping Qin", "Five Thunders" and other old-fashioned plays have all been reduced to opening gongs, so I can hear flags and trumpets in almost every scene.Sometimes Qin Xuefang didn't have a show, so when she saw me sitting upstairs, she dragged Hu Zhensheng to the box to chat.One day Lu Mu posted "Cut the Yellow Robe". Although Liu Hongsheng's "Three Cuts and One Touch" became popular for a while and everyone liked to sing a verse or two, it was rare for Kunban to dare to do this play.On that day, Lu's mother curled her eyebrows, and Longyi Huagon sang with full bow and tune. At that time, there were "three fragrances" in Kunjiao, which were Zhang Xifen, Jin Guifen, and Li Guifen, known as Yuliang for a while.But in "The Lonely King's Drunken Peach Blossom Palace", neither Zhang nor Jin had touched it, so Lu's mother could only focus on the beauty.

One day, Qin Xuefang posted a new rehearsal of the play "Painting the Golden Phoenix", and Lu Mu and Li Huiqin sang "Black Water Country" in the front stage.Famous voters Tao Weichu, He Yousan, and Guan Shaohua came hand in hand, concentrated on listening to the play without saying a word, and after listening to the whole "Send a Son in the Mulberry Garden", I asked them why they were so engrossed. Tao Weichu was more straightforward, and he said this It is ordered to listen to the play.The three of them are learning the "Send Son" from an old actor.According to what Xiaoru told them, Boss Li's figure in "Mulberry Garden" is very delicate, and he came here specially, how could he not concentrate on pondering it?I think Lu's mother doesn't know about this until now!

Back then, Qin Xuefang and Prince Gong were frequent visitors to the pool at night shows in Huayuan.Shuang Liang, Rui Xun, Fan Fanshan, and Luo Yinggong must also come to every performance. Among them, Gong Wang and Rui Xun admired Lu Mu's singing and acting the most.At that time, Lu Mu's luthier also often talked to the elders Gong and Rui to tune their voices. He often praised Lu Mu's breath size, and the weight of the spout.So as soon as Lu Mu appeared on the stage, there were two old men wearing hats in the pool seat. Each of them folded the yellow tea paper wrapped in tea and pressed it on the side of the small hat to block the strong light of the gas lamp. They were Gong and Rui.Lu's mother sang by the gentry and merchants twice, which is the masterpiece of the two elders.When Zhao Ci was alive back then, he did everything possible to reward, encourage and support young people who were talented, elegant, and elegant.During the Spring and Autumn Festival, everyone is often invited to gather for a meeting of literature and wine to evaluate literature and discuss characters. I remember that Wang Maoxuan and Mr. Xue Ziliang's Ling Gonglang were all literary friends who attended the meeting back then.Among them is Wang Jun, who is young and weak, and can write five or six feet big characters.The old master taught him how to use the pen, and showed him the big characters written by Lu's mother for him to learn from. From then on, he knew that it was no wonder that Lu's mother had really put in a lot of effort in copying the big characters.One year, during the winter relief voluntary theater, Lu's mother posted "The Biography of Drama Fans" on the spot, and wrote the four characters "Epileptic in the arms" on the spot. It was sold for charity on the spot, and was sold by General Wang Tieshan, the chairman of the Blue Cross Society, at a high price of 500 yuan. Buy it and relieve many poor people.Feng Gongdu, a famous calligrapher who wrote plaques for people in Beiping, later learned the news of the sale of calligraphy on the spot of "The Legend of Opera Fans", and deeply regretted that he could not catch up with its prosperity.

Zhao Cilao was very interested in Duqu's screenwriting. Qin Xuefang's performance of "Tao Huo Xue" was composed by an old hand, and Luo Yinggong became famous.In the role of the fisherman in the play, Lu's mother was originally asked to play the role of the fisherman in the first round. It seems inconvenient to refuse because of the friendship between Lu's mother and the Zhao family. .Later, Zhao Cilao compiled "The Merry Son of Heaven" for Qin Xuefang under the name of "The Old Man of No Bubu". It is a story about Tang Minghuang Yang Yuhuan.But several old people thought it over and over again, but they still didn't open their mouths.In the end, Qin Xuefang acted as a young student.Lu's mother's lofty character and self-defense spirit, at that time, the trip to Liyuan could be regarded as a chastity, which is admirable.

Since the show moved to Taiwan, overseas returnees often talk about the fact that Peking Opera has taken root in the United States, and it has become more and more prosperous in recent years. Lu’s mother is in the United States, and she always breaks up with all men and women who humbly ask for advice and really want to learn something. I crushed it and poured it all out to teach.Today, when Lu's mother sets up a scarf to redeem the auspicious day in her 80s, she dares to say a few words, all of which happened in the past 50 or 60 years, to refer to her sister's longevity. note

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