Ma Sanli

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Character experience

Ma Sanli was born in a crosstalk family, and his family environment has influenced him since he was a child. Under the influence of my father and brother, I have laid a solid foundation of crosstalk. At the age of 12, he began to study art with his father, Ma Delu, and later learned from crosstalk actor Zhou Deshan. He studied in Tianjin Huiwen Middle School in junior high school. After graduation, because of his poor family situation, he stopped learning crosstalk.

In 1930, he began to perform on the stage. Before liberation, he performed with Geng Baolin, Liu kuizhen, Hou Yichen and Zhang Qingsen. In 1947, he boarded the stage of Tianjin Daguanyuan theater and partnered with Hou Yichen. The next year, he came to Beijing for the third time and performed in Huasheng radio station and tea house theater. His unique style of cross talk of Ma family attracted the attention of Quyi fans.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, Ma Sanli actively edited and performed new crosstalk. In 1950, at the invitation of Xinsheng theater, Ma Sanli returned to Tianjin to perform. Since then, in the past ten years, he has participated in the literature and art team of the condolence group to the DPRK and served as the vice captain. He became the vice head of the municipal quyi troupe, and was also recognized as a member of the municipal CPPCC, becoming a real literature and art worker.

In 1958, Ma Sanli was beaten as a "rightist" in the "anti rightist movement". The reason was that the number of indicators increased from the initial four to 11, which was too much, so he had to be reported to make up the number. As a result, he was wronged and suffered a lot of unfair criticism. In the 19 years when he became a "rightist", he only talked about cross talk for three years, carried out 11 years of decentralized labor, and was put in a "cowshed" for five years as a group coal briquette, cleaning and other chores.

In 1970, in response to the evacuation of urban population, Ma Sanli led his family to leave Tianjin and settled in beizhakou village, a southern suburb. He worked as a farmer for seven years and even learned a good job as a carpenter. He never forgot to recite the words, whether he was putting them down or squatting in the cowshed. He practiced them almost every morning, and his kung fu was not wasted.

After the vindication, Ma Sanli and Wang Fengshan, who are now in the rarity of ancient times, once again put on the stage the plays of xijiangyue, wenwenhui, kaicongchang, and selling coupons. In the case of no one cheering, Ma Sanli has devoted his whole life to composing and performing a series of single mouthed short passages, such as amusing you, family secret recipe, health inspection, 81 floors, chasing, etc. On the one hand, these short passages integrate the inherent characteristics of irony and humor of traditional cross talk, on the other hand, they have the characteristics of horse style cross talk, which has a strong flavor of the market. Therefore, once launched, they have been lasting for a long time, forming another peak of Ma Sanli's artistic creation.

Maybe it's bearish, maybe it's more sober, even if it's always surrounded by applause, always surrounded by front and back, Ma Sanli, who has gone through hardships, always keeps a distance from the coming honor and aura. In the applause, in the crowd, he said again and again: "I'm not a master, not an artist, I'm just an ordinary old artist, an old artist who loves cross talk and likes to study cross talk."

Under the background that the essence of traditional crosstalk has not been fully absorbed or misinterpreted, and the industry atmosphere has become increasingly vulgar, the old artist's integrity can not help but make people sigh: "over the past few years, I have performed in theaters, schools, organs, factories, troops and other places through the tasks or obligations assigned by the leadership of the Advisory Committee. The gifts include photo album, vase, mirror, pen holder and so on. There are performances, nothing. They gave performances to the police, the armed police, the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, the National People's Congress, the railway station, the outer ring, the renovation of bungalows, the neighborhood committee, the welding rod factory, the ink factory and other units without any gifts or money. Beijing Xiaoxing asked me for a week, but I declined without any contact. Long distance call, asked me to go to Hong Kong, Singapore, food and housing management, pay Hong Kong dollars, I answered not to go. They sent a registered letter again, asking for some treatment, but I didn't reply. A unit in Guizhou organized a performance, asked me to go by plane, and sent a performance fee of 1000 yuan. The postman asked me to stamp and withdraw the money. I don't accept the money. Please return the money according to the address.

Every year, children's Day is a school counselor for five primary school students. On children's day, I have to go to at least three schools to talk and tell stories. The reward is wearing a red scarf. I went to the nursing home in the south of Balitai to perform. I even said four little jokes, the old man and the old woman were very happy. Love to listen, don't let me say, afraid I'm tired. I answer, not tired, as long as you are happy, happy, I can come a few times. There was an old man named Zhu who called me third brother. He said, come to this place, too. There are many old and lonely families and old ladies here. They can make a partner. Trying to trick me. I took part in the voluntary duty patrol of the residents committee. I wore a red sleeve hoop and turned around the buildings and intersections to prevent bandits and burglars and maintain public order. I work in shifts twice a month. I'll never be absent from work, whether it's winter or summer. Check the door locks of each household and whether the bicycle in front of the door is locked. When I supervise the parking of vehicles at the intersection, the traffic police dare not let me be on duty at the intersection, because there is me blocking the traffic. "

In an ideological report probably written in the early 1980s, Ma Sanli described in great detail his true side over the years: "in the past 20 years, I have not taken the initiative to speak and shake hands when I see people. Nothing is said, nothing is asked. There is always a sense of inferiority in my heart. I have never been willing to visit my relatives, friends, colleagues, or take photos with anyone to avoid being looked down upon and discriminated against. "

This is, of course, another sad description. However, what can comfort the old people is that another 20 years later, Tianjin citizens voted to select 10 local celebrities to set up statues for them on the side of the Haihe River for later generations to look forward to. Finally, they voted the most for Ma Sanli, the old man who has spoken for them all his life.

Goodbye stage

In 2000, Mr. Ma Sanli was diagnosed with bladder cancer. On December 8, 2001, he held a farewell performance for his 80th anniversary as an artist in Tianjin. Mr. Ma performed in Tianjin People's stadium to celebrate his 80th anniversary and bid farewell to the audience who like him.

Mr. Ma was 87 years old at that time, and admirers were everywhere. It has also become a major event in cultural circles, especially in cross talk circles, to do a good farewell performance for Mr. Ma. At that time, many famous people in the cultural circles and crosstalk circles gathered in Tianjin, including Zhao Zhongxiang and Ni Ping, the famous program hosts of CCTV, Ma Ji, Jiang Kun, Feng Gong, Huang Hong, Li Guangxi, Ma Yutao and Guo song, and Ma Sanli also appeared on the stage to perform for the audience.

At 6:45 on February 11, 2003, Ma Sanli said goodbye to his audience because of his invalid treatment. He was 89 years old. The funeral was held in accordance with Muslim customs in Tianjin.

Last words

will

I am a crosstalk actor and an ordinary Communist. In accordance with the requirements of the party, I serve the people with cross talk and laughter. Leaders at all levels and the folks in Tianjin have given me a lot of honor and love. I have also been selected as "Excellent Communist Party member of Tianjin". My gratitude can not be expressed in words.

People always die. I have a final request, that is, after my death, please simplify my funeral. I don't want to let organizations at all levels bother for me any more. At the same time, I have many friends, students and retransmission disciples, so I don't take part in the farewell of body, accept flower baskets, wreaths, elegiac couplets, and accept money and things. All my life, I just want to leave the laughter to the people, not to cause trouble for everyone and waste money for the country. I sincerely wish the prosperity of crosstalk, the happiness of the people and the prosperity of the country.

January 10, 2003

Posthumous writing

Brothers 12, I do seven

Down with 4621

The secret recipe passed down from the ancestors

Buy monkey in Northeast

All inclusive Xijiang moon

Falling in love

80 years of Art

Legend in the world

Anecdotes of characters

Tears for art

He is usually silent and seldom shows his feelings, but after he became a rightist, he burst into tears several times in public, and every time it was because of crosstalk.

For the first time, on the evening of March 16, 1961, Ma Sanli worked here for two years at the military grain farm in the eastern suburb of Tianjin. That night, when the farm held a meeting, the leader suddenly announced that Ma Sanli was a rightist and could return to his original unit and resume his old business. Ma Sanli shed tears on the spot.

The second time was on March 24, 1961. After two years away from the audience, Ma Sanli gave his first performance in Tianle quyi hall on the floor of Quanye hall. The stormy applause from the audience lasted for a few minutes, but it could not be calmed down for a long time. In the face of the audience who had been away for more than two years and who were so welcome and fond of himself, he bowed to all of you in his usual way, and people finally calmed down. He choked in his throat and said calmly as much as he could: "I haven't seen you (laughter in the room). I I'm sick As soon as the words fell, the applause rang out again. Before Ma Sanli knew it, the two lines were in tears.

Interesting stories of hospitalization

During MA Sanli's illness in hospital, in the ward, the old man always told jokes to the medical staff and his accompanying son, daughter-in-law and little grandson, and the ward gave out happy laughter from time to time.

It is reported that on the day of Mr. Ma's operation, the medical staff were afraid of the old man's nervousness, so they said to him, "don't be afraid, Mr. Ma. We all love to hear your cross talk. I'll ask you to tell us later, "I'm kidding you!" Ma quickly waved his hand and said, "don't worry. This time it's serious. I don't want to tease you, and you don't want to tease me. " In a harmonious atmosphere, the operation was a great success.

During his hospitalization, many people went to the hospital to visit him every day. One day, Ma said to his youngest son Ma Zhiliang, "Zhiliang, I'm sick

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