Yang Xiaolou

essential information

Acting experience

When he was young, he went to xiaorongchun society to study arts, and studied martial arts from Yang Longshou, Yao Zenglu, and Yang Wanqing.

He graduated at the age of 17 and performed in Beijing and Tianjin. Under the guidance of his adoptive father Tan Xinpei, Wang Lingxian, Wang Fushou, Zhang Qilin, Niu Songshan and so on, Yu Jusheng became his teacher.

At the age of 24, he joined baoshenghe class and performed in the name of Xiao Yang monkey. Together with Tan Xinpei in the same celebration class, he was awarded by the tan family and became an outstanding wusheng actor.

At the age of 29, she joined the Shengping department as a foreign student and was highly appreciated by Empress Dowager Cixi. In cooperation with Tan Xinpei, Chen Delin, Wang Yaoqing, Huang Runfu, Mei Lanfang, Shang Xiaoyun, Xun Huisheng, Gao Qingkui, Yu Shuyan and Hao Shouchen, he has established troupes such as Tao Yong, Tong Xin, Zhongxing, Chonglin, Shuangsheng and Yongsheng, which have gained great reputation.

In 1933, the musicians of Tongrentang pharmacy invited Yang Xiaolou to perform "iron cage mountain" in the auspicious garden.

At that time, in addition to the examiners on the stage, the backstage individuals could listen to the play on the stage. At the beginning of "iron cage mountain", the examiners put an empty chair on the outside of the scene. When "Qiba stargazer" came out of the gate, a tall, thin and long man in plain clothes sat down in a chair. At that time, I was also watching the Opera under the stage. I could see this man's face clearly. I was so excited that I thought that I would not see "Jiang Wei" in the opera today. It would be fun to watch this "Jiang Wei" in the opera first. It turns out that this is sun Yukun, a famous martial arts student at that time. He has long been famous for his performance of iron cage mountain.

Some reports of Shenbao

At the end of May 1922, Yang Xiaolou was invited to perform on Tianchan stage in Shanghai

Tianchan stage has hired Mei Lanfang, Yang Xiaolou and Wang Fengqing to come from Beijing to Shanghai. Xu Shaoqing, the owner of Tianchan stage, went north and hired them to come south.

In addition to performing their own masterpieces, Yang and Mei performed farewell my concubine for the first time in Shanghai, making a sensation in Shanghai. On May 30, the 17th edition of Shenbao published MeiXun, which said: Wanhua and Xiaolou played the role of farewell my concubine in Beijing this spring, which is ten times more grand than the sea.

In January 1931, Yang Xiaolou was invited by Shanghai Rongji grand stage to perform in Shanghai again, when he was 53 years old. On January 18, the 19th edition of Shenbao published an interview article on Yang Xiaolou's visit to Shanghai

Yang Xiaolou and Xin Yanqiu arrived in Shanghai on the afternoon of the 14th. Yu Wenxun visited Xiaolou in the Great China hotel. The style of the small building is as old as before, but the color of wind and dust appears slightly on both cheeks.

Since then, Shenbao has published several drama reviews, all of which praise Yang Xiaolou. On January 28, 1931, the 11th edition of Shenbao published the book "the combination of beauty and equipment: stealing the Royal horse"

Yang Xiaolou, the leader of wusheng, has met with the people of Shanghai on the 23rd night with his ten-year spirit. The small building is the whole material of wusheng. There is no match in the world for the crispness of speech, the elegance of manner, the sophistication of expression and the bravery of appearance. In particular, the physique of the burly, the voice of the sonorous, difficult for anyone. This play is a masterpiece of his life. It has long been famous in both the north and the south. It is worthy of Dou Erdun of Jin Shaoshan, and has long been admired by the audience. Therefore, people all over the world think that if the two actors co perform, it will be a good play that can't be combined.

On January 31, the 11th edition of Shenbao published the drama review of three nights on the big stage

Yang Xiaolou, Ma Lianliang and Xin Yanqiu perform on the big stage at the same time. Such a good opportunity can not be lost. They are lianliantao, Ba Da hammer and an Tian Hui. They have three natures, three expressions, three playing methods and three footwork. They are all wonderful and versatile.

Sun Yukun

Sun Yukun is Yang Xiaolou's adopted son and Yu Zhenting's nephew, so his stage name is "xiaozhenting". He learned martial arts from Yu Zhenting when he was a child, and he had great Kung Fu. His mother took him to Yang's house to ask Yang Xiaolou to teach him how to play. Yang couldn't refuse because his mother was Yang Xiaolou's elder martial sister. But Yang Xiaolou said, "I will not change a word of the play that Yu Wuye (Yu Zhenting) taught you. I'll teach you a play that Mr. Yu doesn't sing -- "seal of the number one scholar." Later, I told him about "zhanwan city". Sun Yukun has always been a private actress. His plays such as "pick pulley" and "lianhuantao" were later performed in the way of Yang school.

On that day, sun Yukun sat on the side of the stage, as if he had come to announce the curtain and introduce this unusual "iron cage mountain". He listened to Yang Xiaolou's "iron cage mountain", not to see what kind of figure, what kind of handle, these he will. He is an "expert looking at the door", looking at Yang Xiaolou's strength and bearing on the stage to improve his understanding. Sun Yukun's spirit and practice of consciously learning drama is worth learning from.

Formal apprentice

There are three formal apprentices of Yang Xiaolou. In his early years, Wu Jing actor Hou Hailin was recruited. The other two were Yan Yuzhe and Fu Dewei, who were students of Chinese opera academy at that time. Their teacher worship ceremony was held in the waterside pavilion of Zhongshan Park in Beijing in 1935.

In order to accept the apprentices, Yang Xiaolou personally performed two plays, Jia Jialou and wild boar forest, to demonstrate to Yan and Fu. Jia Jia Lou is a traditional martial arts play, and wild boar forest is a new literary play. This reflects Yang's teaching thought, which requires students to lay a good foundation with high standards, innovate at a high level, develop in an all-round way, and be able to do both civil and martial arts. After that, Yang went to Zhonghua theater school in person and asked the school authorities to care about the study of his disciples Yan and Fu Ersheng.

There are a lot of basic plays for wusheng. Why did Yang Xiaolou demonstrate Jia Jialou to Yan and Fu? I understand that there are differences in style and heat between the performance of "section class" students and that of "big class" actors. Students listen to the teacher's play mainly to learn bearing and energy. But there is another meaning in it. Yang Xiaolou's Jia Jia Lou learned from Yu Jusheng. Yang's Apprentice chose this play to show that he would never forget his teacher and his clan, so that his disciples could know the origin of his study and understand Yu's norms. At that time, Yu Ju Sheng wrote many works in Jia Jia Lou, including Ba Zi's "a book" and "fighting". Yu Zhenting, sun Yukun and Xu Deyi are good at playing Tang Bi in the play. The performance of Tang Bi by Yang Xiaolou not only demonstrates the role of acting. In this play, Yang wears a Xiang colored python, a hard back, an arrow suit and a hard scarf, which is very suitable for Tang Bi to wear a beard.

Why demonstrate "wild boar forest"? That is to introduce the teacher's creation, especially the new play to the students. After Yang Xiaolou became famous, he did not stop arranging new dramas (including old dramas, new rehearsals and new repertoires) except for performing classic traditional martial arts dramas. Boar forest is one of the most successful plays.

artistic characteristics

Yang Xiaolou inherited the family learning in art, learned from Yu Jusheng and Yang Longshou, and learned from others' strong points, gradually forming a unique "Yang School". Yang Xiaolou's voice is clear and sonorous. His singing and recitation follow the style of "Kui school". His pronunciation is clear and true. He has a Beijing accent in between, and his voice is simple and straight. Singing and reciting should pay attention to accurately express the feelings of the characters. From the existing records of farewell my concubine, running at night and boar grove, we can appreciate the charm of his singing. Yang Xiaolou's martial arts footwork is accurate and sensitive, which can more appropriately express the characters' character, focus on the artistic conception, and pursue the spirit similarity, which is also the characteristics of Yang school.

Main works

Changkao plays Changbanpo, tiaoziao, tielongshan, Jianyi plays Zhuangyuan Yin, badashui, yanyanglou, Duanda plays lianhuantao, Luomahu, antianhui, Kunqu plays Linchong night run, ningwuguan, Qilin Pavilion, Laosheng plays Famen Temple, Silang Tanmu, zhantaiping.

Personal life

Wang Mang's descendants

"Dagao Yang Erxi" pushes a unicycle into Beijing "Tianguan Yang yuelou" is named by Cixi to sing "living Zhao Yun and Yang Xiaolou" and become a master of Chinese opera——

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Wang Mang's descendants

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Yang Xiaolou, the "wusheng champion", was born in yangandon, Shipai town, Huaining County, Anhui Province. It is said that the Yang family is of the same origin

Wang Mang's descendants

. After Wang Mang's death, Liu Xiu wanted to destroy the Wang family. On the way to escape, the Wang family was interrogated. When they saw a poplar tree on the road, they said their surname was "Yang", so they were released and settled in Anhui. It is said that there is no distinction between the surnames of Yang and Wang. They are different from each other inside and outside.

Yang Erxi: push unicycle to Beijing

Yang Erxi, the grandfather of Yang Xiaolou, was born in 1820. In the early years of Xianfeng, Yang's family pushed a wheelbarrow into Beijing with a knife and gun handle on one side and Yang yuelou as a child on the other. Zhang Zhongshu is one of the most popular teachers in Tianqiao. In order to thank Zhang Zhiyu for his kindness, Yang Erxi ordered his son yuelou to worship Zhang as his teacher. Yang Erxi, originally a Wudan actor, is famous for playing broadsword, nicknamed "broadsword Yang Erxi". Today's playing meteor on the stage is created by Yang.

Yang yuelou: once charged in the romantic case

Yang Xiaolou's father Yang yuelou (1849-1890) was named yuelou. After paying homage to Zhang Erkui, Xi Laosheng and wusheng ranked Yulou and became brothers with Yu Yusheng (Ju Sheng).

Yang Yue's floor is broad, her ears are big and her appearance is magnificent. She is known as "heavenly official". Yang Yanhui's "Si Lang Tan Mu" and "Chang ban Po" are his masterpieces. The monkey king in an Tian Hui enjoys a high reputation as "Yang monkey".

Just as Yang became popular in Shanghai, the family members of Daotai were chasing yuelou. Yang knew the consequences and tried to avoid them, but he was eventually charged with the romantic case. The government wanted to seize the moon tower, so he had no choice but to flee back to the capital and take refuge in Prince Gong's residence. No one was seen in Beijing or Shanghai, so chuanyuelou was put into prison, and the fabricated rumors became more and more mysterious. Later, Yang Shi appeared because of Cixi's call to yuelou.

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