Text/Guo Changming
In the winter of 1964, the cultural activities of the rural masses were in full swing. The young people of Shi Cabinet Village are not satisfied with small fights and small troubles, and they think of singing a big drama. Someone found a script of "Hero with a Red Heart," which said that during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Han Zhikui, the guerrilla leader of the Eighth Route Army who had taken a break, led the people to heroically resist japan, and was unfortunately arrested for betrayal by traitors. The crowd rubbed their fists and jumped to try. After the excitement, the question arises: what kind of drama to sing? Who will guide it? What about costume props? All of a sudden they were dumbfounded. Guo Sanxi, the old branch secretary, encouraged the young people and personally went to the friendly unit Wangzhuang Coal Mine to ask for help.
Wangzhuang Coal Mine has a mining troupe, which is strong and famous. Miner generously promised to give full support and sent two directors and teachers to the village to guide and help, analyze the situation with the young people, and discuss methods. Stone Cabinet Village is located at the junction of Jinzhong and Jinnan, and people are familiar with Jin opera Pu opera Meihu and especially ximei. According to the opinions of the people, the first step was to use Jinnan Meido to sing this drama. The second step is to select the actors. Through Self-recommendation, everyone's selection, audition audition, and repeated comparison, finally Wang Jitai and Geng Yiguang were selected to play Han Zhikui, Guo Yuxiu and Jiao Aixiang to play Han Mu, Wang Weixin to play guerrilla instructor, Guo Changchun to play guerrilla scout, Zhang Shangwen to play the old village chief, Wang Zuocai to play the captain of the Japanese military police, Zhang Shanglin to play the translator, Wang Yuelin to play the female traitor Yizhihua, Wang Jindeng to play the traitor Bald Three, Guo Lanying, Guo Zhongzhen, An Runwang, Cao Jintang, Wang Runhua, Guo Junwang, Zhang Fuxi, Yin Sangui and others played the roles of guerrillas, ordinary people, and puppet soldiers. The band is played by the village music class, with Wang Jilu, Guo Rongfu and others in the literary field, and An Runquan and Zhu Yaozong in the martial field. Costume props are provided by the Mine Troupe, and the shortage parts are made by themselves. Everything is ready, the young people are vigorous, under the guidance of the director teacher, engraving the script, memorizing the lines, learning to sing, practicing the action, getting up early and greedy, sleeping and forgetting to eat, one move and one style, one board and one eye, meticulous, and hot and hot.
In the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival has arrived. On the night of the first day of the Chinese New Year, the great temple was lit up with a roaring fire, the curtain was pulled up on the stage, the electric lights were lit, and the temple was crowded with villagers from the village and other villages who came to see the play. The young man's heart is hanging in the throat eye, afraid that he will not be able to play well and smash the pot. At 8 o'clock, the gong and drum sounded, and the red curtain slowly opened. "Chairman Mao published a speech on protracted war", And Han Zhikui, played by Wang Jitai, made a mighty and handsome appearance, which won a lot of cheers. Han Mu's two actors, Guo Yuxiu, although he is a man and a woman, he is born with an old lady appearance and performs generously and naturally; And Jiao Aixiang, the daughter-in-law from Yuncheng, is authentic and singing, and Jinnan Meihu is full of flavor. The guerrilla scout played by Guo Changxun is witty and handsome, and a "sugar gourd is sweet and sour" has become a classic that children have sung for a long time. Crooked hat, big open arms, skull eyebrows, flowing air, Wang Jindeng played by Bald Sanyi on the scene, the people in the audience pointed out, saying that this person is not like the Eighth Route Army at all, must be a traitor. Wang Zuocai plays the captain of the military gendarmerie, with a vicious face, fierce and cunning, and a hat made of yellow paper on his head, which is a bit unusual. With a "bitter and spicy" sound, he actually kicked Yin Sanugou, who played a puppet soldier who had lost the battle, to the ground, and the pain caused sanuki to limp and fat for a few days. Zhang Shanglin plays a translator, wearing a top hat and sunglasses on the nose frame, nodding to the Japanese and waisting, scolding the Chinese, and getting rid of a lackey slave appearance. The Japanese puppet army went to the countryside to sweep up, and Guo Junwang and Zhang Fuxi, who played the role of enemy soldiers, caught live chickens and live sheep on the stage, and the chickens flew and sheep called, causing the audience to laugh. The guerrillas surrounded and annihilated the enemy, and Guo Zhongzhen, who played the guerrilla commander, really blew the charge trumpet on the stage, so it was not mighty and majestic! The most splendid thing is that Han Zhikui's small 20-minute singing in prison after his arrest and execution, from the post to Xijing and then twisting the silk cauliflower, was sung by the actor Geng Yiguang with high excitement, tragic and euphemism, and swinging intestines, showing the heroic spirit and revolutionary feelings of a communist party member and a soldier of the Eighth Route Army who was not afraid of rape, not afraid of sacrifice, missing his comrades-in-arms, and looking forward to victory, and the audience listened to the blood boiling and the applause was continuous. The show was a hit.
After the end of the scene, the director teacher took advantage of the hot iron and called a meeting overnight to summarize the results, look for deficiencies, and discuss improvement measures. Abandoning the visit of relatives and friends in the Taisho Moon, carefully preparing, the fifteenth day of the first month was re-starred in the Wangzhuang Coal Mine Auditorium. The wide stage, the complete lighting set, and the auditorium of more than 1,000 seats are full. The young people riveted and devoted themselves to it, and then they were successful, and the performance effect was far more than the first time. More than 50 years have passed, the young people of that year are more than old, and some people have passed away, but the experience of singing this great drama is forever engraved in their hearts!
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