Author: Gu Wei
The name Li Lihua may be unfamiliar to young people, but there are almost no older people, especially in the literary and art circles, who do not know her. Originally from Shanghai, she began to study Peking Opera at the age of 11, entered the film industry at the age of 16, and her first film in Shanghai was "Three Laughs". In 1947, she filmed "The World of Lying" for the Hong Kong Great Wall Film Company, followed by "Dream of the New Red Chamber". In her decades-long career as an actress, she has made about 200 films, and she has a reputation overseas and is called "the evergreen tree of the film world".
Li Lihua
This overseas movie star is from the Liyuan family, her father Li Guifang Gong Xiaosheng, has the reputation of "the first small student in Jiangnan", her mother Zhang Shaoquan, Gong Laodan. Li Lihua has been able to sing since she was a child. When Tong Zhiling was young, she and Zhang Shaoquan performed on the same stage for a long time in the Golden Theater (now the Popular Theater) at that time. Therefore, Li Lihua called Tong Zhiling "big sister".
This time, Li Lihua returned to China to visit relatives, and one night, she went to Tong Dajie's house as a guest.
In a burst of warm applause, Li Lihua stood up and coughed softly, and Hu Qin began to sing "Visiting Prison" in the famous drama "Dou E'e" (that is, "June Snow").
A weeping passage of "Erhuang Scattered Board": "Overheard Dou E, my sad eyebrows..." The image of the kind Chinese woman who suffered misfortune in the feudal era created by Guan Hanqing reappeared in front of people's eyes. Li Lihua's voice is clear and her skills are profound. This period of kung fu "singing drama", she sang effortlessly, and the words are round, the rhyme is deep and thick, and it is shocking.
Among the attendees was Jia Lini, an amateur Peking Opera art activist active in the United States. She told me that Li Lihua could not only sing "Cheng Pai" Qingyi, but also play "Xun Pai" Hua Dan. And it's well acted, just right.
Tong Zhiling
That night, the high-ranking friends were full of people, except for reminiscing about the past, it was singing. After Li Lihua sang "Dou E'er", Jia Lini sang "Drunk", and Tong Zhiling sang "Red Lady". Laughter, singing, guests and hosts rejoice.
Li Lihua and Jia Lini are known as "sisters", and they are both "Beijing opera fans". Because there is no good "Huqin" (violinist) and lack of necessary performance conditions, Li Lihua rarely sings and hangs her voice on the other side of the ocean, but she always cannot forget the art of Peking Opera. She has seen all the Chinese opera films she can see, such as "Song Tujie" directed by Liu Qiong and "Double Pearl Phoenix" directed by Comfort. She has seen the Kunqu opera film "Fifteen Guan" and the Peking Opera film "You Sanjie". Not long ago, the Beijing Opera Fourth Troupe went to Hong Kong to perform, and she made a special trip to see the play, which was enough to be "addicted to drama" and left a deep impression on the brilliant acting skills and singing skills of the young actors. Speaking of Liu Changyu's "Selling Water", she really danced with her eyebrows and said: "The acting is really good!" ”
Li Lihua's "Dragon Play Phoenix"
I heard that before this party, she had met the film actor Cheng Zhi, and the opening sentence was: "I heard that you are singing very well in Beijing opera now!" Cheng Zhiqing also loves to sing Peking Opera. But he did not expect that this news would also reach the United States. Cheng Zhi said to Li Lihua, "When, you and Zhiling will come out of Fan Jiang Guan! Li Lihua shook her hand and said, "Oh, I can't sing!" ”
Li Lihua returned to the other side of the ocean full of the affection of her friends, but Cheng Zhi's words still seemed to echo in my ears. Old friends are deeply looking forward to seeing her and Tong Zhiling perform "Fan Jiang Guan" one day.
In 1980
("Yilin Silhouette")
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