Classic jokes of Shanghai burlesque

Cry wonderfully; Waiters in various places; Seventy-two tenants; White world; Who can get married to dial Iraq; December wildflower name; Mantis is a treasure scroll; Hero driver Hu Amao, etc. Shanghai burlesque is a new Chinese drama gradually formed under the influence of comedies, burlesque and traditional operas all over the south of the Yangtze River.

The music of burlesque follows the "nine tones and eighteen tones" of one-legged drama. The performance of burlesque is based on the performance of folk arts such as one-legged comedy and cross talk, and also absorbs the performance of civilized drama. There are many obvious characteristics of burlesque actors in "speaking", "singing" and body movements. A good burlesque actor should not only be able to sing all kinds of operas, but also learn to sing all kinds of songs. The body movements of burlesque are particularly exaggerated, sometimes to the point of absurdity.

A burlesque actor should be articulate and quick-thinking, and can speak beautiful local dialects, such as Shanghai dialect, Ningbo dialect, Shaoxing dialect, Hangzhou dialect, Suzhou dialect, Wuxi dialect, Nanjing dialect, Yangzhou dialect, Shandong dialect, Sichuan dialect and Guangdong dialect. And it is often better to speak mixed dialects, such as Shanghai dialect in Guangdong and Sichuan dialect in Beijing. Burlesque actors sometimes speak English, Japanese and other foreign languages according to the needs of drama.

The plays of burlesque can be roughly divided into five categories: the first category is based on the development of "Duan Zi" of one-man show; The second kind is transplanted from civilized drama; The third category is adapted from the transplantation of dramas, operas and movie scripts in the early days of liberation; The fourth category is adapted from foreign scripts; The fifth category is newly created plays.