洪深、胡适、傅斯年以及陈大悲、欧阳予倩等人都曾说到过,爱美剧跟文明戏的最大不同是爱美剧有剧本而文明戏没有。这是对的,但还没有说到点子上。更加深刻的分歧在于文明戏实行的是传统的角色制,无论编剧还是演作都近乎传统戏。而爱美剧对文明戏的反叛,不仅体现在推重剧本上,更体现在戏剧的文化内涵上。传统戏,无论花雅,有一个共同特点,就是角色制。它是由生、旦、净、末、丑各种角色所组成的一个有机艺术体系,角色的含义和功能相对固定,表演方法和风格也有 Hongshen, Hu Shih, Fu Siian and Chen Dabei, Ouyang Yuqian and others once said that the biggest difference between Aestheticism and Civilization plays is that there is a script for the Amy drama but not for a civilization. This is correct, but it has not been said yet. The deeper difference lies in that civilized drama is practiced in the traditional role system, and both the writer and the acting director are almost traditional. However, the rebellion of the Amerian opera on civilized plays is not only reflected in the dramatization of the script but also reflected in the cultural connotation of the drama. Traditional drama, regardless of Hua Ya, has one thing in common, that is, the character system. It is an organic art system composed of various characters, such as students’, students’, students’, students’ and children’s, characters’ meanings and functions. Performance methods and styles are also