吴宓有《陕西梦传奇》和《沧桑艳传奇》两部戏曲作品传世,均为他青少年时代所作。《陕西梦传奇》剧中的“泾阳吴生”即是作者本人,借以寄托自己的思想情怀,这是自述剧式戏曲作品的一个新发展;《沧桑艳传奇》是根据美国诗人朗费罗的叙事长诗Evangeline写成,吴宓在翻译原诗的基础上对这一外国题材作品进行了大胆的“中国化”意译改编的尝试,开创了传奇创作的新题材和新方法。它们在中国戏曲史上具有独特的价值和贡献。 Wu Mi has “Shaanxi legend” and “vicissitudes of life legendary” two operatic works handed down, are made for his youth. In “Shaanxi Dream Legend” drama “Jing Yang Wu Sheng ” is the author himself, in order to pin their own thoughts and feelings, this is a new development of self-styled drama drama; “vicissitudes of life legend” is based on the American poet Long Fei Evangeline, Luo’s narrative poem, writes that Wu Kui’s attempt to translate this foreign theme work into a bold, “Chinese” translation based on his original poem has created a new theme and new method of legendary creation. They have unique values ​​and contributions in the history of Chinese opera.