中国京剧院三团最近改编上演的《汉宫惊魂》,是京剧舞台上对传统戏推陈出新所做的又一次大胆而成功的尝试。改编者将《铫期》(又名头二本《草桥关》)和《打金砖》(又名《蓝逼宫》、《二十八宿归天》)连缀起来重新构思,尽量保留了原剧中的合理部分和艺术精华,较好地解决了原剧主要是《打金砖》中存在的一些问题,表现了他们在艺术上的进取精神和对传统流派的真正尊重。《铫期》和《打金砖》这两出戏叙述了大体相同的故事,但结局迥异。一个由于马武奏本铫期被赦;另一个则不但铫期未能幸免,连马武等所有保本的功臣也一齐被杀,最后,刘秀也被众死去的鬼魂索命归天。从人物刻划来说,《打金砖》中的刘秀前后性格不统一。观众本以为杀铫期是由于刘秀酒醉,误中了郭妃之 The recent revival of the “Chinese Palace Cry” by the three Chinese Peking Opera troupes is another bold and successful attempt by the Peking Opera to replace traditional plays. The editors reworked the “date” (also known as the first two copies of “Cao Qiao Guan”) and the “hit the brick” (aka “Blue Emperor Palace”, “twenty-eight Su Gutian”) to try to retain the original Reasonable part and the essence of art, a better solution to the original play is mainly “playing the golden brick” in some of the problems, showing their artistic entrepreneurial spirit and the true respect for the traditional genre. The two episodes, “Dates” and “Playing Bricks,” narrate generally the same story, but the outcomes are very different. One was released during the period when the horse was played; the other was not only spared, but even all the capital preservationists such as Marvin were also killed. In the end, Liu Xiu was rewarded with death by the ghosts. Characterization from the character, “hit the brick” Liu Xiu before and after the character is not uniform. The audience thought the kill was due to Liu Xiu drunk, mistaken of the princess