一九三四年,我在北京读书时,在周信芳先生那里结识了刘韵芳先生。刘韵芳那时还不到三十岁,矮小的个子看上去弱不禁风似的,可是一到台上,却精神抖擞,浑身是劲,判若两人。他唱老生而在周先生班里应里子活,扮演重要的配角,如《追韩信》中的刘邦,《四进士》中的毛(?),都给人留下深刻印象。他一张嘴,可以听得出是谭派路子,演戏循规蹈矩,既不矫揉造作,也不卖弄自己。当时,有人想让他投入余叔岩门下。可是他却说:“谢谢您的好意,麒麟童就够我学的喽!”从那时开始,他追随 In 1934, when I was studying in Beijing, I met Mr. Liu Yunfang at Mr. Zhou Hsin-fang. At that time, Liu Yun-fang was less than 30 years old. The short ones seemed weak and fragile, but on the stage, they were energetic and determined. He sang the oldest students and played a vital role in Mr. Zhou’s classes, playing important supporting roles, such as Liu Bang in “Chasing Han Xin” and Mao (?) In “Si Jin Shi”. His mouth, you can hear is the road to the Tan Pai, acting dictation, neither presumptuous, nor show off yourself. At that time, some people wanted him to invest Yu Shiyan door. But he said: “Thank you for your kindness, Kirin Tong enough for me to learn myself!” Since then, he followed