在以“四大名旦”为代表的京剧旦行演出的鼎盛时期，京剧的老生行当并未就此消沉下去，老生行当以及其他各种行当的流派艺术也同样在不断地涌现。谭挖培逝世前后，老生行当中，出现了所谓“四大须生”之说，随着年月的推进，“四大须生”之说在不断地变化，最早的“四大须生” In the heyday of the performance of Beijing Opera, represented by the “Four Famous Names,” the veterans of the Beijing Opera did not degenerate. The genre art of the elders and other businesses also continued to emerge. Before and after the death of Tan Dabei, the so-called “Four Musts” appeared in the practice of the elders. As the years progressed, the theory of “Four Major Musts” was constantly changing. The earliest “Four Major Musts”