不久前。江苏南通专区京剧院一团到湖北、湖南旅行公演。先后在武汉、长沙演出了連台本戏《火烧紅莲寺》。由于这个戏內容不健康,在群众中产生了不良的影响,引起了观众的不满,因而在武汉和长沙都及时地受到了輿論界的批評。但是也有个别人不同意对这个戏的批評意見,于是便展开了爭論。从9月11日开始,到本月4日为止,《湖北日报》《新湖南报》共发表了評論文章十五篇,除了集中地討論了《火烧紅遵寺》究竟是一出什么样的戏以外,还涉及到戏曲的教育作用、生活真实与艺术真实、怎样看待传統剧目的继承和革新、怎样看待連台本戏的艺术形式以及观众的欣賞心理等問题,討論現在还沒有完全結束。这里仅就已发表的文章中的重要論点綜述如下: Not long ago. Jiangsu Nantong Beijing Opera Theater a delegation to Hubei, Hunan travel performance. Has performed in Wuhan, Changsha and even the drama “Red Lotus Temple.” Due to the unhealthy nature of the play, which had a bad influence among the people and aroused the dissatisfaction of the audience, it was timely criticized by the media in both Wuhan and Changsha. However, there are individuals who disagree with the criticism of the show and start arguing. From September 11 to the 4th of this month, the “Hubei Daily” and the “New Hunan Daily” have published a total of 15 commentary articles, in addition to focusing on what exactly is going on In addition to the drama, it involves the educational function of drama, the truth of life and the reality of art, how to view the inheritance and innovation of traditional plays, how to view the artistic forms of the local operas and audiences’ appreciation psychology. The discussion is not over yet. Here are just a few key points from the published articles: