Drama and Dialects,collaborated by Hou Baolin and Guo Qiru, is one of the representative works of famousXiangsheng(comic dialogue) master Hou Baolin. In 1951, Hou wrote the cross-talkXiangsheng Drama and Dialectsbased on his previous shortXiangshengitemsHenan People Go to WC, Shanghai ErhuangandJiangsu Erhuang.
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| Hou Baolin, an author of Drama and Dialects |
Drama and Dialectsutilizes differences in tones and grammars of dialects all over China and produced scenes of funny plots in drama performance and daily life. The work helps the audience get some knowledge while enjoying the performance, and is surely one of the masterpieces in China's
Xiangshengart development.
In the performance ofDrama and Dialects,various dialects imitated by Hou Baolin are quite lifelike and rhythmical with clear articulation. And, his performance is humorous and makes the audience roll around in laughter, fully demonstrating his strong basic skills in comic dialogue.
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