“我们自家的剧团”,这是上海郊区农民对嘉定锡剧团最亲切的称呼,也是最珍贵的奖赏。有一次,他们下乡演出,演员们正在化装,几个农民跑进后台,站在演员背后聚精会神地看着。他们一会儿低头仔细留意演员怎样擦粉包头,一会儿交头接耳窃窃私语。有的演员被看得实在有些不耐烦了,就转过身去粗声粗气地说:“这有什么好看,要看戏到台下去看!”几个农民一听, “Our own theater company”, which is the most cordial name and the most precious prize for peasants in Shanghai’s Jiading Theater. Once, they go to the countryside to perform, the actors are dressing, a few peasants ran into the background, standing behind the actors watching attentively. For a moment, they bowed their eyes and listened carefully to how the actor wrecked the powder and whisper while whispering. Some actors were really impatient to see, turned around and said thickly: “What is good-looking, depends on the stage to see the stage!” A few peasants,