话剧在中国的历史是从民间开始的;话剧在北方的滥觞又可以溯源于本世纪初天津“文明戏”的演出。岁月递嬗,四分之三世纪过去,历史在转了一个圆圈之后似乎又回到原来的老地方。在天津南开,一场以“曹禺杯”命名的话剧小品大赛动员了数以百计的工人、干部、学生和战士的戏剧潜能。他们走上舞台, The history of drama in China started from the folk. The origination of drama in the north can be traced back to the performance of “civilized drama” in Tianjin at the beginning of this century. The years have changed. Three-thirds of the past, history seems to have returned to its old place after turning a circle. In Nankai, Tianjin, a dramatic sketch contest named after the “Cao Yu Cup” mobilized the drama potential of hundreds of workers, cadres, students and soldiers. They embarked on the stage,