Date of birth: 1878- 1938
Native place: Huaining, Anhui Province
Yang Xiaolou (1878- 1938), a native of Huaining, Anhui Province, is the son of Yang Yuelou. When I was young, I joined Xiao Rongchun's class, with Yang Longshou, Yao Zenglu and Yang Xuewu. He left school at the age of sixteen and performed in Beijing and Tianjin. Be angry and work hard afterwards. , Wang, Wang Fushou, Niu Songshan, etc. Guided by his adoptive father, Jusheng Yu was a teacher, so his skills gradually improved. At the age of 24, he joined the He Baosheng class and performed under the name of "Little Monkey", and his reputation gradually rose. At the same celebration dinner, he won the Tan Award and became the main actor of Wusheng. At the age of 29, she joined the Shengping Department as an international student and was highly appreciated by Cixi. In cooperation with,,, Huang Runfu, Mei Lanfang, Shang Xiaoyun, Xun Huisheng,, Hao and others, Tao Yong, Tong Xin, Zhongxing, Chonglin, Shuangsheng, Yongsheng and other troupes have been established successively, and they have gained a good reputation. At that time, together with Mei Lanfang and Yu Shuyan, they were called "three sages" and became the representatives of Peking Opera, enjoying the reputation of "Wulin master".
Inheriting the family art, learning from Fa Yu (Ju Sheng) and Yang (Long Shou), and at the same time learning from others, it laid a comprehensive foundation for Wushu students' performance skills and gradually formed a unique "Yang School". Yang Xiaolou's voice is clear and sonorous, and her singing follows the "Kuiba" style. Her pronunciation is clear and true, with a Beijing accent and an unpretentious accent. Pay attention to accurately express the feelings of the role when singing. We can appreciate the charm of his singing from the existing records such as Farewell My Concubine, Running at Night, Wild Pig Forest and Becoming sworn. Yang Xiaolou's martial arts footwork is accurate and sensitive, and there is no way to abandon it. It can better express the character, focus on the artistic conception, and pursue the spirit likeness, that is, the Yang school characteristics of "martial arts singing". Therefore, his long acting career depends on the introduction of Yang's plays, such as Changbanpo, Jumping Float, Tielongshan, Arrow-Dressed Drama No.1 Seal, Eight Hammer, Sunshine Pavilion, Short Plays Comics, Roman Lake, An Tianhui, Kunqu Opera Running at Night, etc. In his later years, he also rehearsed plays such as Wild Pig Forest and Kang Langshan.
The descendants of Yang Wushu are Sun Yukun, Liu Zongyang, Shen Huaxuan, Zhou Ruian and others. In addition, Li also has,,, and so on. It's also a patriarchal Yang school.
Representative repertoires include: Changbanpo, Jumping Float, Tielongshan, Arrow Clothes Opera, Champion Seal, Eight Hammer, Sunroom, Bunt Opera, Roman Lake, Antianhui, Kunqu Opera, fun run, Ning Wuguan and Qilin Pavilion.