It's a problem that no traditional performance group can avoid. As soon as it hits the busiest part of the season, a company without its own band must book musicians long in advance. The less fastidious just go ahead and turn on the tape decks. If there's nothing to hear, at least there's something to see.
這種危機，包括傳統戲曲都無法倖免，每逢戲路多的大月，沒有文武場班底的，早早就得預訂師父；而較不講究的戲班，乾脆改放錄音帶伴唱，反正少了聽頭，還有看頭。