During the later years of Japanese rule, the government tightly regulated traditional theater. Huang's Wuchou Garden was one of only seven puppetry troupes that was allowed to continue performing, but even so its programs were limited to state-approved "model plays."
日據時代後期，傳統戲曲受管制，黃海岱的五洲園是七個通過審核可以演出的布袋戲團之一，戲碼都是官方欽定的「樣板戲」。