And the southern troupes, under the principle of keeping things to a minimum, "cannot cut the ceremonial parts and so must cut from the script!" says Chiang Wu-chang. Often one can see a troupe in the middle of a performance only to stop when the person who hired them so beckons.
經常可見戲班子演正戲時，在請主召喚下，說停就停，娛樂功能和表演藝術都流失得很厲害。