But with over 800 performers in the China Peking opera Company alone, and 13 Peking Opera troupes in Beijing Municipality, only a minority of well-known players actually have the chance to perform at evening functions in this way, so the frustration felt by the other artists can be imagined.
中京院八百多名演員，北平市內有十三個劇團，能在晚會中清唱的畢竟還是少數名角，其他演員的苦悶可以想像了。