Matters weren't helped by the uneven quality of the troupes and the widespread perception that Fujianese opera, with its aging casts, its sometimes slapdash performances and its nonsensical plots, was simply crass. In the stories, a down-on-his-luck aristocrat might continue to appear dressed in sequined finery, or in a scene where the protagonist was in a state of anguish, the supporting actors would just stand around blankly.
此外，閩劇團本身良莠不齊、演員老化，有時演出潦草、不合情理，像是落難公子還身穿一身釘滿亮片的華麗服裝，主角悲痛不已的時候，配角卻面無表情地站在一邊，也令觀眾烙下了福建戲都是粗俗的印象。