Once when Hsiao Hsi Yuan director Hsu Wang was appearing at Wanhua, a member of the audience told him a story during the pause between the matinee and evening performances, expecting him to be able to turn it into a full-scale play for that same evening.
小西園團主許王有一次在萬華演出時，一位觀眾在日戲和夜戲間的空檔，說了一段故事給他聽，希望他當晚以此故事演出完整戲碼來。