In 1962, the Tainan Nansheng Society, because of a lack of talent for Taiwan Pear Garden drama, took the troupe to the Philippines to perform, where they sought instruction from drama personages.
李祥石八歲那年：「有一個親戚組了一個『七子班』（小梨園戲班，團員年齡均在十六歲以下），因為缺了一個角色，而我本身又有興趣，所以就到戲班學戲。」