Drama critics were divided, but most of the negative criticism was based on preconceptions about Peking opera, such as "the singing sounded like treading on a cat's tail" and "the actors 'thick-soled shoes made them look like yachtsmen walking about on stage."
劇評當然有褒有貶，然而貶損的評論多來自於對國劇的本來成見，諸如「青衣唱腔像貓被踩了尾巴的尖叫」、「演員穿著厚底鞋好像帆船在舞台行走」等。