A marriage between Taiwanese opera and Russian drama is amazing enough. Moreover, the play was staged in a modern indoor theater format, which differs considerably from the traditional less-structured outdoor staging of Taiwanese opera, usually at temple-sponsored events and aimed merely at "celebrating the gods and entertaining the people." These innovations marked one small step for the Ho Lo troupe, but one giant leap for Taiwanese opera.
當歌仔戲愛上俄國劇，當精緻引人的內台表演跳出野台「酬神不娛人」的空間，這河洛的一小步，可是歌仔戲的一大步。