After 1961, television suddenly became popular and the movies were forced by poor box office receipts to adopt new topics and a new look. Stars of the stage started to appear on the silver screen, and the interest of the audience followed them. Slowly the curtain fell on the popularity of stage performances.
民國五十年後，電視崛起，而電影也在不景氣中逼出了若干新的題材，有了一番新貌，話劇演員接二連三走上大銀幕，觀眾的興趣也跟著轉了方向，舞台劇場逐漸沒落，終致落幕。