This phenomenon, on the one hand, reflects that people of that time still thought that going to the movies was a lot like going to see a Chinese Opera, he explained. On the other hand it had something to do with the excellent singing voices of most of the female stars of the day.
他進一步解釋：這種現象，一方面反映當時觀眾仍普遍存有「看電影就是看戲」（戲曲）的觀念；另一方面也跟當時的女明星大多擅唱有關。