What kind of nationalistic plays did Mei Lanfang perform on the eve of the May Fourth Incident?

On the eve of the May Fourth Incident, Mei Lanfang performed the dramas Deng Xiagou, The Tide of the Eunuchs, The Ripples of the Sinful Sea, and The Virgin Beheading the Snake, among other plays to publicize the nation.

Mei Lanfang, born in Beijing on October 22, 1894, name Lan, also known as He Ming, son of Wanhua, the stage name Lanfang; Mei Lanfang was 8 years old to learn the opera, 10 years old on stage. Mei Lanfang is a famous modern dramatist, whose singing and acting styles have formed a school of their own, and later created the "Mei School", which is the creator of the "Mei School" of drama. His representative works include "Cosmic Front", "Fishing and Killing", "Farewell My Concubine", "The Drunken Concubine", and "Scattering Flowers".

Mei Lanfang's performance in Japan on May 1, 1919, three days after the May Fourth Movement, the most profound revolution in China's modern history, erupted, with the awakening of the consciousness of freedom and democracy, and the influx of Western culture and thinking, which led to a dramatic change in China from the inside out. Against this background, he staged many fashion plays against feudal superstitions and feudal marriages, such as Deng Xiagou, The Tide of Huanhai, The Ripples of the Sea of Sins, and The Virgin Beheads the Snake. These are all national wash, but also these plays let Mei Lanfang in Beijing is caused a sensation, for a time, Mei Lanfang became the dignitaries to visit the characters, but also became a business card in Beijing.

When the world was shocked by the outbreak of "918" in 1931, Mei Lanfang staged "Resisting the Golden Soldiers" and "The Hate of Life and Death," which inspired the nation to fight against Japan and save the country, from "918" to the early stage of the war of resistance against Japan.

Meilanfang's performances on the eve of May Fourth greatly inspired the general public to oppose imperialism and feudalism. After the founding of New China, was elected to the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, has served as: President of the Chinese Academy of Opera, the People's Republic of China, the first national people's representative, President of the Chinese Peking Opera Theatre, President of the Chinese Academy of Opera, etc., May 31, 1961, in the Chinese Academy of Sciences for the scientists to perform the "Mugui-ying Hanging up the Marshal", which is the last performance of Meilanfang's career on the stage.