Why is the most important program called the finale?

Grand finale is a term of Peking Opera. If there are five plays in a Beijing opera, the first one is called "Opening Ceremony" and the second one is called "Beginning Axis". The third is the "central axis"; The fourth (penultimate) is called the "finale"; The fifth output (the last output) is called the "big axis". Nowadays, it is ridiculous to misuse the penultimate "grand finale" to call it penultimate. In the era with the above five names, Peking Opera was not only performed for two or three hours as it is now. At that time, the performance of Peking Opera began in broad daylight-usually at one or two o'clock in the afternoon. After an hour or two, some viewers may be a little tired, so they sing a "hard" track "refreshing". This is the "early axis". At the end of dinner, we will sing a lively play called "Sit in the right place". This is the role of the "central axis". The evening performance is the more important "play", and it won't end until midnight. So the best "corner" and the most difficult play should be put at the end. Generally speaking, it is the second-to-last performance with the best lineup-this is called "the finale" and it must be "pressed down", otherwise a large number of audiences will leave the theater one after another, which is called "drawing lots" and a large number of audiences will leave, which is called "getting up"-which is a terrible failure of the troupe! Therefore, the "finale" is a good play. Everyone knows this. "Big Axis" is often a lively martial arts drama, which can not only give everyone artistic satisfaction, but also give the whole performance a happy ending. After the play, everyone knows it's time to go-so this "big axis" play is also called "Fujian play". This shows that it is not entirely unreasonable for ordinary people to regard the "grand finale" as the highlight. Of course, it may be more "scientific" to say "pressing the big axis"! At that time, the Quyi performance was called "Ten Acrobatics", and there were fourteen programs in each performance. Whoever has a high artistic level and great fame will be ranked behind, and the last one is called "the finale" and the last one is called "the big axis". From the late Qing Dynasty to the 1940s, crosstalk was at best a "grand finale". Ranked sixth at first. After two years of struggle, he finally broke the old rules and pushed cross talk to the position of "big axis", and there has been no change since then. When we go to the theater, we often hear people say something about the finale, the big axis. It is said that the previous script was written in a long scroll with a scroll at the bottom, just like the painting axis of a mounted Chinese painting. Because the last scene of the long scroll is close to the wooden shaft, it is called the big shaft. The scene in front of the big axis, that is, the second one is called the finale, the middle one is called the central axis, and the front one is called the pre-axis. In fact, it is the name of each position of the painting axis rather than the arrangement order of the performance codes, as if a performance is to show the audience a colorful picture scroll. Of course, various performances also have different names. For example, the first scene of the performance is called the opening scene, the opening scene or the "hat scene". If an actor goes to a certain place to perform, the first or the first three scenes are also called "sex scenes", which can also be written as "bubble scenes". They are all featured plays performed by famous actors selected by the troupe, that is, representative plays. If only one scene or a paragraph in a big drama can be performed independently, it is called a passbook drama. If the same play lasts for several days, only one episode is performed every day, for example, ten copies of Dahongpao, seven copies of Civet Cats for Prince, and Three Kingdoms are collectively called "Liantai Play". For example, a play has two main actors, such as Wu Jiapo and Shiro's visit to his mother, which is called "anti-child play". If the main actor of the next play is not present, the play that needs other actors to perform temporarily is called "cushion play". If two kinds of plays, such as Beijing Opera and Bangzi, are performed on the same stage, it is called "Erguotou". For example, there are many famous actors performing together in a play such as "Dragon and Phoenix Becoming Lucky", "Four Lang Visiting Mother" and "Wax Museum", which is called a large group of plays.