Staged by chunliu troupe , a drama company set up by a number of chinese intellectuals in exile after the coup of 1898 and chinese students in tokyo , japan . members of the troupe returned to china not long afterwards to sow the seeds for the development of " modern plays " or " civilized drama " in china 回顾历史，中国人第一次正式的话剧演出，是因戊戌政变而流亡或被派到日本留学的知识分子于1907年在日本东京组成的春柳社所演出的《茶花女》和《黑奴吁天录》 ；其后社员相继回国，新剧或称文明戏从此在中国播种和发展。
