元曲开创了中国戏曲史上的第一个高峰,然而,《元史》对元代曲家只字不提。《四库全书》文学作品中的诗、文都归于附属性的集部,词、曲类的地位就更是卑微了。四库馆臣有判词云:“词、曲二体,在文章、技艺之间,厥品颇卑,作者弗贵。”~①由此可知,戏曲的作者都属于“弗贵”行列,扮演戏曲者的地位就更卑贱了。这种状况一直延续到民国初年,从齐如山与梅兰芳的初识过程便可以窥其一斑。齐、梅二人两年之内通信百余封,却始终没正式谋面,就连如何称呼梅兰芳都让齐如山费尽 Yuanqu played the first peak in the history of Chinese opera. However, Yuanzheng did not mention the composers of Yuan Dynasty. The poetry and prose in the literary works of the Sikuquanshu are all attributed to the ministry of the appendix. The position of the word and the song class is even more humble. Siku Museum has sentenced the word cloud: “words, music body, in the article, between art, Jue Pinlian, the author expensive.” From this we can see that the opera’s authors belong to "Ranks, playing the role of the opera is even more base. This situation has continued into the early Republican, from Qi Ru Shan and Mei Lanfang process of acquaintance can see it. Qi, Mei two hundred years within two hundred letters of communication, but has never formally met, and even how to call Mei Lanfang all Qi Qi mountain exhausted