Yuándài de zájù yìbān fēnwéi sì zhé, quánjù zhǐ yóu yí ge zhǔjué chàng.
A Yuan-dynasty zaju is usually divided into four acts, and only one lead role sings throughout.
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元曲 has two branches: 散曲, songs without acting, and 杂剧, full plays. Besides 关汉卿, the great names are 王实甫, author of 西厢记, and 马致远. In the Song the same word meant short comic variety skits.
