水滸記 The Water Margin
水滸記
《水滸記》為明朝許自昌所撰，取材於名著小說《水滸傳》，寫衙吏宋江與梁山好漢串結，宋江納閻婆惜為妾，閻與宋同僚張文遠私通，得知宋江與梁山往來，以此要挾宋江，宋江怒而殺閻，閻死後魂捉三郎文遠等情節。
折子戲: 活捉
又稱〈情勾〉，描寫閻婆惜死後思念舊情，夜至張寓，前來勾取張之魂魄，同赴陰曹地府作夫妻。
The Water Margin
The Water Margin, written by Zichang Xu in the early seventeenth century, dramatizes episodes from the famous novel of the same name, focusing on the character Jiang Song and others related to him.
Song, an honest captain working for a magistrate’s court, has a liaison with bandits in the Liang Mountain. Song takes Poxi Yan as his concubine, who, is also having an affair with Song’s colleague Wenyuan Zhang. After learning of Song’s liaison with the bandits, Yan threatens to blackmail Song, which prompts Song to kill her. After Yan dies, her ghost haunts Zhang and takes his life.
Scene: Taken Alive
Taken Alive, also known as Love Haunt, depicts the ghost of Yan, who, still having feelings for Zhang, comes to visit his abode at night. She eventually makes clear her intention and succeeds in taking Zhang’s life; together they enter the nether world as husband and wife.
