滬劇在抗日戰爭時期發生了多個里程碑事件。當時的滬劇藝人們充分發揮滬劇的優勢,從社會現實生活中取材,貼近觀眾,揚長避短,開拓出了一條獨樹一幟的發展道路。那段時期,滬劇通過電臺播唱的方式走進聽眾的生活;滬劇藝術在劇場中成熟,時裝戲風靡滬上;滬劇專業刊物發行,劇迷參與滬劇改良; 1939年"業余社"票房成立,架起滬劇和觀眾的橋梁;滬劇"立名",劇本制和導演制代替了幕表制。在這樣的情況下,滬劇不僅避免了戰爭的摧殘,還得到了繁榮和發展。

Crucial events during the Anti-Japanese War formed milestones in the history of Huju.Actors of that time drew from the reality stories that were adjacent to the real lives of the audience members. Bringing the advantages of Huju into full play,the actors led Huju onto a unique path.Huju entered the life of the audience by means of radio broadcasting. As it matured in the theatres,Huju in fashion costumes was all the vogue in Shanghai. Professional journals were published and Huju fans participated in the reform of Huju. In 1939,"The Amateurs",a club for amateurs was founded,and it proved to be a bridge between Huju and its audience. Huju "gained its proper name" when the convention of scene plots was substituted by scripts and directors. In that context,Huju was spared from the cruelty of the war and developed into a new stage.