In April, 1909, the famous late Qing actor, Wang Zhongsheng's debut on the stage of Tianjin caused quite a sensation. He introduced Shanghai's most popular repertoire, performance style, and stage setting to the north. In order to stage Wang's new play, the Tianjin theatre houses, one after another, either renovated or reconstructed their theatre houses so as to better accommodate Wang's requirement of stage setting. This paper traces Wang's acting activities in Tianjin, using important northern newspapers such as Dagong Bao, Zhongwai Shibao, and Shuntian Shibao, and explores how the Shanghai-style opera culture, embodied by Wang Zhongsheng, influenced and changed the performing environments in the north. On January 25, 1910, Wang Zhongsheng launched the "Wang Zhongsheng's New Drama" (鐘聲新劇) at Tianle Theatre (天樂園) in Beijing. Wang Zhongsheng's New Drama during his Tianjin period is an important stage for the Shanghai-style opera culture to integrate and accommodate itself to northern society.