有些戏纯粹是哑剧，中国人因此而驰名世界，如拾玉镯，秋江等即是此类哑剧。如今中国舞台上常演的固定剧目达500多个。

• "Some scenes are merely pantomimes, for which the Chinese are celebrated-the picking up of a jade wristlet or the rowing of a ferryboat crossa river. The total repertoire of still extant and regularly performed scenes numbers over 500."