他既能展现出稳固的基础，又擅长快速变化，更以猴戏著称。他的武术功底扎实，他所演出的《铁笼山》、《金沙滩》、《白水滩》、《水帘洞》、《安天会》等剧目，深受专业人士的赞赏。他在《安天会》的表演中，与杨小楼同为张淇林的学生，后来李万春也曾得到他的指导和指点，整整学习了三年。在传授给李万春演猴技巧时，他特别强调：“人学猴、猴学人”，除了武生戏外，他还能精通《青石山》的周仓角色和《贵妃醉酒》的杨贵妃形象，甚至梁小鸾都曾向他学习过《醉酒》的表演。
他在清朝末年获得了一系列荣誉：1890年被封为二等镇国将军；同年晋升为不人八分辅国公。1902年袭爵贝勒。1908年12月，被加封郡王衔；同月与铁良等任总司稽察。当时清新设立禁卫军，他被任命为专司训练禁卫军大臣。1909年6月管理军谘处事务。1910年2月赴日、美、英、法、德、意、奥、俄八国考察陆军，并5月派任赴英国专使大臣。一year later, he was appointed as the Military Advisor in May 1911. After that, he served as the Mongolian Yellow Banner's Commander-in-Chief. In 1912, he organized the Zhongshu Party with others; however, it was disbanded in March of the same year.
In 1917, when Zhang Xun restored the monarchy and Puyi became the commander of Chinghua Army; but after its failure. Xu Shichang was appointed as a general in 1918. Later on, he held various positions such as Special Envoy to Japan and other countries for negotiations from June 1927 to July of that year. In January 1931, he was invited to serve as a member of National Crisis Meeting by National Government. After 1949, he successively served as representatives and members of Political Consultative Conference (政协委员).
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