Jue Quon Tai Explained
Jue Quon Tai (December 21, 1898 - September 24, 1991) was a Chinese-American vaudeville performer.[1]
She was born in California on December 21, 1896, or December 21, 1898, and sometimes used the Americanized name Rose Eleanor Jue[2] or Rose Eleanor Jewel.[3] Her mother was Bertha "Bertie" Eng Jue (1876-1955) and her father was Jue Sue a prominent figure in Portland's Chinatown.[4] [5] Her younger sister, So Tai Jue (November 18, 1899 - August 5, 1998) was also a vaudeville performer. So Tai Jue, also called Alice Jue or Alice Jewell, was known as the "voice of the orient".[1] Jue Quon Tai also had two brothers, Charles and Herbert Jue, and an older sister, Leona Mary Jue.[6]
She worked in vaudeville in Portland, Oregon, and at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco.[1] She began performing at the Pantages Theatre in April 1915, receiving positive reviews.[7] She attended the Panama–Pacific International Exposition later that year and then went to New York City.[8]
She performed in Silks and Satins on Broadway from July 15, 1920, to September 4, 1920.[9] She was billed as performing at the New York Hippodrome in 1925.[10]
In 1927 she married Harry Lachman. Her husband died in 1975.[11]
She died on September 24, 1991, under the name "Quon T. Lachman" and "Quon Tai Lachman" in Beverly Hills, California.
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Notes and References
- Book: Jenny Cho . Chinese in Hollywood . 2013. . 9780738599731.
- In an interview with the New York Times she said she was born as a princess in Beijing. This appears to have been a publicity stunt. The Social Security Death Index uses December 21, 1901 for her birth and the California Death Index uses December 21, 1905 and lists her birthplace as California. However the Chinese Exclusion Act paperwork uses the year 1898, which would be the most accurate. A 1918 ship manifest uses the year "1896".
- News: February 3, 1912. She Won't Wear Pants, So There!. 8. The Tacoma Times. February 12, 2022.
- News: June 28, 1915. Chinese Maid on Stage Wears American Dress; Sings Chinese. Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel. June 11, 2021.
- News: December 27, 1920. Mother and Son In Conflict Over Chinese Estate. The Oregon Daily Journal. June 11, 2021.
- News: February 28, 1919. Obituary for Jue Sue. 6. The Oregon Daily Journal. February 12, 2022.
- News: April 22, 1915. Pantages: Miss Jue Quon Tai. 3. Contra Costa Times. February 12, 2022.
- News: Chinese Princess Here. She Says 'Gee' to Reporters and Smokes Sixty Cigarette a Day . . December 9, 1915 . 2013-11-29 .
- News: 'Silks And Satins' Pleasing At Times ... Introducing Jue Luon Tai, in One of the Enjoyable Numbers . July 16, 1920 . .
- News: November 8, 1925. Keith-Albee's New York Hippodrome. 214. Daily News. February 12, 2022.
- News: Harry Lachman, A Film Director. Former Painter Dead at 88 Decorated by French . . March 21, 1975 . 2013-12-30 .
