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Friday, October 21, 2016

Rose Quong in the News, 1925–1959

The Age
(Melbourne, Australia)
May 19, 1925
A Melbourne Actress

The Sydney Morning Herald
(Australia)
July 21, 1928
London Chat. Mme. Ada Crossley and Others

The Glasgow Herald
(Scotland)
March 16, 1929
London Theaters
“The Circle of Chalk”
Screen Actress [Anna May Wong] in Chinese Play

The Sydney Morning Herald
(Australia)
October 6, 1933
Australians in London.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(New York)
February 20, 1934
A Line on Liners

The New York Times
February 21, 1934
‘Forgotten Women’ Luncheon
…Later there will be a program by Rose Quong, well-known Chinese diseuse, in costume.

The Montreal Gazette
(Canada)
February 22, 1934
Chinese Outlook on Life Pictured

The Age
(Melbourne, Australia)
February 23, 1934
About People

The Sydney Morning Herald
(Australia)
February 23, 1934
General Cable News.

The New York Times
February 25, 1934
Unemployed Women Will Gain by Benefit
…In conjunction with the luncheon there will be a program by Rose Quong, Chinese diseuse, who will present character sketches in costumes of the East and West.

The New York Times
February 25, 1934
Society for Ethical Culture, Central Park West and Sixty-fourth Street—Morning, lecture by Miss Rose Quong on “The Philosophy and Religion of China.”

The New York Times
February 28, 1934
Idle Women Aided by Literary Group
…speakers were…Rose Quong

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(New York)
April 17, 1934
Mrs. Jeremiah R. Van Brunt Hostess to
National Hymn Sing Association at Her Home

The Sydney Morning Herald
(Australia)
July 21, 1934
General Cable News.

The Tuscaloosa News
(Alabama)
July 30, 1934
A Gotham Rambler Picks Up a Few Odds and Ends

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(New York)
September 22, 1934
All Faiths Service for Jewish Feast

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(New York)
September 28, 1934
Many Here Await All Faith Rally

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(New York)
September 29, 1934
Plan Service with All Faiths Participating

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(New York)
September 30, 1934
Unite for Service of All Faiths

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(New York)
October 5, 1934
Faith Fellowship Branch Organized at Plymouth Rally

The Milwaukee Journal
(Wisconsin)
October 12, 1934
Noted Engineer, Professors to Speaks to Woman’s Club

The New York Times
October 28, 1934
Alien Drive Urged on Women’s Clubs
…Miss Rose Quong, a Chinese, will be the principal speaker.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(New York)
November 4, 1934
State Federation

The Milwaukee Journal
(Wisconsin)
November 11, 1934
Shows China in Dramatic Sketch Here

The New York Times
November 13, 1934
Clubwomen Urged to Aid Crime Drive
…Miss Rose Quong, an actress born in Australia of Chinese parents, was the artist presented.

Schenectady Gazette
(New York)
November 19, 1934
Women’s Clubs State Conclave Huge Success

The Age
(Melbourne, Australia)
July 13, 1935
Australian Wins Fame Abroad.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(New York)
September 15, 1935
Community Club

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(New York)
January 12, 1936
Garden City Clubs

The New York Times
January 7, 1936
Rose Quong Here for Tour
Rose Quong, Chinese actress born in Australia, who has made a success on the stage in Melbourne and London, arrived yesterday from England on the Cunard White Star liner Franconia to make a tour of the United States in a one-woman show depicting the culture, wit and philosophy of China.

The Age
(Melbourne, Australia)
February 4, 1936
Australian Travellers Return.

Chinese Digest
April 3, 1936
page 5: Chinese Actress in Recital

Chinese Digest
April 17, 1936
page 5: Rose Quong to Give Talk

Chinese Digest
April 24, 1936
page 4: Interpreter of China Delights Audience

Chinese Digest
May 1, 1936
page 3: Miss Quong to Lecture

Chinese Digest
May 8, 1936
page 5: Rose Quong Presented to San Francisco

Chinese Digest
May 15, 1936
page 4: Miss Quong Has China Day

Chinese Digest
May 22, 1936
page 6: Miss Gee Honors Miss Quong

Chinese Digest
May 29, 1936
page 6: Rose Quong China Bound

Chicago Tribune
(Illinois)
October 4, 1936
Chinese Noblewoman Guests at Mrs. Calhoun’s Luncheon

Chinese Digest
October 9, 1936
page 4: Rose Quong Returns

Chinese Digest
October 23, 1936
page 5: Rose Quong at International House

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
(New York)
October 27, 1938
Miss Kenyon to Open Women’s Lecture Series

Berkeley Daily Gazette
(California)
October 28, 1936
Chinese Actress to Give Program at University

The Montreal Gazette
(Canada)
December 15, 1936
Fealty to King George VI. Coupled with Grief
at Edward’s Abdication

The Sydney Morning Herald
(Australia)
February 18, 1937
Heard Here and There
see column 6

The New York Times
May 21, 1930
Institute Program List 40 Speakers
Talks on Economic, Social and Cultural Topics Scheduled by Women’s Council
The speaker’s will be…Miss Rose Quong from China.

The Age
(Melbourne, Australia)
June 6, 1939
Anna May Wong

Brooklyn Eagle
(New York)
February 25, 1940
Theater Club

The Age
(Melbourne, Australia)
March 27, 1940
Three Women

The New York Times
March 31, 1940
Tuesday
College Club of White Plains—Meeting, Contemporary Club, 8:15 P/M/ Miss Rose Quong, speaker on “The Soul of China.”

Brooklyn Eagle
(New York)
December 8, 1940
The Chinese Theater

The New York Times
December 8, 1940
Friday
Century Theatre Club—Meeting, Hotel Commodore. Rose Quong, speaker.

The New York Times
March 3, 1941
Casting Items
Rose Quong for “The Circle of Chalk.”

The New York Times
March 25, 1941
News of the Stage
Another opening tonight, this one off Broadway, is “The Circle of Chalk,” at the New School for Social Research, 66 West Twelfth Street, under the auspices of the Studio Theatre…. Derived from the Chinese, James Laver has translated the play, which is based on an adaptation by Klabund, the pseudonym of Alfred Henscjke….A cast of eighteen is headed by Dolly Haas and Rose Quong….

The New York Times
March 27, 1941
“The Circle of Chalk” reviewed by Brooks Atkinson.
…As Mrs. Ma, first wife of the rich tax collector, Rose Quong gives an excellent performance of coarse and cruel duplicity….

Brooklyn Eagle
(New York)
March 29, 1941
Chinese Actress

Brooklyn Eagle
(New York)
December 19, 1941
‘Lady’ Cast Is Now Complete

The New York Times
December 19, 1941
More performers for “Portrait of a Lady”: Ruth Thane McDevitt, Austin Fairman and Rose Quong. Edwin Gordon will be stage manager.

The New York Times
January 5, 1942
News of the Stage
With the deletion in Boston of the parts originally played by Morgan Farley, Rose Quong and Jean Mann, “Portrait of a Lady,” starring Ruth gordon, will be exhibited this week in Philadelphia….

Brooklyn Eagle
(New York)
January 7, 1942
Less to Say Now

The Pelham Sun
(New York)
April 17, 1942
Rose Quong to Speak at Manor Club Luncheon
Anglo-Chinese Actress, in Native Costume Will Speak on Chinese Culture at President’s Luncheon.

Rose Quong, distinguished Anglo-Chinese actress, will speak at the president’s luncheon which will be held at the Manor Club on Tuesday afternoon.

“From disunity and discord, how may we arrive eventually at a collective peace,” Miss Quong asks in her talk on “Oriental Keys to Life and Power.” She interprets the message of the wise men of the Bast to the people of the West comparing the teachings of Christ to those of Confucius, Buddha and Lao-Tse. Dressed in native costume, the charming actress speaks with exquisite diction and philosophical insight that has won for her recognition in the courts of Europe. Born in Australia of Chinese parents, Rose Quong has learned to combine Oriental and Occidental cultures and has made as her specialty as an actress interpretation of Shakespeare.

Brooklyn Eagle
(New York)
May 7, 1942
Carroll Club to Hear Chinese Author

The New York Times
May 17, 1942
N.J. Federation to Vote on Status
…Other speakers on aspects of the war during the convention will be…Miss Rose Quong, Chinese actress, on “Unconquerable China.”

The New York Times
May 22, 1942
Curbs on Gasoline Hits Clubwomen
…Other speakers were…Rose Quong…

The New York Times
October 17, 1943
Women to Discuss Post-War Europe
…Speaknig at the broadcast session of the conference will be…Miss Rose Quong…

Chicago Tribune
(Illinois)
August 6, 1944
Joliet Artists’ League Show a Fine Exhibit

The Age
(Melbourne, Australia)
May 10, 1947
People and Parties

The Age
(Melbourne, Australia)
May 29, 1953
Basso Looks for Spirit of Song

The Tuscaloosa News
(Alabama)
June 12, 1959
Old Game


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Friday, October 14, 2016

Yun Gee 1944

Brooklyn Eagle
October 8, 1944
Int’l Print Society
There is an impressive ideal behind the new national, international and interracial art program inaugurated by Edward B. Alford in his new gallery at 38 W. 57th St. A distinguished group of young American artists have associated themselves with this promising art project. The current exhibition of oils is a virile show. Yun Gee has taken the theme of “Bronx Botanical Gardens in Winter” and produced a classic in the modern idiom….

The New York Times
November 12, 1944
A Reviewer’s Notebook
Brief Comment on Some Recently Opened Group and One-Man Exhibitions
[excerpt] Fifteen contemporary Chinese painters are represented in the exhibition at the International Print Society's Gallery, 38 West Fifty-seventh Street. Several of the fifteen were represented in a show a year or so ago at the Metropolitan Museum. Besides the ink brush painting in more or less traditional manner, a number of beautiful robes are being shown. And in another part of the gallery are several paintings in quite occidental manner by Yun Gee.


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Friday, October 7, 2016

New Canton Theater, New York City



















(This picture is for release to papers of Sunday, May 24, with John Ferris’ New York Wide World story on Chinese Theater)

A Chinese Play of Over 3000 Years Old

Here’s a scene near the end of the old Chinese play, “A Free Kingdom,” the story of a Chinese general who fought to the last breath for the freedom of the Chinese nation as it is being performed in the New Canton Theater directly under New York’s Manhattan Bridge. General Chow Yee, center, played by Yip Chu Kee, is dying, accompanied by a great deal of his singing. (He takes a long time to die and sings all the while). The play is more than 3000 years old and is still a favorite among the Chinese. There is a new play—it really is a music drama—every night. The company of 45, headed by Sio Sin Wing, was recruited in China...WABC May 12, 1942

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