Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-05-08 | Page 11 | Chorus Girls Stranded in China Had First-Class, Unsigned Contract

Chorus Gir Girls s Stranded in China ChinaI I Cruel Warfare Puts End to Revue Had flad First Class Fist Contract Unsigned SHANGHAI May 7 United Press Press Shanghai in transition is 15 the tho bunk If it you ask Tess Gordon or any other member of the revue that came out to China three months ago agoto agoto agoto to play in a a. a night dub club In Shanghai and whose act has been cr crabbed by bya a lot of things Chief Chiet among these grievances Is the war ana on a par th they y say with the conflict is the attitude of the catS cafe manager who gave them nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing but notice they were through Stay h home m girls is the advice Tess and Barnie and anti Rena have to give It If you insist on coming to o osee see the big world get it in writing and c c. c I I. I f cash f.-cash cash in fist No We Ve got a contract contra t when we left San Francisco o but it dont don't t mean athing a athing athing thing It isn isn't t signed That's Just Justa a habit they got out they here here they dont don't sign these contracts unless you make theme them So were we're stranded Were We're trying to get the price e of a a. ti ticket et to the good old U. U USA S S. S A. A out of the wreck but it ft looks like a forlorn hope Our law lawyer er says ha he probably can settle it out of court but buthe he dont don't know that manager manag r like we doThe doThe do doP The girls six abc of th them m are arc all from San Francisco They came to China to act and the war broke up the show The stranded actresses Include Theresa G Gordon who formerly played with Al Jolson in S 'S Sn i d and Bombo Nita Nita- Jewell Je Barnie Cole Rena Shade wife of Bit Billy Shade Shade a boxer Trixie Leach and Louise Francis They used to play In the Carlton Nite Nile revue but the they dont don't any more because the revue is over three months ahead of time We thought ved wed at least get passage out of or it it Tess Toss related her tale dolefully But But Bu the manager says nothing doing So I X guess we well we'll 11 have tave to shift for ourselves I could wire home for money money and anc may have to do It yet We Ve asked the Ameri American an consulate consulate con con- about it and they said they could do nothing about us If It we wego wego wego go absolutely broke I suppose they'll have to do something But ButI I guess we won wont won't t do that Tess thinks she may go on down downto to Manila where things are not so turbulent Barnie and and NIta have friends in Shanghai and an anthey they are sailing for home before long iong If the he manager doesn't fix it up So they ai are e all right The others are In a abad abad abad bad way for the moment Something will turn up I gu guss gues ss Tess added Barnie and Rita are all fixed up B But Bt t alt all I know is poor newspaper er pien men The l laughter ug ter was genera general There m may y be other American show girls in Shanghai but Tess doesn't dot know mow them Only one and she wouldn't give her er name She lie came camo out years ago and was stranded strand strand- ed and ed-and and she well Tess ress says she shen n never ver got back She drifted too long missed too many boats Tell them the to stay home lome Tess concluded And If they insist on oncoming oncoming coming get a round roundtrip trip ticket No fo r