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.
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.