Ching Ling Foo and His Own Company of 14 -- January 13, 2016

New York Tribune, 13-July-1913

Ching Ling Foo (Chee Ling Qua) was a Chinese-born magician who toured the United States in vaudeville and the Ziegfeld Follies.  Here he played at Oscar Hammerstein's Paradise Roof Garden.  Roof Gardens were popular during the summer as a way to escape the heat.

Ina Claire was a popular actress.  Aida Overton Walker, Queen of the Cakewalk, was an African-American performer and the wife of Bert Williams' partner, George Walker.

Ching Ling Foo -- November 4, 2012

Ching Ling Foo (Chee Ling Qua) was a Chinese-born magician who toured the United States in vaudeville and the Ziegfeld Follies.  Here he played around Labor Day at Keith's, one of the major vaudeville houses in New York.  Amelia Summerville and Francesca Redding were popular actresses, here appeared in a one act. 

From the 03-November-1899 New York Tribune.

And Company of 14 Orientals -- December 6, 2011

Ching Ling Foo (Chee Ling Qua) was a Chinese-born magician who toured the United States in vaudeville and the Ziegfeld Follies. His fellow performers in this edition of the Follies included Australian Leon Errol, who later starred in short films and B features for RKO, Elizabeth (not Fanny) Brice, and, listed last, great African-American comedian Bert Williams. From the 11-May-1913 Washington Herald.  Be sure to click on the image to see a larger version.