In another conversation between IMiss Gordon and Mr. Israel in February the latter said that there was come talk of the troops taking' Jover the Carlton, and if this were!
he would pay the company's transportation back to America and their salary for the balance of the contract. The girls would not have to worry, he said.
'On February 28 the plaintiff one all members of the company received notices that their services would not be required after March 31, as they were employd on a weekly' basis.
On receipt of this Miss Gordon, Jcounsel said, went to see Mr. Tsrael and he told her that [thought he could make more mone; jon prize fights and having dancing. girls in the Cafe. That the men Jwould not pay a cover charge to Jcome and see a show. In point of fact, thave were the things which had' transpired since the conversation, There was boxing once a week and girls to dance with, Counsel then handed a contract made in San Francisco, which is alleged to be an agreement between plaintiff and Mr. Israel to come to China, and this sets forth the terms lof employment as well as calling for {transportation back to Ameri Mr. Harris then went on to read the correspondence between his ofice and the Carlton, Ld. and also between his office and counsel for the defence, demanding that the Uefendant Keep to the contract and the subsequent denials by the Carlton, La. of a contract.
The Contrast Denied Though Mr. Israel had paid about M.$2,500 to bring the company out here, counsel continued, he now denies that he had a contract, but rather that he had an agreement with Miss Trixie Leach, made after they had arrived. It was not likely that Mr. Israel would bring a party lof-seven girls out here without in some way having them bound, nor! [that they would be likely to come! lout here without a contract, Mr. Israel had, curiously enough, produced a portion of a letter from Miss Gray regarding the company, four a portion of that letter, had curiously enough disappeared. This letter said that Miss Gray's husband iwas going to get a moving picture camera and take a film of the girls! to be sent to Shanghai and used in. the Carlton Theatre for advertising.
1 known professionally Gordon, She had worked for 10 years as a dancer and act Har home was in San Francis Dbut she had been working for the past three seasons with Al Jolson musical shows in New York. Mr. Jolson was quite well known in New York.
Witness said that she knew Irene Gray and had worked with her two years ago, About the end lof October, 1926, she got a tele phone call from a Mrs. Amber in a Docking agency in San Francis and the latter told her that if she were still interested in going to China to come down. When witness got there several girls were at the ofice. They were all interviewed in turn privately by Miss. Gray, In witness' interview with Miss Gray, the Intter told her about the Canton Cafe. Tt wasa first class lcafé, patronized by the best peoples where Chinese were not allowed to go. Miss Gray told her that they were to get G.$25 a week and that she would have to give some speciality dances, but not every, To See the World continued, "She would stay six months and said, 'Yes, T can' I was not satisfied with $25 week, but she said that we had the privilege. of working Jelubs and that there were private banquets every night, She said that T would never get less than $100 Jo week and sometimes would make Jas high as $500." not try out for [Gray was familiar with her work, but that those whom she did not know had to. Witness and the other girls rehearsed the show which they, were to open with on Christma night for about two or three week botere leaving San Francisco.
Before leaving San Francisco on November 26 a contract was handed to witness in Mrs. Amber's office by, her secretary. It was in triplicate Jand witness' signed two of thd copies—one for the office and one for herself. The one-for Inv. Israel was not signed as she thought thera was plenty of time after they, arrived here. 1
The company arrived in Shanghai about December 21 and opened at the Carlton on December 24.
Subsequent to this witness dise cussed her contract with Mr. Israely especially the last part which guar= anteed her passage back. He told liber that when she was through lig would give her the fare in cash and that she could go any place she liked. "I wanted to See the world," she added.
The First Performance Witness further sid that Mr. and Mrs. Israel came back to the Grescing rooms and told them how Well they had done after the frst performance, Mr. Israel was he did not know where the particular
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