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Gee How Oak Tin Bene. Assn Convention (18th) in Chicago Ill., Sept 15th 1970 - Chinook Club Picni...

Gee How Oak Tin Bene. Assn Convention (18th) in Chicago Ill., Sept 15th 1970 - Chinook Club Picnic in Cates Park N. Van June 1970

Item is a film showing the Gee How Oak Tin Benevolent Association convention at the Chicago chapter, firecrackers and lion dancers in front of the Chicago Chinese Benevolent Association, indoor museum scenes (possibly in Chicago), exterior and parking lot of the Vancouver Museum and the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, an outdoor barbecue with games at a park with the sign "Chin-ook Fish and Game Club".

Stadium Grandstand Show

Stadium Grandstand Show

Item is a film that begins with a title card: "Noel B. Daniels presents Stadium Grandstand Show." The film likely takes place at Empire Stadium. The film shows various performances on a stage in the field, and on the track around the field, including a Maori themed dance performance, a circus-like performance of a man and woman being shot out of a cannon, a slapstick comedy, a camel race, a chariot race, and acrobats hanging from a flying helicopter. Each performance act is introduced by a title card.

Shori - Tab - c.1937

Shori - Tab - c.1937

Collector/curator's description reads: “Circa 1937, Vancouver. Photo of Tab Shori as a child (1936-2011). An accomplished musician, who played guitar and saxophone, he was a member of Harry Walker and the Hi-Fives, a multi-racial band, something rare at the time. The Hi-Fives were best known as the house band at the New Delhi Cabaret, which was owned by Tab's father (Jogi Ram Shori). They also released a single in 1961 ‘Mean Old Woman’ which climbed onto the Canadian and U.S. music charts, reaching No. 1 in in Los Angeles and No. 7 in Canada. Tab Shori opened for Ike and Tina Turner. But he gave up an opportunity to tour with Chubby Checker in order to open Vancouver's first R&B studio. He was inducted posthumously into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2016.”

Cantonese opera performer holding money

Cantonese opera performer holding money

Collector/curator's description reads: “April 4, 1942, Vancouver. Full length-photo of a Chinese woman (believed to be Cantonese opera performer Shwu-Hoang Po Hing) wearing a cheongsam and holding five Canadian $100 bills. On the pedestal are the words "Please Keep." This is likely a publicity shot as the photo appears in a few family collections. This was taken during WWII and she may have been fundraising for China relief.”

Jai - Beatrice - newspaper clipping

Jai - Beatrice - newspaper clipping

Collector/curator's description reads: “1942 or 1943, Vancouver. Scan of newspaper photo showing Beatrice Jai posing with ballet shoes. Beatrice is about age 14 or 15 and was performing in a ballet. While this scan is from a newspaper clipping, the same image appears in a poster advertising a performance. That poster also includes a photo of my Beatrice's younger sister Betty doing acrobatics. The poster is dated March 21 with no year, but the performance was likely 1942 or 1943.”

Louis - Gain Wai with actors

Louis - Gain Wai with actors

Collector/curator's description reads: “Late 1930s, Vancouver. Photo of Shwu-hoang Po Hing (actress), Louis Gain Wai and Leung Siu Cho (actor). Louis Gain Wai was a Vancouver Chinatown businessman who owned The Chung King Restaurant and was a big supporter of the arts.”

Opera performance - 1940s

Opera performance - 1940s

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1940s, Vancouver. Photo of an opera performer in costume and on stage. The performer looks to be the actress Shwu-Hoang Po Hing. Two young Chinese girls and two adult men, one of whom is Louis Gain Wai, the owner of the Chung King Restaurant in Vancouver's Chinatown and a big supporter of the arts. They are on stage with the actress and appear to be preparing to offer the actress some gifts. This is the first of two photos taken at this performance.”

Opera performance - 1940s

Opera performance - 1940s

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1940s, Vancouver. Photo of an opera performer in costume and on stage. The performer looks to be the actress Shwu-Hoang Po Hing. Two young Chinese girls and two adult men, (one of whom is Louis Gain Wai the Chung King Restaurant owner who is hidden on the left) are on stage with the actress and appear to be offering the actress some gifts. This is the second of two photos taken at this performance.”

Russian Canadian choir - 1944

Russian Canadian choir - 1944

Collector/curator's description reads: “May 25, 1944, Vancouver. Choir of Federation of Russian Canadian. The choir director was Demyan "Daniel" Wickristzuk (Vykristov) who is seated front row, centre. He also directed the Russian Youth Orchestra.”

Shwu-Hoang Po Hing - portrait in hat - 1930

Shwu-Hoang Po Hing - portrait in hat - 1930

Collector/curator's description reads: “Late 1930s, Vancouver. Head and shoulders portrait of a Chinese opera actress named Shwu-Hoang Po Hing. The inscription around the photo reads: (right hand side) ‘For your keepsake as a father figure to our friendship. From daughter (not blood daughter) Po Hing.’”

Shwu-Hoang Po Hing and Leung Siu Cho (actors)

Shwu-Hoang Po Hing and Leung Siu Cho (actors)

Collector/curator's description reads: “Late 1930s, Vancouver. Photo of two actors with inscriptions on either side of the image. The image was found in the collection of Louis Gain Wai, who owned the Vancouver Chinatown restaurant ‘Chung King’ and was a big supporter of the arts. (Top of photo and right hand side): ‘Sir, from both of us, our deepest friendship to our father figure, Louis Gain Wai.’ (Left side of photo) Leung Siu Cho (actor) Shwu-hoang Po Hing (actress).”

Shwu-Hoang Po Hing - 1941

Shwu-Hoang Po Hing - 1941

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1941, Vancouver. Hand colourized photo of Chinese actress Shwu-Hoang Po Hing. This photo was found in the collection of Louis Gain Wai, a Vancouver Chinatown businessman who owned the Chung King Restaurant. He was a big supporter of the arts and in his collection are seven different photos of this actress.”

Shwu-Hoang Po Hing - late 1930s

Shwu-Hoang Po Hing - late 1930s

Collector/curator's description reads: “Late 1930s, Vancouver. Photo of Shwu-hoang Po Hing, an actress. This photo was found in the collection of Louis Gain Wai, a Vancouver Chinatown businessman who owned The Chung King Restaurant and was a big supporter of the arts. He had several photos of this actress in his files, including one photo that he took with the entertainer.”

Strong - Jack and Pat LaBelle

Strong - Jack and Pat LaBelle

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1925, Vancouver. This image was part of a set of promotional photographs taken in the 1920s of Jack Strong with a female performer, likely his girlfriend Pat LaBelle. Although of average height and weight, Strong was renowned for his strength and wrestling skills. He ran a traveling vaudeville show called the Jack Strong's Wonder Novelty Show. Vaudeville was popular entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th century and included wrestlers, singers, dancers, comedians and magicians. Strong lived until age 76. However, Pat who was billed as a ‘female Houdini,’ was killed in an automobile accident in 1930. She was only 23. This is one of a series of four photos taken the same day.”

Strong - Jack and Pat LaBelle

Strong - Jack and Pat LaBelle

Collector/curator's description reads: “C. 1925, Vancouver. This image was part of a set of promotional photographs taken in the 1920s of Jack Strong with a female performer, likely his girlfriend Pat LaBelle. Although of average height and weight, Strong was renowned for his strength and wrestling skills. He ran a traveling vaudeville show called the Jack Strong's Wonder Novelty Show. Vaudeville was popular entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th century and included wrestlers, singers, dancers, comedians and magicians. Strong lived until age 76. However, Pat who was billed as a ‘female Houdini,’ was killed in an automobile accident in 1930. She was only 23. This is one of a series of four photos taken the same day.”

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