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Order Number	00047495
Title	Chinese theater benefit
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 875.
Date	1938
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Description	Forest Yee is costumed to represent the god of thunder in the drama, "Yellow Jacket." His costume has sharp ends to indicate lightning and the circle around his head is supposed to be a cloud. He performs a weird and symbolic dance to indicate a coming storm. The drama is being given in June 1938 at the Wilshire Ebell Theater for the benefit of civilians in war-torn China.
Subject	Yee, Forest. Chinese drama--California--Los Angeles. Actors and actresses--California--Los Angeles. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection