But I'm not a cannibal! protested pretty Anna May Wong, American-born Chinese movie actress, when she was served this bizarre luncheon plate at the Ford Motor pavilion at the New York World's Fair. The story goes back to Sept. 18, when Ford officials entertained judges and prizewinners of the China Essay Contest at a formal dinner. Miss Wong refused the lobster thermidor course, asking for a substitute. A waggish Ford official went to the kitchen, concocted a special sandwich of raw chicken legs and toast, and had it served to her. Later Miss Wong, a luncheon guest at the Ford pavilion ordered anything but chicken. And this was what she got: One active live lobster, comfortable on a bed of shredded lettuce; one side of beef, raw; one whole fish, uncooked; and a mess of fragrant scallions. Her petite friend, Miss Tsing-Ying Tsang, a designer from Shanghai who studied her craft in Paris, is enjoying the joke just as much as Miss Wong is. A minute later, the Ford chef relented and served a mixed grill. Photo dated: September 30, 1940.
Wong, Anna May,--1905-1961 Women--New York (State)--New York Motion picture actors and actresses Fairs--New York (State)--New York Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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