Sing-Song Girls of the Foochow Road on “East of Cairo”, 1930

“East of Cairo” was an NBC radio show – a “dramatic sketch” – that ran around 1930. It was a half hour long yarn focussing on places, obviously, east of Cairo.  Invariably the stories involved Americans getting mixed up in something or other in the Far East and many listeners apparently liked the show for its “Oriental” music. A few big names occasionally appeared including Agnes Moorehead. In 1930 this episode delved into the world of Sing-Song girls and the infamous houses of the Foochow Road (Fuxhou Road)….