In 1930 Irene Parilee Johns climbs into a cannon three times a day for the paycheck--until the day she walks off the job after the second act. Back at her cold-water flat in Hell's Kitchen, she hangs a "Retired" sign on her sequined white tights--and is found dead later that day by her twelve-year-old nephew, Buddy. Drawn by ghosts from his past, Moses Cheung is seated in the stands for Irene's final second act. An American of Chinese heritage,...