It looked grim early Tuesday for the eight Chinese acrobats who performed at Wild West World.

When theme park owner Thomas Etheredge declared bankruptcy Monday, all money was frozen and the park closed to everyone.

That left the acrobats without two weeks of pay. Their costumes and props were locked inside the park.

It even looked as if the troupe might not be able to pay for its way back to China, and the acrobats didn't know how long they would have a home here.

They were staying in a mobile home in Park City. The rent was paid by Wild West World.

It made for a lot of phone calls for the group's manager, Sherman Wang of China Arts and Entertainment Group, as he tried to solve the problems.

"Number one is to get home," he said. "Number two is to get the paycheck."

But by late Tuesday, Wang said he had solved most of the problems.

After a round of calls between Wang, Etheredge and the bankruptcy attorneys, Etheredge called Wang and told him he could get the uniforms and props from the park. The items are owned by the company and the acrobats, not Wild West World.

Wang said he had enough cash -- about $2,700 -- to pay the airlines to change the return flight date on their round trip tickets from the end of September to next week.

Unfortunately, he's spending the money set aside to pay the companies that employ the acrobat troupe.

Wang, looking tired, said he expects there will be a lot of explaining to do when he gets home.