Mae West & the Swan

An article written in 1930 mentioned the preferences of MAE WEST on home decor.
• • "She likes everything massive," noted the journalist. "Her furniture, bed, even her car is larger than the average. The swan bed used onstage in Diamond Lil was taken from her home. Formerly it belonged to Diamond Jim Brady. ..."
• • When it was time to recreate the Bowery on the stage of the Royale Theatre in 1928, Mae West opted for a stylish version of her mother's era. Broadway's set designer August Vimnera equipped the saloon with an old-fashioned piano and situated Lil's upstairs dressing room in a way that guaranteed opportunities for grand sweeping entrances.
• • Onstage, Diamond Lil reclines in a gilded swan-shaped bed. Formerly, it belonged to the turn-of-the-century actress Amelia Bingham [1869 — 1927]. Mae said she purchased it from the estate of Diamond Jim Brady [1856 — 1917].
• • The swan bed made its way into the Paramount Pictures production of "She Done Him Wrong" as well.
• • During the week when carollers are singing about the "Twelve Days of Christmas" and the partridge in a pear tree, Mae West's languid pose with the swan seems so festive.
• • Question: what became of this famous swan bed? Who owns it now?
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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Mae West
• • Photograph: Mae West • • 1932 • •
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