Mae West: January 1929

Beset by legal voodoo, MAE WEST was in pain and in great need of glad tidings during January 1929.
• • The usually healthy, resilient, durable actress had begun to experience fierce abdominal agony, perhaps from stress. The infamous raid at the Biltmore Theatre occurred in October 1928, when the police shut down Mae's play "Pleasure Man" and the district attorney was threatening her with another jail term.
• • Seized by the talons of legal eagles, Mae was rescued and got a jolt of good news from her savvy attorney Nathan Burkan. Burkan had convinced a judge to allow Mae to continue touring in "Diamond Lil."
• • Adding more relief to Mae's life was the fact that the Shuberts had just bought out Mark Linder, who had staked a claim on "Diamond Lil" because he suggested the locale.
• • On 20 January 1929 Mae brought "Diamond Lil" to Chicago, where it made its midwest debut to a packed house. For most of the 16-week engagement, the play attracted a large audience in the Windy City.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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Mae West
• • Illustration: Mae West • • Theatre Magazine's artist Irving Hoffman • • 1928 • •
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