Mae West: 1 February 1927

What an unforgettable day for MAE WEST: 1 February 1927.
• • On Monday January 31st, Bridgeport, Connecticut's main street was decorated with a banner that read: "The Drag by the author of SEX, more sensational than Rain or The Captive."
• • That Monday evening - - after intense arguments with the local police - - the curtain rose and theatre-goers (and Mae West watchers) saw the first public performance of The Drag written by "Jane Mast" (the penname of Mae West).
• • Jill Watts writes: "New Yorkers lured by gossip surrounding West's latest undertaking paid premium prices for reserved seats. West claimed it drew fans from Boston to Philadelphia. It also brought out the New York City Police Department's James Sinnott. ..."
• • How funny is it that one of NYC's vice over-lords was named SIN NOT!
• • On Tuesday February 1st at 5 AM, Mae West was arrested along with her sister and the director Edward Elsner. That would not be the end of her headaches. It would, however, be the start of Mae's headlines in the newspapers.
• • The husband of Beverly West immediately began divorce proceedings due to this arrest.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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Mae West
• • Photo: Mae West • • onstage in Sex • • 9 February 1927 • •
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