Mae West: Follies

In July of 1928, MAE WEST impersonator Dorothy Sands was igniting a grand firestorm of media muchness. Newspapers and magazines ran pictures of the "Grand Street Follies" — — featuring the talented Dorothy Sands giving her impressions of Mae West [then starring in "Diamond Lil" at the Royale Theatre].
• • The amusing "Grand Street Follies" did not take place in Little Italy on Grand Street.
• • Despite its downtown title, the revue was right on the Rialto at the Booth Theatre [222 West 45th Street, NYC], where this clever little crowd-pleaser opened on 28 May 1928; it ran 144 performances at the 700-seat playhouse before closing in October 1928.
• • Coincidentally, impressionist Dorothy Sands [1893-1980] shared Mae's birth year and death year.
• • Refresh your Mae West memories on Friday evening 17 August 2007, when a guided tour will explore Manhattan's WEST-side during the "Mae West Side Story" walking tour. The event — — open to the public — — is timed to salute Brooklyn's own sexpot on her birthdate. [See the Annual Mae West Gala posting below.]
• • Only 21 more days until Mae's birthday!
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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Mae West
• • Photo: • • Mae West impressionist Dorothy Sands • • 1928 • •
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