Mae West: December 1933

Beverly West, MAE WEST's only sister, was performing in the heartland during the winter of 1933. On 5 December 1933, the night Prohibition was repealed, while Mae was being photographed in a Hollywood speakeasy with Gary Cooper, Beverly was booked in Chicago, Illinois.
• • The 14-year experiment known as the Volstead Act had banned the sale of alcohol. As Prohibition was about to be repealed, millions ran to their favorite tavern to bend an elbow or to toast a newly regained freedom.
• • According to a newspaper reporter in 1933: Beverly West, actress Mae West’s little sister, recalled that an usher on the house staff of a theatrical production that she was starring in ran to the stage and handed her a drink. She said, “I downed it before you could bat an eye. After all, I learned everything I know from my sister!” [Quoted in “Borough Thirsty — — Ready To Celebrate Repeal Tonight On Wave Of Liquor,” 5 December 1933.]
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• • Article: "Queens Celebrates Prohibition End In December 1933"
• • Published by: The Long Island Star-Journal [December 1933] — — reprinted by The Queens Gazette
• • Published on: 5 December 1933 [rpt 9 December 2009]
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