• • "Santa Leaves Gems in Socks of Film Stars" • •
• • Mae West Gets Diamonds; Ruby Keeler Sapphires; Gracie Toys • •

• • "Diamonds for Mae" • •
• • Diamonds sparkled at the home of Mae West. "Diamond Lil" justified her screen sobriquet by giving "sparklers" to her sister, brother, and father. A necklace, studded with similar stones, was the present she received in return. ...
• • Source: Syndicated article "Mae West Gets Diamonds; Ruby Keeler Sapphires; Gracie Has Toys" printed in The Ogden-Standard Examiner; published on Tuesday evening on 25 December 1934.
• • On Friday, 25 December 1914 • •
• • Readers of Variety could not help but notice the ornate half-page advertisement for handsome Guido Deiro — — "The Master of the Piano Accordion, The Incomparable in His Line" (on the left, seated and displaying his accordion) — — and Mae West — — "The Original Brinkley Girl, A Style All Her Own" (on the right, wearing a lovely gown) who were "Engaged Jointly as Headline Features."
• • The final line, along the bottom margin of their promotional ad, offered a seasonal greeting in capital letters: "Wishing the entire world a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year." This eye-catching ad ran on page 73 of Variety in the issue dated on Friday, 25 December 1914.
• • On Thursday, 25 December 1919 • •
• • Cast in the successful Broadway hit "Sometime" [October 1918 — June 1919] as Mayme Dean, a vamp whose suitors always seem to decamp, Mae West was in the unusual position of putting across a few comically wistful laments in the show.
• • The 26-year-old performer was made up as a vamp, a la Theda Bara, after her appearance in Ned Wayburn's "Demitasse Revue" — — on the cover of a prestigious magazine, New York's Dramatic Mirror dated for Thursday, 25 December 1919. This was quite a front page and it has become a fabulous collector's item.
• • On Saturday, 25 December 1937 • •
• • The article "Mae West's Eve Brings Eden's Curse on Radio — Apology, Alibi, Indignation and Investigation" was printed in Motion Picture Herald on Saturday, 25 December 1937.
• • On Saturday, 25 December 1937 • •
• • The article “Mae West's Name Banned” was printed in The New York Times (page 11) on Saturday, 25 December 1937.
• • On Wednesday, 25 December 1946 • •
• • In December 1946, Mae West celebrated the holidays by giving a series of out-of-town performances of the play "Come On Up."
• • For instance, there was a rousing Christmas Day show on Wednesday, 25 December 1946 that was part of the four-night, pre-Broadway engagement of the comedy by Miles Mander, Fred Schiller, and Thomas Dunphy presented at the Davidson Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • "Paramount Title Changes" • •
• • Paramount has changed the title of Marlene Dietrich's next picture from "Invitation to Happiness" to "I Loved a Soldier," while the Mae West film, "Klondike Lou," becomes "Klondike Annie."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Every day's a holiday, Santa Claus, and the biggest and best one is right around the corner."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Variety mentioned Mae West (spelling her first name "May").
• • "Production Engagements" • •
• • May (sic) West, by the Shuberts for the show atop the Century Roof. ...
• • Source: Item in Variety; published on Friday, 14 January 1921
• • By the Numbers • •
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