Mae West: Orgy of Badinage

Melbourne Mae mavens were greatly pleased to see MAE WEST's name on the marquee again.
• • "Mae Out West" • •

• • LIBERTY: "My Little Chickadee" — — Mae West takes the mountain to Mahomet In "My Little Chickadee." She goes out West instead of inviting it to come up and see her. 
• • Here she takes up with the bulbous-nosed comedian W. C. Fields and matches him in an orgy of galloping hooves, blazing six-shooters, and the usual Westian and Fields-ish badinage. A strange mixture, but a satisfactory one.
• • Source: Item in The Argus (Melbourne); published on Monday, 20 May 1940.
• • On Monday, 21 May 1973 in Variety • •
• • A brief item appeared in Variety on Monday, 21 May 1973.  Mae West mentioned she was writing a new book "Sex Drive," that would include real names and be largely autobiographical.
• • On Thursday, 21 May 1992 • •
• • The paperback version of "Mae West: Empress of Sex" by Maurice Leonard was released on Thursday, 21 May 1992.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • For the third and fourth quarters, Paramount Pictures already has assembled a group of stories and additional purchases of screen material will be added to this list, as indicated by public tastes and trends in plays, novels, and stories during the coming months, it was stated at yesterday's convention session. The group will include Mae West in "Gentleman's Choice."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Britain is swell."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Australian Women's Weekly discussed Mae West.
• • Grahame Willis wrote: George Raft had met Mae West when he was a "collector" for a mobster who had been "protecting" one of the West plays. In those Prohibition days, few shows went on Broadway without a gangster having a slice of the action and Mae's were no exception.  . . .
• • Source: Article: "Dash, splash but never trash" written by Grahame Willis for The Australian Women's Weekly; published on Wednesday, 17 December 1980
• • By the Numbers • • 
• • The Mae West Blog was started nine years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2918th blog post. Unlike many blogs, which draw upon reprinted content from a newspaper or a magazine and/ or summaries, links, or photos, the mainstay of this blog is its fresh material focused on the life and career of Mae West, herself an American original.

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