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It was 1931 and a pre-Paramount MAE WEST was touring in her very controversial Harlem play, with a bi-racial cast. Let's take in a long review to see the view from the front row. This is Part 3.
• • Red Hot Sin — — Man the Boats, Women, and Babies First! • •
• • Three Acts and Sixteen Scenes • •
• • It takes just three acts and 16 scenes for "The Constant Sinner" to relieve itself.
• • During this time, the well-known Babe Gordon has acquired no less than three lovers, a husband, one murder, and a number of plain and fancy high-lights. Far be it from me to divulge the plot, but in the interests of fair play and no hitting in the clinches, I must inform you that Harlem and Riverside Drive meet one another in various bedrooms.
• • Things being what they are, I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if "The Constant Sinner" didn't turn out to be the first real hit of the new season. There is, of course, a good deal of filth that could have been tossed in the most convenient ash can, but Mae West has a way of delivering filth that makes it seem funny and gives it some small excuse for being. "The Constant Sinner," at least, does not leer or peep through keyholes.
• • Her undulating canter and distinctive manner of speech • • . . .
• • This was Part 3. Part 4 will continue tomorrow.
• • Source: Review in Standard Union; published on Tuesday, 15 September 1931.
• • On Monday, 31 May 1999 • •
• • There was a 30-minute episode "Mae West" on TV's E! Mysteries and Scandals: Season 2, Episode 14. It aired on Monday, 31 May 1999.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West never goes to night clubs. She isn't a time-killer and she isn't a show-off. She never goes out, as some stars do, wearing fetchingly scanty attire. For that matter, she seldom appears in public at all without the constant "chaperonage" of her manager.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'd never marry a man who drinks to excess, or one who cannot carry his liquor like a gentleman. For one reason, the man I marry has got to be interested, not in liquor, but in Mae West!"
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A syndicated columnist mentioned Mae West.
• • "Dorothy Kilgallen Reports on Broadway" • •
• • Dorothy Kilgallen wrote: Mae West’s muscle men have trouble finding hotel beds big enough for their bulging frames. One of them, George Eiferman, was knocked out for five’ minutes the other night when he banged his head trying to get arranged for a cozy snooze, suffered a lump the size of an ostrich egg . . .
• • Source: Item in The Voice of Broadway by Dorothy Kilgallen; published on Thursday, 4 November 1954
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 12th anniversary • •
• • Thank
you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these
past eleven years. The other day we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a
milestone recently when we completed 3,700 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started ten years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 3715th 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.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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• • Photo: • • Mae West • • in 1954 • •
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It was 1931 and a pre-Paramount MAE WEST was touring in her very controversial Harlem play, with a bi-racial cast. Let's take in a long review to see the view from the front row. This is Part 2.
• • Red Hot Sin — — Man the Boats, Women, and Babies First! • •
• • It was viewed at Brighton Beach • •
• • When this production was viewed at Brighton Beach just a week or so ago, the gentleman who did the reviewing for The Standard Union at that time said, in easy words of one syllable, that the play was not the kind of thing that could be recommended to people with tender sensibilities, it is, I think, safe to say that the children had better stay in their little cribs if Mamma plans to see this one.
• • For, while more suggestive plays have undoubtedly been produced, "The Constant Sinner" just about wins the prize for coming right out into the open with what it wants to say. In case your interest has been held up to this point, it might intrigue you to know that it wants to say plenty.
• • Three Acts and Sixteen Scenes • • . . .
• • This was Part 2. Part 3 will continue tomorrow.
• • Source: Review in Standard Union; published on Tuesday, 15 September 1931.
• • On Tuesday, 1 May 1956 • •
• • "Mae West Says Every Man Has Sex Appeal," trumpeted the headlines around the country in Tuesday newspapers on 1 May 1956.
• • At the time, the Brooklyn bombshell was making the rounds on New York City's night club circuit and hitting other venues with her muscleman act. And the press obliged by pumping out interviews.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West is still receiving more 'fan mail' from her world-wide admirers than any other star in Hollywood. Seven hundred letters are delivered to her every week.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "When I came to Hollywood I weighed 8 stone (131 lbs). I was advised to diet. They almost talked me into it, but I thought I'd stick by the curves people paid to see in New York."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A syndicated columnist mentioned Mae West.
• • "Dorothy Kilgallen Reports on Broadway" • •
• • "Mae West Muscle Men Troubled by Amour" • •
• • Dorothy Kilgallen wrote: Mae West, who terminated her engagement in Copa City “because of illness” never felt better in her life. The announcement was a polite way of saying she'd had a spat with the management. . . .
• • Source: Item in The Voice of Broadway by Dorothy Kilgallen; published on Monday, 14 February 1955
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 12th anniversary • •
• • Thank
you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these
past eleven years. The other day we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a
milestone recently when we completed 3,700 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started ten years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 3714th 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.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
________
Source:http://maewest.blogspot.com/atom.xml
Mae West
• • Photo: • • Mae West • • in 1955 • •
• • Feed — — http://feeds2.feedburner.com/MaeWest
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