Mae West: Lusty Drama

On Saturday, 18 October 1947, MAE WEST was interviewed by a London reporter.
• • "Mae West's visit gives lift to London's spirits" • •
• • "Wisecracks, diamonds — and those eyelashes enthrall her many admirers written by Bill Strutton of our London staff" • •
• • This is Part 3 of 9 segments.
• • Mae West is hard at work • •          
• • Bill Strutton wrote:  But, in fact, these have been variety artists proceeding there on business, for Mae is hard at work casting performers for her famous 50-strong stage show, "Diamond Lil," which has had a 10-year [sic] run in the United States and is now to be shown in the West End.
• • Bill Strutton wrote:  It is colorful, lusty drama of New York in the gay 'nineties, and it made Mae West famous.
• • Bill Strutton wrote:  But for all her activity in preparing to stage it in London, Mae insists: "I came to England because of its men. I love the way they talk."
• • Bill Strutton wrote:  The truth, of course, about the legendary Mae West is that she has created a famous character which has brought her a fortune and she is quite prepared to act it whenever it seems desirable.
• • Mae has the ability to switch in a second • •   . . .
• • Source: Article by  Bill Strutton for The Australian Women's Weekly; published on  Saturday, 18 October 1947.
• • On Friday, 20 September 1940 • •
• • The New Zealand Movie Editors wrote: At the Grand Theatre — "My Little Chickadee" — Mae's back in a lusty farce of the frontier days in the bad old West! Every scene a sensation, every line a laugh! When Mae West, the curvaceous cutie, captivates "Bibulous Bill" of the bulbous beak.
• • Source:  Item in Bay of Plenty Beacon; published  on Friday, 20 September 1940.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The Depression hit the film industry, but the studios survived. Paramount had Mae West films, 20th Century Fox had Shirley Temple films, and Universal had the horror movies.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I have just seen that RAF flyers have a life-saving jacket they call a 'Mae West' because it bulges in all the 'right places.' Well, I consider it a swell honor to have such great guys wrapped up in me, know what I mean?"
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• • An article about a boxer mentioned Mae West.
• • "Boxer Now Chauffeur Paid for Seeing Mae West All the Time" • •
• • SYDNEY, September 18.  Dado, the Filippino bantam-weight boxer, who fought Blandon in Melbourne two years ago, has retired from boxing, and is chauffeur to the film actress, Mae West.  Dado is estimated to have spent a fortune of £60,000 during his boxing career, most of it on horse racing.
• • Source: Article rpt in The Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania); published on Saturday, 19 September 1936
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 13th anniversary • •  
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• • By the Numbers • •
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