Mae West: Tenderloin Trollop

On Tuesday, 10 November 1931, a daily New York City columnist gave his readers a close up glimpse of MAE WEST. What he wrote in 1931 about the stage performer will surprise you. This is Part 3.
• • New York Day By Day — — O. O. McIntyre • •
• • Mae West as Babe Gordon in “The Constant Sinner” • •
• • In her newest opus, she is the glossily taut harlot whose careless amours range from a champion pug to an ebony-hued policy king. She epitomizes her outlook on life to her maid with: "Bring my negligee, the kimono days are over. And toss that celluloid manicure set out the window."
• • “Show the flewsie up!  And disinfect the halls!” • •
• • None is so arrogant in sudden affluence as the Tenderloin trollop. Miss West dramatizes this magnificently when, as the new mistress of a black gambler, her maid announces a soiled dove companion of her street-walking days in the Forties. “Show the flewsie up," she snaps with unwinking brightness, "and disinfect the halls."
• • The steel trap worldliness of Mae West’s Harlem lines • •  …
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Syndicated column; published on Tuesday, 10 November 1931.
• • On Monday, 14 November 1932 • •

• • Deliberately courting the disdain and despisal of Joe Breen, William LeBaron and Emanuel Cohen were daring enough to try to rush a script into production by Monday, 14 November 1932.  "Ruby Red" was written by Mae West (assisted by John Bright). The Hays Office suspected a mutiny, however.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • There is a scene in "Diamond Lil" [a stage play] and also in "She Done Him Wrong" [a film] that shows Mae West's character lounging in bed with an issue of the National Police Gazette. Shortly after the release of the 1933 motion picture, Mae was, in fact, featured on the publication's front page.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "How do I keep my figure?  With yoga exercises, Iong walks, specially prepared fat-less foods."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about Hermes mentioned Mae West.
• • Alexandra Zagalsky wrote:  Actors and actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age had a predilection for one- of-a-kind luxuries that were true extensions of their colourful personalities: Audrey Hepburn stirred her cocktails with a personalised Cartier swizzle stick; Mae West liked to hold interviews from her golden swan bed; and Bob Hope would zip around golf courses in a quirky custom- built cart designed to look like the legendary comedian himself, complete with ski-slope nose and prominent chin.  …
• • Source: The Week (U.K.); published on Wednesday, 31 October 2018
• • The evolution of 2 Mae West plays that keep her memory alive • • 
• • A discussion with Mae West playwright LindaAnn LoSchiavo — — 
• • http://lideamagazine.com/renaissance-woman-new-york-city-interview-lindaann-loschiavo/

• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 14th anniversary • •  

• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fourteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,000 blog posts. Wow!  

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fourteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4083rd 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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