Mae West: There’s No Rush

MAE WEST, so often described by critics and newspaper reporters, occasionally permitted a devoted fan to come up ‘n’ see her. Michael St. John visited the Brooklyn bombshell. Read about his encounter. This is Part 3.
• • Mae West Relates Sexual Times to “The Saint” • •
• • Mae sensed that I was one of those worshiping fans • •
• • Michael St. John wrote: When I heard that familiar speech pattern and rhythm, my entire body began to shake with utter excitement. All the characters I had seen her portray on the screen suddenly loomed in my mind.
• • “There’s no rush!” said Mae • •
• • Michael St. John wrote: Somehow she sensed that I was one of those worshiping fans and quickly tried to put me at ease. “Relax, sweetie,” she insisted. “There’s no rush. Anything good, I mean really good, takes time, if you know what I mean.”
• • Michael St. John wrote: Mae had me so completely under her spell that I had difficulty posing my first question. As I was about to ask about the time she spent in jail for lewd conduct in New York, she asked me how old did I think she looked. Oh, no! Why in hell did she have to ask a question like that!
• • Mae asked me how old did I think she looked • • . . .
• • This delightful article will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: St. John's Confidential File in Canyon-News (Calif.); published on Saturday, 24 October 2015.
• • On Wednesday, 23 November 1927 • •

• • Variety poked fun at Mae West's attempts at funding her production of "The Wicked Age" via corporate sponsorship. Mocking the apparel labels her character deliberately mentions in the dialogue (such as Sam Mayo negligees) and the long list of designers in the Program credits, Variety was as gleeful as if they were doing serious undercover work.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The Director of the Tivoli Circuit (Mr. David Martin) who visited Hollywood recently said Mae West was a lovely person who neither smoked nor drank. If negotiations were satisfactorily completed, she would arrive in Australia about this time next year.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Me? Suntanned! Say, honey, woman's greatest weapon is her snow-white skin. The sun's swell for invalids, but I'm no invalid!"
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An Op-Ed mentioned Mae West.
• • “Insults best when fresh and clever” • •
• • Here is some inspiration from some of history’s sharpest minds when they felt the need to needle:
• • “His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.” — Mae West
• • Source: Laurinburg Exchange; published on Monday, 12 November 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 4090th 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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