Mae West: Alluring Drawl

How the powerful spell of a MAE WEST classic from 1940 united the young and the old at a screening in L.A. was beautifully analyzed by Nina Young. Let’s hear more.  This is Part 2.
• • After Dark: Old-school film ‘My Little Chickadee’ unites generations under classic cinema • •
• • “My Little Chickadee” relies on its comedic leads playing off one another • •
• • Nina Young wrote: The 1921 theater – refurbished in 1968 – revives classic flicks for the public, with each screening featuring elements one would’ve found in 1920s cinemas, including musical singalongs and comedy shorts preceding the film.
• • Nina Young wrote: The oldest film I’ve experienced through my column so far, “My Little Chickadee” stars early Hollywood icons Mae West and W.C. Fields. The Western mostly relies on its comedic leads playing off one another in a saloon or train car, with West spouting double entendres in her alluring drawl and Fields performing slapstick comedy.
• • Not exactly a “cult film” • • . . .
• • This delightful article will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: The Daily Bruin (a student newspaper at UCLA, Los Angeles); published on Tuesday, 20 November 2018.
• • In December 1933 • •

• • "Writer's Review" was a serious monthly publication for the wordsmith and a continuing first-person column was "How I Write" (usually 3000 — 4000 words). But Mae West would title her article "How I Write My Stuff." With a sketch of Mae on the cover, "Writer's Review" [Vol. 2, No. 3 for December 1933] probably became a collector's item. The cover caption read "She Found the Popular Pulse" — — yes, indeed.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West doted on sailors — — and several actors portrayed men in military garb in her motion pictures. How many of Mae’s motion pictures can you name where a soldier or sailor appears?
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'm single because I was born that way."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Richland Source mentioned Mae West, who will be a character in “A 1940s Nutcracker.”
• • “The Nutcracker” is one of the most widely celebrated ballets in the world, and we’re proud to give Mansfield, Ohio a uniquely crafted version of its own,” says Neos co-founder Bobby Wesner.
• • Hand-drawn and meticulously animated visual effects, created by Andy Gardner and Kathy Hilton, set the stage for A 1940s Nutcracker. The story line incorporates local characters such as Bogie and Bacall — danced by Bobby Wesner and his wife, Brooke — and their famous marriage at Malabar Farms.
• • A 1940s Nutcracker also features Neos dancers Matthew Roberts and Kassandra Lee as Johnny and Marie, Anna Trumbo as Mae West and partnered by Kaleb Reilly, Juliana Freude as a member of the Woman’s Club, Katherine Tackett as an O’Neil’s department store employee, . . .
• • Source: Richland Source; published on Thursday, 22 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 4096th 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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