Mae West: Greasewood Gal

On Thursday, 18 April 2019, there was an article discussing MAE WEST’s chops as a comedienne. Let’s enjoy it together. This is Part 5.
• • The Mae West test • •
• • The tarnished reputation of Flower Belle Lee • •
• • My Little Chickadee (1940) • •
• • Scott Marks wrote: To help cultivate her tarnished reputation among the citizens of Greasewood City, Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) gives grifter Cuthbert J. Twilly (W.C. Fields) an even break by marrying the sucker. It’s been my experience that comedians and the old West don’t mix, with Blazing Saddles and Son of Paleface being two obvious exceptions that prove the rule.

• • Scott Marks wrote: Perhaps in pre-Code times (and on the Paramount backlot), the combination of Fields and West would have set off more sparks.
• • Brick Schtickhouse Mae West • •
• • This article will be concluded on the next post.
• • Source: The San Diego Reader; published on Thursday, 18 April 2019.
• • On Monday, 7 May 1934 • •
• • On Monday, 7 May 1934 Mae West recorded "Troubled Waters."  This collaboration between New York City lyricist Sam Coslow and composer Arthur Johnson was created expressly for the motion picture "Belle of the Nineties." Backed by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, Mae archived her performance in the recording studio.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West will visit Las Vegas soon to complete plans for building a gambling casino and restaurant. She will be featured in floor shows at the new establishment, which will be named "Mae West's Diamond Lil Casino Restaurant."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Let me have around me MEN, and let it go, Iet it go at that."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Whitman County Gazette mentioned Mae West.
• • Strange But True: April 25, 2019 • •
• • Samantha Weaver wrote: It was American actress, screenwriter and notorious sex symbol Mae West who made the following sage observation: “You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.” …
• • Source: Whitman County Gazette; published on Thursday, 25 April 2019
• • 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 4,200 blog posts. Wow!  

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fourteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4207th 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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