Mae West: Rise and Fall

The British can’t get enough of MAE WEST. Emily Hutt’s 50-minute cabaret style “tell all” on Mae West was offered on April 15th at a small jazz club and starred Bella Bevan. Though the short-lived show is over, here is a review. This is Part 5.
• • Better Than Sex: The Story of Mae West • •
• • her scandalous career • •
• • Terry Eastham wrote: I’ve now read articles and watched YouTube clips of the lady herself, all thanks to great writing and a skillful portrayal of one of Hollywood’s finest.
• • Terry Eastham wrote: “Better Than Sex: The Story of Mae West” is a one-woman tantalising and timeless cabaret reflecting on the infamous 1930s sex-symbol, Mae West. Through this icon we hear the tale that led to the rise and fall of her scandalous career, including live performances of the songs she made famous including “A Guy What Takes His Time” and “I’m No Angel.” Written and directed by Emily Hutt, and starring Bella Bevan as Mae West herself. This is a cabaret to entertain but also to tell an important story of a woman who didn’t let the social constructs of her time stop her from having the career and leading the life she wanted, therefore being a source of inspiration still to women of today.

• • Credits: Mae West: Bella Bevan; Director/Writer was Emily Hutt
• • Venue: Toulouse Lautrec (140 Newington Butts, Kennington, SE11 4RN)
• • This review has concluded with this post.
• • Source: London Theatre1; published on Wednesday, 17 April 2019.
• • On Friday, 17 May 1935 • •
• • "Goin’ to Town" was released by Paramount Pictures on the weekend — — on Friday, 17 May 1935.
• • On Sunday, 17 May 1936 in Los Angeles • •
• • An article on "Klondike Annie" was in The Los Angeles Times, Sunday, 17 May 1936.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield encountered the very handsome Mr. Universe 1956 Miklos (Mickey) Hargitay on 13 May 1956, while attending a performance of the "Mae West Revue" at the Latin Quarter night club in Manhattan.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Keep a dairy — — and one day it'll keep you."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Shaw Festival coverage mentioned Mae West.
• • John Law wrote: A nosy romance, Mae West naughtiness and a return to Narnia.
A primer on the Shaw Festival's 2019 season which begins Thursday . . .
• • John Law wrote: Mae West's first play landed her in jail for 10 days on obscenity charges in 1927. The resulting publicity basically made her career. It all seems quaint now, though there's still a 14-plus age recommendation for this Shaw version. Diana Donnelly stars as a prostitute in 1920s Montreal looking for a better life, and ends up with a young lover who knows nothing of her past. But his mom is well aware. Also stars Julia Course and Fiona Byrne. Directed by Peter Hinton.
• • Source: The Niagara Falls Review; published on Monday, 6 May 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 4215th 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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