Mae West: Chronology Snobs

A Los Angeles Times cartoon showed MAE WEST yanking G.B. Shaw's beard. Since she avidly followed theatre gossip, it’s possible Mae was familiar with his prostitute play, “Mrs. Warren's Profession,” featuring a streetwalker who is now a wealthy madam. If only they could chat during Shaw Fest, which will present “Sex” this summer.  This is Part 5 of 10 segments.
• • Shaw Festival revives Mae West’s racy Broadway hit “Sex” • •
• • Montreal as “sin city of the North” • •
• • J. Kelly Nestruck wrote: Instead, Margy LaMont is an unapologetic sex worker before the term was coined, with her own code of ethics. She saves the life of an American society woman slumming in the “sin city of the North,” a fateful decision that leads her from Montreal to Trinidad to New England, eluding criminals and pursuing romance (with the occasional dance number featuring sailors to further liven things up).
• • Chronology Snobs • •
• • J. Kelly Nestruck wrote: “It’s a funny, sexy play,” says Diana Donnelly, the long-time Shaw Festival company member who will play LaMont. “I think in our relationship to history, we are chronology snobs. … We may be more Victorian in our relationship to the word ‘sex’ than Mae West was.”
• • “The Drag” tackles conversion therapy • • …  
• • This preview article will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: The Globe and Mail; published on Monday, 6 May 2019.
• • On Tuesday, 4 June 1940 • •
• • The popular magazine Look featured Mae West, Greta Garbo, and Lana Turner in their issue dated for Tuesday, 4 June 1940.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • It remains to be seen if the world will seek out yet another Mae West biography, especially after Emily Wortis Leider's definitive "Becoming Mae West" [NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997 hardcover; Da Capo Press, 2000 paperback].
• • In Her Own Words • •

• • Mae West said: "Women did better when they required a lot more attention from men, more waiting on. In the old days, even the "bad women" were at least glamourous. Glamourous — — you know what I mean? Such woman today are just plain cheap. They're not even good chiselers."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Virginian-Pilot mentioned Mae West.
• • Appeal of angel ornament with Mae West quip • •
• • Everyone loves a bargain. This week’s find comes from retiree Bill Anderson of Norfolk.
• • What: ornament
• • Cost: 25 cents
• • Where: yard sale in Norfolk
• • What makes it special: This is a pewter Christmas ornament with a quote from Mae West engraved on a wing, which says, "You're never too old to become younger." Its style is in the vein of the serenity angel. That particular ornament sells for around $19 online.  …
• • Source: The Virginian-Pilot; published on Thursday, 23 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 4227th 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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