Mae West: She Had Sex

In a revealing 1933 interview with Gladys Hall, MAE WEST talks about being madly in love (only once), the first man who gave her a diamond, and how love affairs (for her) were transactional. Was Mae being truthful? Did Mae believe in her own hard-hearted advice? This is Part 17 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West: “She had sex appeal. Everybody felt it.“ • •
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West recalled, "I remember a woman who used to come to our house when I was a kid. My father wanted to know why we had her sitting around. She wore high collars 'way up under her ears, you know the kind. And lots of jewels and laces. She had a swell figure and used a lot of perfume and she talked kinda slow and drawly with her eyes half-closed — —  I thought she was swell. She was mysterious. She made you wonder. She had glamour. She had sex. Everybody felt it. “

• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "You've got to make them want you first, of course, by being a woman and making them conscious of it. You've got to play a game, with a lot of new moves all the time. Then you've got to be mean to 'em so they'll do anything to put you in a good humor again."
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "That's the way I work it. That's the way I get my man — — and my diamonds."
• • Note: Gladys Hall [26 April  1891 — 18 September 1977] was an American journalist. She wrote a syndicated column, "The Diary of a Professional Movie Fan," in the 1920s, and interviewed movie stars for such fan magazines as Photoplay, Modern Screen, and Screenland.
• • This series has now been concluded with post number 17. Let us know how much you enjoyed it.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Thursday, 31 May 1934 • •
• • On 31 May 1934, Harrison Carroll wrote: The D. A.'s office here is checking on a man who has been making inquiries as to whether Mae West can raise enough cash to pay a $60,000 premium on an annuity policy, figuring there might be some connection between this and the phone and letter threats Mae has been receiving.
• • Harrison Carroll wrote: Her investment advisors, Murray Ellman, Murray Feil, and James Timony, turn her salary into non-negotiable insurance policies and bonds, keeping out only enough money for current bills and Mae West's "mad money."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • "Oh, no," said Jean Harlow, quite seriously, too. "I'm flattered that they want me for a benefit when they could have Joan Crawford, or Carole Lombard, or Mae West. And besides, it's such a little thing to do for anybody, to perform for charity."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on NYC variety acts mentioned Mae West.
• • Mae West — Proctor's Twenty-third Street.
• • Mae West bills herself as "The Different Type of Songstress."
• • Her enunciation is poor, and she sings her numbers with a nasal twang. Her gesturing throughout the number is of a very suggestive nature, and she leaves little for the imagination, executing her work in a risque manner.
• • Mae West's ascend number, about "The Old-Fashioned Girl," is rather neatly presented. But the following song is repugnant and repellent. ...
• • Source: The New York Clipper; published on Wednesday, 25 April 1917
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,745th 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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Mae West: Corsets, Trains, Flivvers

In a revealing 1933 interview with Gladys Hall, MAE WEST talks about being madly in love (only once), the first man who gave her a diamond, and how love affairs (for her) were transactional. Was Mae being truthful? Did Mae believe in her own hard-hearted advice? This is Part 16 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West: Men Show Me Courtesy • •
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "When I was making 'She Done Him Wrong' and wearing all those corsets and trains and frills and everything, you should've seen how the 'grips' and 'prop' men treated me. They'd run around to get me a chair and help me to be seated. They had respect for me. They showed me courtesy.”

• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, “It's like a woman who is stepping elegantly from a new limousine, compared to a girl in slacks jumping out of a flivver."
• • Note: Flivver is a 1930s (Great Depression era) slang term for a old, dilapidated, or cheap mass-produced car (the opposite of a prestigious brand-name automobile).
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "The woman who exited from the limousine is given the best chair, and the girl in trousers is told to flop anywhere.”
• • Mae West: "She had sex appeal. Everybody felt it." • • ...
• • To be concluded on the next post, number 17.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Monday, 28 May 1934 • •
• • It was Monday, 28 May 1934 — — and actress Jean Harlow was asked by The Cornell Daily Sun: "Do you think the college woman of today is taking her studies too seriously?"
• • Jean Harlow replied: "College women are fortunately saved from that pitfall by the wholesome influences of such people as Mae West.  ..."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Cary Grant showed up at Mae West Ciro's opening. Three other of Mae's former leading men also were in attendance: Steve Cochran, Phil Reed, and Jack La Rue.  
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "When I was a kid, Freud wasn't there to explain."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on NYC variety acts mentioned Mae West.
• • Mae West at Proctor's Twenty-third Street.
• • Time: Fifteen minutes.
• • Mae West bills herself as "The Different Type of Songstress."
• • Her opening song is about a "Wild Woman," in which she is clad in a tiger skin robe, with her hair arranged "a la Tanguay." . . .
• • Source: The New York Clipper; published on Wednesday, 25 April 1917
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,744th 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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Mae West: Thin and Slatty

In a revealing 1933 interview with Gladys Hall, MAE WEST talks about being madly in love (only once), the first man who gave her a diamond, and how love affairs (for her) were transactional. Was Mae being truthful? Did Mae believe in her own hard-hearted advice? This is Part 15 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West Says, "Look Feminine" • •
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, “Then, if I were advising girls how to get their men, I'd tell 'em to put on a few pounds so they'd look like women and I'd tell 'em to dress just a little bit like Lady Lou in 'She Done Him Wrong'. Then I'd tell 'em to use some of her stuff. The way the girls of to-day dress is all wrong."

• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "It all came about after the World War. Food was scarce everywhere and women got thin and slatty, especially in Paris, France — —  and everyone knows that Paris sets the styles. It became the style."
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said,"Then, these costume designers, these male dressmakers design masculine-looking things for women. The result is that they've made women look more like men than women. That's no way. When a woman comes into a room where men are, they should know that a WOMAN is there.”
• • Mae West: Men Show Me Courtesy • •  . . .
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Monday, 27 May 1935 • •
• • It was Monday, 27 May 1935 — — and Mae West fans were lining up to see the screen queen in "Goin' to Town" opening its exclusive engagement at the Capitol Theatre in Ontario, Canada.
• • On Friday, 27 May 2005 • •
• • Talented artist Tom Tierney released his wonderful "Mae West Paper Doll" book on Friday, 27 May 2005.  Dover published it.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Australians will not be permitted to view Mae West's latest picture, 'Klondyke Annie,' as the Federal film censorship has placed a ban on it.
• • The film, however, was released in New Zealand.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "It isn't what I do, but how I do it. It isn't what I say, but how I say it, and how I look when I do it and say it."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on NYC variety acts mentioned Mae West.
• • Vaudeville at the Harlem Opera House • •
• • Mae West, "The Different Style of Songstress," was in the fourth position. Her turn won approval.
• • Source: The New York Clipper; published on Wednesday, 25 April 1917
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,743rd 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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Mae West: Oh, Quit It

In a revealing 1933 interview with Gladys Hall, MAE WEST talks about being madly in love (only once), the first man who gave her a diamond, and how love affairs (for her) were transactional. Was Mae being truthful? Did Mae believe in her own hard-hearted advice? This is Part 14 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West: He was nuts about me • •
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, “If I hadn't gone to sleep he'd never have noticed me. But he was nuts about me and he did produce the (vaudeville) act for me. I guess he must have spent over three thousand dollars for my clothes alone."

• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West continued, "And most of them I bought were street clothes for personal wear. Only one or two dresses were really for the act.”
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West added, “But by that time he was so nuts about me, he didn't know the difference. And I didn't let it get too serious with him either."
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West continued, "When he'd start to make love to me, I'd start to shake all over and go for him and say, 'Oh, quit it, can't you — — can't you see I'm nervous, shaking all over like this? Wait, will you, this is business — — wait till the act is on and my nerves calm down — — And we parted good friends, at that.”
• • Mae West Says, "Look Feminine" • • ...
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Sunday, 26 May 1889 • •
• • Another wedding in the Jacob Delker family; Delker was Mae's maternal grandfather.  Matilda West's brother Carl Delker married Miss Mathilde Misdorn on Sunday, 26 May 1889.
• • Earlier that year Miss Matilda Delker had wed John West in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on Saturday, 19 January 1889.
• • On Wednesday, 26 May 1999 • •
• • Wednesday, 26 May 1999, TV viewers and Mae mavens were able to watch  Intimate Portrait, Season 5, Episode 28: "Mae West." This was the original air date and it was shown on LIFE.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West's amazing new contribution to screen history, "Belle of the Nineties," reveals the Paramount screen sensation more beautiful and alluring than ever as the foremost charmer of the gallant Southland of the Gay and Naughty Nineties.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I am not defending the tricky woman, but if she is forced to battle for the place due to her, she cannot be condemned for using any ruse she can."  
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about big breasts mentioned Mae West.
• • Florence Williams wrote:  If there’s one thing starlets like Jayne Mansfield and Mae West understood, it was the power of their ample endowments. In her 1959 memoir, "Goodness Had Nothing to Do with It," West writes that beginning in her teens, she regularly rubbed cocoa butter on her breasts, then spritzed them with cold water. “This treatment made them smooth and firm, and developed muscle tone which kept them right up where they were supposed to be.”
• • Florence Williams wrote: Mae West has good company in doling out ridiculous breast-enhancing tips.  ...
• • Source: The Jane Dough Show [defunct]; published on Friday, 11 May 2012
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,742nd 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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Mae West: Just Howjado

In a revealing 1933 interview with Gladys Hall, MAE WEST talks about being madly in love (only once), the first man who gave her a diamond, and how love affairs (for her) were transactional. Was Mae being truthful? Did Mae believe in her own hard-hearted advice? This is Part 13 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West: Just Howjado • •
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "One time I wanted a certain producer in New York to put on an act for me, when I was doing vaudeville. He was a very important man and everyone was after him. I went to his office one day with another girl, who wanted him to put an act on for her. While she was talking her head off to him, I sat down in a chair, turned it around so my back was to him and went to sleep. I hadn't said a word to him — — just 'howjado’ when I first came in. When the other girl was ready to go, she had to wake me up and I just strolled out slow, like this, and drawled. 'Er, goo-by.' I'd just got back to my hotel when he telephoned me and asked me out to dinner.”

• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "The end of that story is that he put an act on for me and he didn't put the act on for the other girl.”
• • Mae: "He was nuts about me" • • ...
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Saturday, 25 May 1912 • •
• • "Mae West — Songs" • •
• • When Mae West made her solo debut at Hammerstein's, the act was eleven minutes of dances and songs that were delivered in a Bert Williams like manner — — talking her way through. Mae selected "Parisienne," "Dancing-Prancing," and "Rap, Rap, Rap."  Her closing number was a sultry cooch.
• • Reviewing this variety artist in their issue dated Saturday, 25 May 1912, The New York Clipper felt that a number of well-placed comrades in the audience were there, helping her along.
• • In their edition dated for Saturday, 25 May 1912, Variety's critic called her a "freak." In their opinion, Mae's presentation lacked "that touch of class that is becoming requisite nowadays for first-class houses."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Decades ago, a saucy wiggle from Mae West or an off-color mumble from W.C. Fields could trigger the wrath of movie censors.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Nudity in a motion picture detracts from your face and personality. That’s why I never show my ankles.” [sic]
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article in Australia mentioned Mae West.
• • "Inflation Hit Mae West" • •
• • Minneapolis, Tuesday — Vaudeville performer, Evelyn West, claims that "inflationary pressure has forced her to increase the insurance on her bosom to 100,000 dollars — £44,643."
• • Miss Mae West, publicised as the "girl with the 50,000 dollars treasure chest," now holds a policy for that amount from Lloyds of London.
• • Source: The Canberra Times; published on Wednesday, 21 May 1952
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,741st 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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Mae West: Dope Out Moves

In a revealing 1933 interview with Gladys Hall, MAE WEST talks about being madly in love (only once), the first man who gave her a diamond, and how love affairs (for her) were transactional. Was Mae being truthful? Did Mae believe in her own hard-hearted advice? This is Part 12 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West: He couldn't get along without me • •
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "Like a prize-fighter I know. He had a bum nose. He was ashamed of it. He talked about having it ironed out. I told him to do nothing of the kind. I told him it was his nose that gave him that virile look, that made him different from other men. He just couldn't stay away from me after awhile. He couldn't get along without me. He just had to be around me.”

• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "Women have to be different to get — —and keep — — their men. They've got to think up tricks, something new all the time. They've got to dope out new moves in the old game. They've got to startle and surprise their men. I'll illustrate what I mean.”
• • Mae West: Just Howjado • • ...
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Tuesday, 24 May 1955 • •
• • William Ritt wrote:  A Hollywood columnist reveals that Mae West insisted as long as 20 years ago that she be granted television rights in her movie contract. The man at the next desk suggests Mae might now change her old slogan to read “Tune up and see me some time." This item appeared in The Daily Banner on Tuesday,  24 May 1955.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Is Mae West Greta Garbo's greatest rival?
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I was snow white but I drifted."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A newspaper mentioned Mae West.
• • "Mae West Film Banned" • •
• • "From Murderess to Army Lassie" • •
• • Sydney, Saturday — — Mae West's new picture, "Klondike Annie," has been banned by the Federal film censorship.
• • It cannot be exhibited in any Australian State. In New Zealand, however, the film was permitted to be released.  . . .
• • Source: Sunday Mail (Brisbane); published on Sunday, 24 May 1936
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,740th 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.

• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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Mae West: Flatter Him

In a revealing 1933 interview with Gladys Hall, MAE WEST talks about being madly in love (only once), the first man who gave her a diamond, and how love affairs (for her) were transactional. Was Mae being truthful? Did Mae believe in her own hard-hearted advice? This is Part 11 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West: Will not reveal his name (wouldn't be fair) • •
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, “He doesn't know whether I'm comin' or goin'. No, I won't tell you his name. That wouldn't be fair.”

• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said,"But if a man is very shy and self-conscious and timid, you've got to act different. When a man like that is around me, I always make a fuss over him. If he's got some defect, for instance, or something he's self-conscious about, I always make it a point to flatter him about that very thing. I make him feel so comfortable and so pleased with himself that I become the only apple in his eyes.”
• • Mae: He can't get along without me • • ...
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Monday, 21 May 1973 in Variety • •
• • A brief item appeared in Variety on Monday, 21 May 1973.  Mae West mentioned she was writing a new book "Sex Drive," that would include real names and be largely autobiographical.
• • On Thursday, 21 May 1992 • •
• • The paperback version of "Mae West: Empress of Sex" by Maurice Leonard was released on Thursday, 21 May 1992. No footnotes. A pile of snarkiness. Not recommended.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The L.A. Times mentioned Liberace's borrowing of a Mae West quote for "Behind the Candelabra," which will air on HBO.
• • "Too much of a good thing is wonderful," declares Liberace in the closing minutes of "Behind the Candelabra."   
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Since man started giving woman any sort of an even chance, the female of our species has got ahead quickly. More swiftly than has man, when you think of the comparative time woman has been free to act and think for herself."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Canberra Times mentioned Mae West.
• • "Inflation Hits Mae West" • •
• • Miss Mae West, publicised as the "girl with the 50,000 dollars treasure chest," now holds a policy for that amount from Lloyds of London. ...
• • Source: The Canberra Times; published on Wednesday, 21 May 1952
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,739th 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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Mae West: Knows the Rules

In a revealing 1933 interview with Gladys Hall, MAE WEST talks about being madly in love (only once), the first man who gave her a diamond, and how love affairs (for her) were transactional. Was Mae being truthful? Did Mae believe in her own hard-hearted advice? This is Part 10 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West: Mae explains the rules of love • •
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "There's a lot of difference in the way you've got to treat men. It's a game, and you've got to know the rules. Take me — — if a man is conceited, if he's like these movie actors who’ve had such a big fuss made over over them and think every woman is ready to fall for them, I'm mean to them. I pretend not to know they're in the same room with me. I never even glance in their direction. I know 'em one day and the next day I don't recognize 'em. I keep 'em like this — — ."

• • Gladys Hall wrote: And right here, Mae West wiggle-waggled her capable, be-diamonded hand. "There's an actor on this lot right now, who's nuts about me, and has been for a long time." Mae West smiled knowingly and added, "I'm nice to him one day and cold as ice to him the next day.”
• • Mae West: Will not reveal his name (wouldn't be fair) • • ...
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Sunday, 20 May 1934 • •
• • The article "So Mae West's Slipping? Not So She Can Notice It!" was published in The Los Angeles Times in their weekend edition on Sunday, 20 May 1934. By then Mae had two motion picture hits behind her and her third "Belle of the Nineties" would be released in September 1934.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West is that kind of woman, in her first starring picture, "She Done Him Wrong," for which she also provided the story, and which opens today at the New Santa Cruz Theatre. The darling of Broadway portrays the vivid character of a Bowery belle, with devastating results for the men she meets, including Noah Beery and Cary Grant.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Well, they've sued me for everything else."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on the current cinema mentioned Mae West.
• • "Mae Out West: My Little Chickadee at the Liberty Theatre" • •
• • The Argus announced: Mae West takes the mountain to Mahomet in "My Little Chickadee." She goes out West instead of inviting it to come up and see her. Here she takes up with the bulbous-nosed comedian W. C. Fields and matches him in an orgy of galloping hooves, blazing six-shooters, and the usual Westian and Fields-ish badinage. A strange mixture, but a satisfactory one.  ...
• • Source: The Argus; published on Monday, 20 May 1940
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,738th 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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Mae West: Being Mean Works

In a revealing 1933 interview with Gladys Hall, MAE WEST talks about being madly in love (only once), the first man who gave her a diamond, and how love affairs (for her) were transactional. Was Mae being truthful? Did Mae believe in her own hard-hearted advice? This is Part 9 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West: “I could have killed him for that!” • •
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, “One night he said he thought the gem-stone in the scarf-pin would look swell on me. I asked him where he'd got it. He said a dame had given it to him. I burned up. I could've killed him for that. I acted insulted. I said, 'D' you think I'd wear a rock another dame has given you?'"

• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "Then I said, 'But that ring – I might – take – that…' I got the ring."
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West continued, "He had it set up new for me. See, he thought I was doing him a favor by wearing that ring. He thought I was being nice to him because I'd take it.”
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West added, "I get my diamonds and my men by being mean to them. I act ill-tempered. I won't talk to 'em. I say I guess I don’t want to see 'em any more. I act so mean they have to do something to put me in a good humor. So they give me diamonds.”
• • Mae West: Mae explains the rules of love • • ...
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Sunday, 19 May 1935 in The L.A. Times • •
• • Coverage of Frank Wallace's claims, that he was married to movie queen Mae West, appeared in The L.A. Times on 19 May 1935 along with Mae's firm denials and scoffing.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • If you are wondering what Alice Faye looks like, I can best describe her as being like a young Mae West.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I never enter a room — — either on social or business duties — — without letting the man across from me know that he is talking to a woman."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about "Belle of the Nineties" complimented Mae West.
• • Motion Picture Daily published this picture preview in 1934.
• • Hollywood, 19 August 1934 — With shock-proof punches but with haymakers nevertheless, Mae West uncorks a flashy, melodramatic entertainment of the Nineties, trippingly gay and gaudy for the most part but lingering in spots.
• • As with all the Mae West films, her showmanship personality dominates the scene. ...
• • Source: Motion Picture Daily; published on Sunday, 19 August 1934
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,737th 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.

• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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Mae West: Men Are Convenient

In a revealing 1933 interview with Gladys Hall, MAE WEST talks about being madly in love (only once), the first man who gave her a diamond, and how love affairs (for her) were transactional. Was Mae being truthful? Did Mae believe in her own hard-hearted advice? This is Part 8 of 17 segments.
• • Mae West's Advice to Young Girls in Love by Gladys Hall • •
• • Mae West: How did I start talking about this? • •  
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, “I don't know how I got to talking about it now. Now, I can take 'em or leave 'em. I'm just like a man with my romances — — here today and gone tomorrow.”

• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "And I've had a lot of romances. I'm no angel." (That, by the way, is the title of Mae's new picture — — "I'm No Angel.") "But none of 'em ever really get me downright moody. Men are conveniences to me, nothing more. If they can help me in any way, socially or financially, I can lie nice to 'em . . ."
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Can't you just hear Mae West saying that?
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Mae West said, "I got my first diamond from that first man. He had two – a scarf-pin and a ring.”
• • Mae West: “I coulda killed him then!” • • ...
• • To be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Movie Classic; issue dated for August 1933.
• • On Saturday, 18 May 1912 in Variety • •
• • Frank Bohm bought a generous ad in Variety (issue dated for 18 May 1912) to help publicize his client Mae West as "The Scintillating Singing Comedienne, Late of Ziegfeld's Moulin Rouge." Billboard gave the vaudevillian's act a favorable review the following month.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West bought a casket’s worth of Beaux-Art jewels and transformed herself into a real Diamond Lil.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "His mother should have thrown him away — — and kept the stork."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A Canadian newspaper in Ottawa mentioned  Mae West.
• • E.W.H. wrote: Thursday, May 16th — — So finished my stint and then to see Mae West in "Goin' to Town," a roaring comedy in which the swaggering, bejeweled, and predatory Mae continues her variations upon the theme that to women love is a "business" and shouldn't be taken seriously, and her practice of eyeing males solely as — — males. Some of her tricks grow tedious, but she is still a striking person.  ...
• • Source: Ottawa Evening Citizen; published on Friday, 17 May 1935
• • 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 16th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,736th 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.

• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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