Mae West: Good Listener

During fan magazine interviews, MAE WEST was often coy, guarded, or made a game of her responses. But during this rare sit-down with Hilary Lynn, the subject of sex on screen steered Mae into being more sincere. Since this Westian gem has been overlooked for 85 years, we dusted it off for you Mae-mavens. This is Part 13 of 13 segments, the finale to this article.
• • Has Mae West a Dual Personality? • •
• • Mae West advises you to go after your man boldly, but Hollywood's smoothest gents claim she doesn't practice what she preaches. • •
• • Mae West: His admiration • •

• • Hilary Lynn wrote: Now Paul Cavanagh calls himself the only unrepentant reactionary in Hollywood. I mention it because it seems to connect up with his admiration for Mae West. There's something old-fashioned about Mae West, says Paul Cavanagh, but in another way.
• • Hilary Lynn wrote: According to Paul Cavanagh, Mae West has a quality that our emancipated, restless young women fail to have.
• • Hilary Lynn wrote: Mae's soothing. Mae's cosy. She lets the man do the talking while she listens, raptly. Even submerging her own personality to his. No need to mention how well that goes with a man.
• • "Goin' to Town" • •
• • Mae West played Cleo Borden. Paul Cavanagh’s role was Edward Carrington.
• • Here’s some of their flirty repartee.

• • Edward Carrington: You possess an extraordinary sense of humor.
• • Cleo Borden: Yes, and that ain't all.
• • Cleo Borden: Hmm, what do you know about me?
• • Edward Carrington: Just what I see and that's quite sufficient.
• • Cleo Borden: Well, you're easily satisfied.
• • Edward Carrington: You know, this is the first time I ever came in contact with a woman like you.
• • Cleo Borden: Well, if I can help it, it won't be the last.
• • Modern Screen’s lengthy bit has now been concluded with segment # 13. Did you enjoy it? Tell us.
• • Source: Modern Screen; issue dated for April 1936.
• • On Sunday, 18 October 1931 • •
• • The Herald Tribune reviewed Mae's Harlem play on Sunday, 18 October 1931.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West was the original sex symbol. Her famous catch phrase, “Come up and see me some time” left no doubt as to what delights might be experienced “up” in her room.   
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I like TV. I got a lot of good reaction to the Academy Awards show I did with Rock Hudson. I also have three writing projects going — or perhaps I should call them rewriting projects."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A store mannequin was attired like Mae West.
• • "The Lady Lou Influence" • •
• • And on Wednesday she satisfied the public eye by appearing in one of these new Mae West formals with a removable jacket with a high, high collared neck, shirred shoulders, pocket elbow sleeves, and slit-back. When the jacket was removed, the matelasse material appeared straight and slinky, in line with nothing in the way of a back.  . . .
• • Note: Matelasse Fabric — — A heavy and soft upholstery-weight textile in Jacquard weave. The surface appears puffy or cushioned. Also called double cloth.
• • Source: The Daily Illini; published on Friday, 6 October 1933
• • 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 17th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past seventeen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,800 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,845th 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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