Mae West: Slipper Room Sex

In 1975, MAE WEST issued her latest book:  "Mae West on Sex, Health, and ESP" [London: W.H. Allen]. A New York City based cabaret duo has taken a great deal of inspiration from this.
• • Ilyana Kadushin wrote:  Please join me at the last 2014 performance of my work in progress musical, based on Mae West's book "Sex, Health and ESP" on Wednesday evening,  3 December at the Slipper Room:  167 Orchard St., NYC.
• • On Tuesday, 3 December 1935 • •
• • The Cornell Daily Sun, Volume 56, Number 59, 3 December 1935 ran an interesting article — "The Champ Meets a Notable." Illustrating the text was a photo of Mae West standing between two men: heavyweight champ Jim Braddock and his buddy Joe Zigg. It seems that Mae gave these handsome fellows a tour of Hollywood film studios. Mae could always spot a good-looking guy.
• • On Friday, 3 December 1965 • •

• • "Day Tripper" is a song by The Beatles, released as a double A-side single with "We Can Work It Out" on Friday, 3 December 1965 in the U.K. Mae West covered this song on her 1966 album "Way Out West." Her album was re-released in 2008 on CD.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • William Le Baron, who has signed a new term contract with Paramount, is currently concerned with the Mae West, W. C. Fields, Gladys Swarthout, Jan Kiepura, and Burns and Allen pictures, plus an Alaskan aerial adventure film and a story for Carole Lombard.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said:   "People just don't eat right. For breakfast, I have sliced apples and raisins. Or fruit with a syrup made of powdered almonds, milk, and honey. At night all I have is a salad. During the day I drink carrot juice."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Biographer Diana Souhami mentioned Mae West.
• • From Diana Souhami’s critically acclaimed biography of lesbian painter Hannah Gluckstein [Open Road Media, 2014], there is this curious tidbit about Mae West:  She saw Mae West in "I'm no Angel." Gluckstin wrote in her journal: "Gawd! I was fascinated but I never want to see her again." ...
• • British painter Hannah Gluckstein, born on 13 August 1895, died on 10 January 1978.
• • Source: Item in "Gluck: Her Biography"; published in an e-book in December 2014 
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 10th anniversary • •    
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during this past decade. Yesterday we entertained 1,430 visitors. 
• • By the Numbers • • 
• • The Mae West Blog was started ten years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 3062nd 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: Bob Dylan

MAE WEST released "Way Out West" in 1966, a rock 'n' roll studio album. Mae was 73 years old when she covered the most popular rock hits at the time. One track was her cover of "If You Gotta Go, Go Now," a song written by Bob Dylan in 1964. It's interesting that this song was never a hit for Dylan nor was it a chart-topper in the United States, however, it reached number 2 status in the United Kingdom in 1965 for Manfred Mann, a British group.

• • Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Dylan's real name is Robert Allen Zimmerman and the singer came into the world during May — — on 24 May 1941. He is 71 years old today. Happy Birthday to you, Bob Dylan.  

• • Duke Ellington [29 April 1899 — 24 May 1974] • •

• • Born in Washington, D.C. on 29 April 1899, Duke Ellington met Mae West during the 1920s at Owney Madden's speakeasy. An autographed photo of Mae given to the "Duke" was among his most cherished possessions.

• • Always a champion of the African-American talents she met, Mae insisted that the studio hire him to play and also appear in her movie "Belle of the Nineties" (in production from 19 March 1934 until June 1934).

• • Duke Ellington died in New York City on 24 May 1974 in New York City.  He was 75.

• • On Friday, 24 May 1918 in Variety • •

• • In their issue dated for Friday, 24 May 1918, Variety Magazine announced that "Mae West, known in vaudeville for some seasons as a 'single,' is going into Arthur Hammerstein's forthcoming musical play 'Sometime,' which starts rehearsals in July."  Variety added this odd [incorrect] note: "It will be her first appearance [sic] in the legitimate."

• • Mae, age 25, played an enticing flapper Mayme Dean who couldn't land a man. One of Mae's musical numbers — — written by Rida Johnson Young — — was "Vampire with No One to Vamp."  Mae West learned a lot about comic timing by observing Ed Wynn.

• • On Friday, 24 May 1929 • •

• • It was 1929 and Broadway star Mae West was feeling fine, touring from coast to coast with "Diamond Lil" — — specifically on Friday, 24 May 1929. And when a news man for a Midwestern tabloid approached, she agreed to an interview. She told him that she had performed with Van Tenni's Arab Acrobatic Troupe. "I lifted three of the Arabs in the pinwheel formation," Mae affirmed, "and did other acts which required great strength." She credited the hands-on training in gymnastics and acrobatics she received, coached by her father to develop her strength to the point where (she would claim later on) she was able to lift 500 pounds and support three athletes.

• • On Saturday, 24 May 2003 in the Sun Sentinel • •

• • Sun Sentinel staffer Ivette M. Yee wrote: "Red Grooms delved in 3-D, and his celebrities often appear like caricatures in a pop-up book.  In Mae West Visits New England, the voluptuous bombshell's breasts protrude from a slinky dress, drawing more attention then her sparkling diamond necklace.  ..."

• • In Her Own Words • •

• • Mae West said: "White men can't play black music."

• • Quote, Unquote • •

• • An article about Hollywood biographies mentioned a book on Mae West.

• • Chris Petit wrote:  Compared to Brando, Beatty, or Stewart Granger, actress Mae West was a paragon of the Protestant work ethic. Few worked harder in Hollywood. Her famous sexual innuendo and throwaway style were the products of much rewriting and rehearsal. She remains a theatrical, and rather Victorian, figure and the film career was limited by censorship battles and studio politics, but, as Simon Louvish's biography shows, she is unique, and heroic in the history of Hollywood for putting her espousal of the pleasure principle into her work.  ...

• • Source: Review: "Bad old boys'' written by Chris Petit for The Guardian [UK]; published on Friday, 30 December 2005    

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2310th 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: Roy Head

MAE WEST released "Way Out West" in 1966, a rock 'n' roll studio album. Mae was 73 years old when she covered the most popular rock songs of the day. One track was her cover of Roy Head's "Treat Her Right," which she altered to "Treat Him Right." On this compilation, Mae is backed by a handsome young group Somebody's Children.
• • Roy Head was born in Three Rivers, Texas in the month of January — — on 9 January 1943.
• • Though landing several regional hits between 1959 — 1963 on independent record labels, the single that made Roy Head popular was the 1965 blue-eyed soul smash hit, "Treat Her Right," which was released by Roy Head and the Traits on the Back Beat label. This song, which charted in the USA at number 2 on Billboard, was written by Roy Head and Gene Kurtz. By 1971 other vocalists began recording it as well.
• • It's hoped that Roy Head is treated right today on his 69th birthday.
• • Frank Rice [1892 — 1936] • •
• • In "Belle of the Nineties" [1934] cinema staple and singer Frank Rice played the Best Man at a wedding — — so maybe some rice was thrown during rehearsals.
• • Born in Muskegon, Michigan on 13 May 1892, the long-necked and balding funnyman was often the casting director's pick when a moment of comic relief was called for such as his rolling-eyeballs specialty (which was on display when he played the butler in a Laurel and Hardy movie).
• • After appearing in 131 productions, from playful shorts in 1912 to meatier bits by the 1930s, Frank Rice died prematurely at age 43 of complications ensuing from hepatitis and nephritis. He was in demand and working right up to the end in Los Angeles, when he breathed his last in January — — on 9 January 1936 — — two years after working with Mae West in her fascinating screen role as Ruby Carter.
• • On Wednesday, 9 January 1889 in Brooklyn, NY • •
• • On this date, John West took his best girlfriend Tillie Decker to Brooklyn's Borough Hall to apply for a marriage license. Mae's mother's name appears as "Tillie Decker" on the form, not as "Matilda."
• • On Wednesday, 9 January 1974 in Los Angeles • •
• • A popular piece of memorabilia for a Mae-maven is anything signed by the icon. One fan snapped up a check written on 9 January 1974. On that date Mae had signed a personal check, made out for $50 in cash and signed by the star in black ink. In the 1970s, $50 sure went a whole lot further than today, eh?
• • On Friday, 9 January 2009 • •
• • It was on Friday, 9 January 2009 that Brian David Phillips wrote about this unusual topic: "Mae West Hypnotic Orgasms?"
• • Brian David Phillips explained: As part of an ongoing discussion on hypnotically induced orgasms in the Hypnosis Technique Exchange, one correspondent wrote: "Several years ago I brought a young lady home who told me she was not able to have the big O. Without ever getting within two feet of her, I got her to have spectacular orgasms. Across the kitchen table, as we chatted, I discovered that the person who could have Huge O's, in her mind, was Mae West. Therefore, I put her into a trance, and I told her she was Mae West and to let em rip. She did and she was overjoyed."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • A reporter interviewing Mae West asked, "Miss West, do you think you would like to be a mother? And would you be a good mother, if you were a mother?"
• • Rather taken aback, Mae West inquired, "Are you a mother yourself?"
• • "I am not," admitted the reporter, "nor am I even married."
• • "Neither am I," said Mae West. "This ought to be a real helpful conversation."
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• • An article on Pre-Code movies mentioned Mae West.
• • Susan King writes: Though a number of these films revolved around the gangster world, including 1930's "Little Caesar," 1931's "The Public Enemy" and 1932's "Scarface," these pre-code films were generally dominated by strong female actresses such as Mae West, Barbara Stanwyck, Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo and Clara Bow.
• • Susan King explains: Women were much more sexually aggressive in pre-code films, morals were loose. Their dialogue was suggestive. And their often skimpy outfits left little to the imagination. Some actresses who starred in pre-code films flourished after the code crackdown in 1934. But others, like Mae West, whose image was so sexually charged, lost audiences as a more sanitized version of herself. ...
• • Source: Article: "Classic Hollywood: Pre-code films out from Warner Archive" written by Susan King for the L.A. Times; published on 8 January 2012
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2172nd 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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