Mae West: The Girlie Show

A newly published British book on the art of comedy has a chapter that analyzes the art of MAE WEST.
• • "The Comic Offense from Vaudeville to Contemporary Comedy" • • 
• • Chapter 3 is “'The Girlie Show' as the New Burlesque — — Mae West to Tina Fey."

• • One reviewer said this:  “Through imaginative pairings, including Groucho Marx and Larry David, Mae West and Tina Fey, and Will Rogers and Stephen Colbert, "The Comic Offense" demonstrates how today's cutting edge comedy builds upon the legacy of Vaudeville, demonstrating yet again that everything old is new again.  Along the way, readers will develop a deeper understanding of how comedy has spoken to us across time about issues of gender, racial, and ethnic identity." . . .
• • The imprint is Bloomsbury Academic; published on Thursday, 31 July 2014.
• • On Tuesday, 25 September 1934 in Variety • •
• • A lengthy review of "Belle of the Nineties" appeared in Variety on this date.
• • Abel wrote: "Belle of the Nineties" is a little of everything. Even "St. Louis Blues" and "Memphis Blues" are in it — — she did "Frankie and Johnny" in "Diamond Lil."
• • On Wednesday, 25 September 1940 in Variety • •
• • Andrew R. Kelley reviewed "My Little Chickadee" for Variety. His heavy-handed piece began on page 3 (continued on page 20) in the issue dated for Wednesday, 25 September 1940.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • After Mae West, Mary Pickford, and Pola Negri all declined the role, Gloria Swanson decided that she will star in "Sunset Boulevard" as Norma.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Don't try to make me respectable.  My public expects me to be bad."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An obituary mentioned Mae West.
• • Ronald Bergan wrote: In 1955, a 64-year-old Mae West saw Hargitay on the cover of Strength and Health magazine. She asked him to join her chorus of musclemen, clad in leopardskin G-strings, in her Las Vegas nightclub act, the Mae West Revue. According to West, when she first met him, Hargitay had said: "Miss West, you are the end of my search for an ideal, my dream come true." ...
• • Source: Obituary: Mickey Hargitay in The Guardian [U.K.]; published on Monday, 25 September 2006   
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 10th anniversary • •    
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during this past decade. The other day we entertained 1,223 visitors. 
• • By the Numbers • • 
• • The Mae West Blog was started ten years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 3012th 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: Edie Adams

MAE WEST played the role of Diamond Lil onstage and onscreen — — and Edie Adams evoked that iconic "come up sometime and see me" appeal in a famous commercial for Muriel cigars.

• • It was on Monday, 14 May 1984 that the Ernie Kovacs show "Between the Laughter" was first telecast.  Edie Adams took the role of Mae West (and other notable women).

• • Born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, Edie Adams [16 April 1927 — 15 October 2008] was a singer as well as a Broadway, TV, and film actress and comedienne. Tony winner Edie Adams had a sexpot image that she drew upon for her canny impersonations of female stars on stage and television.

• • On May 14th • •

• • The cast of Mae West's motion picture "She Done Him Wrong" included two character actors, each of whom died in mid-May — — on May 14th.

• • Lee Kohlmar [27 February 1873 — 14 May 1946] • •

• • Lee Kohlmar was cast in the role of Jacobson in "She Done Him Wrong" [1932].

• • Born in Nuremberg, Germany on 27 February 1873, he entered the young film industry in 1916, directing nine short silent movies between 1916 — 1921. Deciding he also wanted to act, he got involved in over 50 cinema titles between 1916 and 1941, often cast in minor roles.

• • Lee Kohlmar died in Hollywood from a heart attack in May — — on 14 May 1946. He was 73.

• • Fred Santley [20 November 1887 — 14 May 1953] • •

• • In the motion picture "She Done Him Wrong," the popular 1890s ballad "She's More to Be Pitied Than Censured" was sung in Gus Jordan's Bowery saloon by Fred Santley, who was billed as "the tenor" in the credits.

• • Born in Salt Lake City, Utah on 20 November 1887 as Frederic Mansfield, Fred was the brother of the Hollywood actor/director Joseph Santley. He began his silent movie career in 1907 with a number of short comedies; he often played a continuing character named Bertie. In talkies, his rich tenor voice won him cinema roles such as Radio Announcer as well as pawnbrokers, pedestrians, doormen, reporters, and ticket clerks. Between 1907 — 1953, he was seen in 121 films.

• • It was on 14 May 1953 that the bit parts player Fred Santley died in Los Angeles, California. He was 65 years old.

• • On Saturday, 14 May 1927 in Collier's • •

• • After Mae's arrest in 1927, Booth Tarkington was commissioned to write an article — — and "When Is It Dirt?" [published in Collier's, The National Weekly, on Saturday, 14 May 1927] discussed the issue of censorship and government intervention.

• • An author himself, Tarkington never champions the rights of the censors, of course, in his thoughtful essay.  Though Mae's name is not mentioned in his piece, the magazine page was designed around a huge photo of Mae, looking very annoyed, in court.

• • On Monday, 14 May 2012 • •

• • The exhibition in Belgium was scheduled to run from 14 February — 14 May 2012, so it will close today.  On view is "Mae West" (2011), a charming group of five light objects manufactured by Venini, the famous producer of Murano glass. Since 2009 Studio Job has had a close bond with this 90 year old company. The surreal "Mae West" collection is named after Dali’s famous installation.

• • WHERE: Studio Job Gallery, Begijnenvest 8, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium  — — until Monday, May 14th.

• • In Her Own Words • •

• • Mae West said: "Keep a dairy — — and one day it'll keep you."

• • Quote, Unquote • •

• • An article on a diary mentioned Mae West.

• • Craig Brown wrote: The brassy Mae West, who relished a good scandal, recommended keeping a diary so that "some day it’ll keep you."  But just as diaries can make authors, they can break them, too. ...

• • Source:  Article: "Here's to you, the original Mrs Robinson: Compelling diary of a well-to-do Victorian lady reveals her darker secrets" written by Craig Brown for The Daily Mail [U.K.]; published on 12 May 2012

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seven years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 2300th 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: You Can Quote Me

MAE WEST said it best.
• • A hard man is good to find.
• • Such a big issue — — over a little tissue.
• • Diamonds? Diamonds is my career!
• • Beulah, peel me a grape!
• • Goodness had nothing to do with it.
• • I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.
• • He who hesitates is a damned fool.
• • It's the fairy princess, ya mug!
• • When I'm bad, I'm better.
• • I like restraint, if it doesn't go too far.
• • I'm single because I was born that way.
• • Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.
• • It's better to be looked over than overlooked.
• • I didn't discover curves; I only uncovered them.
• • When women go bad, men go right after them.
• • It's not the men in my life. It's the life in my men.
• • An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
• • Is that a gun in your pocket? Or are you glad to see me?
• • Give a man a free hand and he'll run it all over you.
• • A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
• • Cultivate your curves. They may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
• • Don't marry a man to reform him — — that's what reform schools are for.
• • Don't let a man put anything over you except a umbrella.
• • Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from.
• • Mmmm! Tall, dark, and handsome!
• • He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of.
• • His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.
• • I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.
• • Marriage is a great institution. But I'm not ready for an institution.
• • A woman in love can't be reasonable — — or she probably wouldn't be in love.
• • All discarded lovers should be given a second chance, but with somebody else.
• • I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
• • I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.
• • Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.
• • I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.
• • I only like two kinds of men — — domestic and foreign.
• • I see you're a man with ideals. I better be going while you've still got them.
• • I speak two languages — — body and English.
• • I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
• • Any time you've got nothing to do and lots of time to do it come on up.
• • Come up sometime and see me. I'll tell your fortune.
• • Come up sometime when I've nothing on but the radio.
• • My right leg is Thanksgiving. My left leg is Xmas. Come up and see me between the holidays.
• • Mae also has terrific and original one-liners in the play Courting Mae West.
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