Friday, March 31, 2006

Mae West: April Foolin'

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Thursday, March 30, 2006

Mae: Boxing Rings

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The daughter of a former boxer, MAE WEST was taken to the gym and boxing ring by her father from when she was four years old. She developed...
Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Mae: Jefferson Market 1927

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It was March 1927 and the trial at Jefferson Market Court House on Sixth Avenue was drawing bigger crowds than Broadway shows. Each day the...
Monday, March 27, 2006

Mae Redux: 12 December 1937

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Applause for Patrick Horne, a 27-year-old filmmaker from North Carolina who may not yet know how to spell "Chase & Sanborn," b...
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Sunday, March 26, 2006

Mae: "And Then" 1913

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In 1913, as MAE WEST headed towards her 20th birthday, she was mastering the trick of taking a word or a phrase and inflecting it with somet...
Saturday, March 25, 2006

Mae: Royale Theatre 1928

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Opened 11 January 1927, this is how the Royale Theatre [242 West 45th Street] looked when new. Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp and bu...
Thursday, March 23, 2006

Mae West: Casino Theatre 1918

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In 1918 MAE WEST gave several free performances on Sunday nights to cheer up military men who were in New York on leave during the final mon...
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Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Mae West: 1947 UK Tour

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In Great Britain, an historic seaside hotel visited by Hollywood film stars - - and personally re-christened by Mae West in 1947 after a maj...
Monday, March 20, 2006

Mae West: Exhibition in NYC

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(I-Newswire) - New York, NY: An exhibition of rarely seen photographs, theatre memorabilia, and colorful illustrations will be on view in mi...
Sunday, March 19, 2006

Mae: Union Sq Theatre 1912

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Over a century ago, when Union Square offered the best theatres, hotels, and opera house - - the Academy of Music - - B.F. Keith renovated a...
Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Mae: Polo Grounds 1926

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In June 1926 Ned Wayburn staged a " $100 Show for $2 " at an enormous amphitheatre, the Polo Grounds [8th Avenue + 155th Street] f...
Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Mae's "Frankie & Johnny" Era

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It was an ordinary American standard about a heartbreaker called Johnny with a sweetheart named Frankie, whose betrayal finds its finale in ...
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Monday, March 06, 2006

Mae & the Birth of Sex

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Where was Mae West performing during 1923 -1925? Was she in burlesque revues? • • In the 1920s, New York had two major circuits for a certa...
Sunday, March 05, 2006

Mae West: Folies Bergere 1911

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Eighteen-year-old brunette Mae West got her first big break when she was cast in the legitimate show " A la Broadway " at New York...