• • Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat [1918 — 1981] • •
• • Chicago Tribune reporter Maggie Daly wrote: When Mae West received a telephone call Inviting her to dine at The White House on Monday night, she thought it was a joke and she had to be called again with the confirmation.
• • First time for Mae • •
• • This is the first time Mae West has received a White House invitation. Miss West says the last time she was in The White House, she was on a public tour. The dinner is in honor of the Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat. Apparently, President Sadat would like to meet Mae West. Her name was on the list of persons the Egyptian Embassy submitted to The White House.
• • Note: On Tuesday, 6 October 1981, Anwar Sadat was assassinated during the annual victory parade held in Cairo to celebrate Egypt's crossing of the Suez Canal.
• • Source: Item in the Metropolitan column (page 14) of The Chicago Tribune; published on Thursday, 23 October 1975.
• • On Wednesday, 3 October 1928 • •
• • About "The Pleasure Man" Mae would later say, "Basically, the homosexual theme was given a clinical and serious treatment."
• • When the raid at the Biltmore Theatre was in progress, Mae West was in her dressing room a few blocks away at the Royale Theatre. Here she is, applying her stage make-up for her starring role in "Diamond Lil."
• • On Wednesday, 3 October 1928 in Variety • •
• • "Quick, the Needles!" • •
• • The "atmosphere" performers in Mae West's "The Pleasure Man" have been instructed by Miss West that, during the dressing room scene (on the stage) they must not read — they must knit.
• • "Business" is business. At the dress rehearsal, which lasted all night, after putting in this and multitudinous other alterations, Miss West sank exhausted on a chair and sighed, "Wow — "I'm all fagged out!" This condescending, anti-gay item was published on Wednesday, 3 October 1928 on Variety's front page.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Elizabeth Patterson, on loan-out from Paramount, has joined the cast of Mae West's current starring picture, under production at Major Pictures Corp., where Emanuel Cohen is producing for Paramount.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "No, I can't talk about salary. It's getting me down. Now, you take interviews. I gotta be careful."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Chicago Tribune mentioned Mae West.
• • Hollywood Today by Norma Lee Browning • •
• • Norma wrote: And congratulations to that indefatigable top Hollywood fashion designer, Edith Head, who somehow managed to whip up all those glamorous gowns for two of the most glamorous ladies — — and practically at the same time, yet! We mean, of course, Zsa Zsa Gabor in "Blithe Spirit" and Mae West In "Myra Breckinridge." . . .
• • Source: Item in Norma Lee Browning's gossip column; published on Thursday, 30 October 1969
• • Our 3800th Post • •
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates this extraordinary milestone with a lead post on her special invitation to The White House at the request of Anwar Sadat, a Mae West fan.
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its 13th anniversary • •
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I read your post with interest today. While the expression "fagged out" has a negative sting in 2017, I'm not sure it had the same negative zing in 1928. "Pansy" may have been the ultimate put down, and I don't think Mae West would have used that expression lightly. By the way, I have seen many photos of Mae West over the decades of her long career, and don't remember having seen the wonderful photo you posted today. Just when I think I've seen it all, you surprise me!
ReplyDelete• • In the 1920s - 1930s, there were many published ads showing women, wearing high heeled shoes, complaining of "FOOT FAG," i.e., FOOT FATIGUE.
ReplyDelete• • That said, Variety's writers were usually nasty to Mae West and often condescending. But Mae showed them all!!
• • I don't think The White House story has circulated much.
• • Naturally, our 3800th M.W. post had to be as special as possible. Thank you for noticing.