• • Let’s hear from an Australian drama critic now. This is Part 1 of 4 excerpts.
• • “Meeting of two worlds of women” • •
• • “Arbus and West” by Stephen Sewell — — reviewed by Chris Boyd • •
• • Chris Boyd wrote: Writing in 1934, George Davis lovingly described Mae West as “the greatest female impersonator of all time.” The following year, the daughter of a corset model and a two-bit boxer was the highest-paid woman in the US, having transitioned from burlesque hoofer to actor-playwright to screen star — where she still wrote her own lines.
• • Chris Boyd wrote: Most of the plays West wrote in the 1920s were star vehicles, but her most striking plays — The Drag (which saw her briefly imprisoned) and The Pleasure Man — were not. Imagine for a moment what West’s sizzlingly slutty banter might sound like in the mouths of drag queens.
• • Mae West: championing or exploiting? • • . . .
• • Chris Boyd’s stage review will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: The Australian; published on Monday, 4 March 2019.
• • On Wednesday, 11 July 1934 • •
• • "What's Wrong with the Movies?" • •
• • On Wednesday, 11 July 1934, Dan Thomas wrote: Famous for her New York characterization of Diamond Lil, Mae West came to the movies. The result was "She Done Him Wrong," a picture which, though low in tone, contained such excellent characterizations that it not only drew few objections but it created a sort of vogue.
• • July 2004: Mae West Blog launches • •
• • We’re here to keep Mae mavens up to date, correct errors, celebrate each revival of a play she wrote, post the latest Westian stage and book reviews. And answer our fan mail!
• • The light’s still on. Come up and see Mae every day.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • "Film News of the Week" announced: It seems impossible to avoid the topic of the new star teams. The latest to be announced is the partnership of Mae West and Clark Gable, who are proposed for the latest roles in "New Orleans," an original story by the man who wrote "San Francisco."
• • "Film News of the Week" explained: These two champions of the rough-and-ready school should make a perfect screen match.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "You can say what you like about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A Kirkus book review mentioned Mae West.
• • Irving Drutman may have missed out on fame in his career as a journeyman journalist and freelance press-agent, but the fringe benefits have included dinner with Polly Adler, coffee with Oscar Levant, tea with Gypsy Rose Lee, and drinks with Anna Magnani. A few of his anecdotes thud with over-familiarity; an occasional portrait (Mae West, Tallulah Bankhead) promises more than it delivers. …
• • Source: Kirkus; published on Thursday, 7 October 1976
• • 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 15th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading,
sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not
long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently
when we completed 4,200 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4254th 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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