Mae West: Eye Oilier Men

A cunning cartoon showed MAE WEST yanking G.B. Shaw's beard. If only the two controversial writers could chat during Shaw Fest, which is presenting “Sex” in Canada. Broadway World sent Michael Rabice to review it. This is Part 9 of 9 segments.
• • BWW Review: SEX is Alive and Well at Shaw Festival • •
• • Mae West would be thrilled with this production • •
• • I believe that Mae West would be thrilled with this production. At a time when sexuality is more spoken of and gender identities are being openly explored, this production of SEX continues to push boundaries that West may never have dreamed of. Oh, and as for the title...when approaching the theatre complex at the Shaw Festival, the greeter happily guided the audience by saying, "If you are seeing Brigadoon, enter here. Or if you are seeing "the other play," enter over there!" Yes, sex is still taboo for many.

• • SEX by Mae West plays at the Jackie Maxwell Theatre of the Shaw Festival through Sunday, 13 October 2019. Contact shawfest.com for more information.
• • Mr. Radice’s stage review has now been concluded on this post, which is part 9. Let us know how much you enjoyed it.
• • Source: BWW Review; published on Friday, 2 August 2019.
• • On Sunday, 13 September 1953 • •
• • Walter Ames wrote the amusing article "Who's Marilyn Monroe, Queen Mae West Asks" for The Los Angeles Times.  His piece ran on the front page — — of the weekend edition dated for Sunday, 13 September 1953. 
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • A fan mag once reported that Jim Timony, Mae West’s manager, had a cork leg and so Jim spent the next six months showing his bare leg to Hollywood, to prove that such was not the case.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Don't eye oilier men when you're with an escort."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Hollywood LOW-DOWN mentioned Mae West.
• • When Mae West came to Hollywood, her first car was a second-hand “heap” which cost her only $350. She recently purchased a 175 carat star-sapphire ring. Who said Great Depression? …
• • Source: The Hollywood LOW-DOWN;  published in the issue for June 1936
• • 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 4,300 blog posts. Wow!  

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4301st 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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