Mae West: Gender Fluid Cast

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 2 of 9 segments.
• • BWW Review: SEX is Alive and Well at Shaw Festival • •
• • In “Sex” we meet a call girl, her pimp, abusers of drugs, liquor • •
• • It should come as no surprise to learn that SEX deals with the sordid lives of a call girl, back room dealings, drugs and copious amounts of alcohol.
• • “Sex” has gender-bender casting • •    
• • Michael Rabice wrote: Stage director Peter Hinton, who worked wonders with the Shaw's CABARET a few seasons ago, has placed his stamp on Ms. West's play. Hinton pushes the boundaries and blurs the lines with his gender bending casting, which at first may trick the viewer, but then leaves room for transgender implications. Who is attracted to whom and what their true sexual identity is irrelevant in telling the story.
• • Unapologetic Margy LaMont, full of sass and bravado • • . . .
• • Mr. Radice’s stage review continues on the next post.
• • Source: BWW Review; published on Friday, 2 August 2019.
• • On Wednesday, 4 September 1935 in Hollywood • •
• • Joseph Breen wrote to John Hammel on Wednesday, 4 September 1935, complaining (again) about the script for "Klondike Annie" and Mae's dialogue.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •

• • Though Karl Struss was the cinematographer who worked on "Belle of the Nineties," the iconic promotional stills of Mae West at ringside were taken by a master portraitist who shot many Hollywood stars and other celebrities: George Hoyningen-Huené.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "There was something about a handsome brute crushing other brutes in a ring I couldn't resist."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • What’s Doing in Los Angeles • •
• • Restaurants — A few big names top any list. Chasen's on Beverly Boulevard is famous for its thin and flavorful “hobo” steaks and the celebrities who come to eat them; Perino's on Wilshire Boulevard is very expensive — the place we went for an interview with Mae West. …
• • Source: The N.Y. Times; published on Sunday, 21 October 1973
• • 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 4294th 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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