Mae West: Rich Seduction

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 4 of 9 segments.
• • BWW Review: SEX is Alive and Well at Shaw Festival • •
• • Montreal's red light district • • 
• • Michael Rabice wrote: We meet Margy LaMont in Montreal's red light district, fed up with her live-in pimp Rocky Waldron. They both are in trouble with the law, who knows their hijinks well. But LaMont wants out, is tired of the business and follows a known client, Lieutenant Gregg, to Trinidad. Rocky has seduced yet another rich woman, Clara Stanton, after drugging her and stealing her jewels. LaMont intercedes on Clara's behalf, but the plot gets sticky and the tables eventually turn.
• • Michael Rabice wrote: Ms Donnelly is brash, but often understated in her performance. She develops a character that has depth, coming from years of heartache and rough living. By the time she hits Trinidad, she becomes more glamorous and determined. When she sings it is a voice reminiscent of Ms. West — — that is to say, seductive but unimpressive.
• • wrapped in a handsome package • •  . . .
• • Mr. Radice’s stage review continues on the next post.
• • Source: BWW Review; published on Friday, 2 August 2019.
• • On Sunday, 6 September 1942 • •

• • A photo of Mae West, costumed as Diamond Lil, appeared in the American Weekly supplement of the Los Angeles Examiner (on page 7) on Sunday, 6 September 1942.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Some legendary stars who never got an Oscar nomination included Mae West, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy (she received an honorary Oscar), Hedy Lamarr, Kim Novak, and Marilyn Monroe.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I do my best work in bed.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Hollywood LOW-DOWN mentioned Mae West.
• • Had Will Hays been the sole arbiter of film story morals, Mae West today would be the same worn-out burlesque queen she was when she skyrocketed to fame in a smutty celluloid version of “Diamond Lil.” — — Mason Gregory, writer, in Real America magazine. …
• • Source: The Hollywood LOW-DOWN; published on Saturday, 15 September 1934
• • 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 4296th 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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