Mae West: Trinidad Scenes

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 7 of 9 segments.
• • BWW Review: SEX is Alive and Well at Shaw Festival • •
• • Margy’s dark life • •
• • Michael Rabice wrote:  Julia Course also switches gender to play Jimmy Stanton, the new found object of LaMont's love. When paired with Ric Reid as Jimmy's father, the two are truly upper crust and offer a stark contrast to the dark life that LaMont is leading.
• • Michael Rabice wrote:  Designer Eo Sharp has created picture perfect costume designs that ooze elegance when needed, workaday clothes and some outlandishly perfect costumes for the Trinidad scenes. His simple use of a myriad of suitcases remarkably delineates playing areas, while sometimes opening to become prop pieces. He frames the four corners of the set with stanchions that are carved with height numbers, reminding us that any of these characters could be arrested and booked with a mug shot.
• • How does Mae West define sex? • • …
• • Mr. Radice’s stage review continues on the next post.
• • Source: BWW Review; published on Friday, 2 August 2019.
• • Eighteenth Anniversary • •

• • Today is the 18th anniversary of this day of infamy and New York City is in mourning. Keep us in your prayers.
• • On Thursday, 11 September 1947 • •
• • Mae West and Jim Timony sailed to England aboard the RMS Queen Mary and arrived at Southampton on Thursday, 11 September 1947.
• • The newspapers noted that Mae had developed a liking for scones and clotted cream, which she enjoyed with her afternoon tea.  The actress told one reporter that British cuisine had made her gain 6 lbs.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • An actress, singer and sex symbol of the early 20th century, Mae West was recognized for her clever humor and bawdy double entendres, as well as for her strong personality as a liberated female. She knew how to not say anything vulgar and get the full message across.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I brought sex out of the back room. I gave it a shove with personality. I can order a cup of coffee on the stage, and the censors will be on my neck!"
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Hollywood LOW-DOWN mentioned Mae West.
• • May Day will be Mae West day in and around greater New York in theaters playing the come-up-and-see-me sometime star.
• • Reason: when Mae’s new picture “Goin’ to Town” arrives, Paramount will offer $1,500.00 in prizes for the best advertising and publicity stunt developed by theater managers.  …
• • Source: The Hollywood LOW-DOWN;  published on Monday, 15 April 1935
• • 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 4299th 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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