Mae West: Abortion Outing

Though you don’t usually find MAE WEST linked to actress Judy Garland, it seems they took a mysterious trip together in 1942. This episode will not be featured in the new bio-pic about Judy’s life.
• • Judy Garland [1922—1969] did not work (as expected) on the M-G-M set in Culver City, California, where she was co-starring in “For Me and My Gal” on Tuesday, 10 March 1942. This musical motion picture paired her with a handsome dancer, who was a newcomer to the screen: Gene Kelly.
• • But instead the 20-year-old actress quietly visited the Hotel Belvidere with Mae West.

• • Image: See the photo of their signatures on the hotel's register.
• • The Hotel Belvidere, 330 Main Avenue, Hawley, Pennsylvania.
• • A landmarked 3-story hotel in Hawley, Pa., it has done business at the intersection of Main Avenue and Church Street since 1902. Known as the Falls Port Inn and Steak House in recent years, in the spring of 2014 it returned to its original name, the Hotel Belvidere. The word "Belvidere" is visible on the corner fascia.
• • What was the reason for this curious trip to such an out-of-the-way corner in Wayne County (when Judy was due on the set)? It sounds like Judy might have been there to meet an abortionist and Mae was there for moral support or to co-sign papers for this minor.
• • On Tuesday, 8 October 2019 • •
• • In Illinois, Lake Bluff Women's Club kicks off its "Annual Monthly Luncheon Program Season" with a catered luncheon and a sassy Mae West costumed interpretive performance by Martina Mathisen, who asks, “Do you think you know Mae?” on the invitation.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Another topper from Louis Charninsky was put across on "She Done Him Wrong," a 22-foot art head of Mae West reaching the dome of the lobby. 
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "When you tell people a play is naughty, they rush to see it. I can't help that, can I?"
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Variety mentioned Mae West.
• • Variety ran with all sorts of coverage about "I'm No Angel" starring Mae West. For instance, their article "Downtown Frisco Will Milk Next Mae West Opus; Nabes Can Squawk" was published on page 11 in Variety.
• • Source: Variety; published on Tuesday, 3 October 1933
• • 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 4318th 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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