Mae West: Highly-Strung

MAE WEST never learned to type and wrote longhand. Though most of her personal correspondence was typed by a secretary, Mae wrote to a stranger in 1933, Canadian graphologist Zita Lomas. This is Part 10 of 14 segments.
• • “An Open Letter to Mae West” • •
• • Faults and a highly-strung temperament • • 
• • Zita Lomas wrote: You must keep a tight rein on this quality, and learn to keep it subservient to that diplomatic element which we mentioned . . . somewhere back there.

In 1935 Mae West was practising her autograph

• • While on the subject of your faults, we advise you to guard against such traits as impatience, quick temper and irritability. Those attributes are allied to your intense, enthusiastic and highly-strung temperament.
• • And one more thing, Mae, don't let your great love of money and material wealth become a dominating passion with you.
• • So much for Mae West's faults and shortcomings. ... • •
• • This very long article by Zita Lomas will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: The Vancouver Sun (page 4); published on Saturday, 30 December 1933.
• • On Saturday, 24 February 1945 • •
• • Archives of the National Theatre in D.C. mentioned that Mae West performed there.
• • From Monday, 19 February 1945 through Saturday, 24 February 1945 "Catherine Was Great" was onstage there. This comedy by and starring Mae West had billed the star in their Program as "Diamond Lil of all Russia.” Mae brought "Come On Up" to this venue on 23 September 1946 for a week-long engagement.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Starring Mae West, the motion picture "Klondike Annie" was in movie houses across the USA for the President's Day weekend.
• • The motion picture was released at a production cost of $1,000,000.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'm all dignity."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A California daily mentioned Mae West.
• • “Voiler, Wanted in Mae West Robbery, Is Jailed in Miami” • •
• • Los Angeles — Feb 21 — AP — District Attorney Buron Fitts said he was advised of the arrest to-day in Miami, Florida of Harry Voiler, alleged "inside man" in the robbery of Mae West, screen actress.
• • Voiler was indicted on charges of conspiracy to rob Mae West, but resisted extradition from Illinois. Buron Fitts explained that Harry Voiler was apprehended as he attempted to flee for Cuba. ...
• • Source: The Modesto Bee; published on Wednesday, 21 February 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 4,400 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,416th 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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