Mae West: Sleazy Sexuality

In case you missed a fascinating review of a book analyzing MAE WEST, here it is. This is Part 6 of 6 parts.
• • “Mae West, Diamond in the Rough” • •
• • Mae West became a camp icon • •
• • Gerald Weales wrote: After that, she turned into a camp icon and occasionally tried to rediscover her audience onstage, in nightclubs and in the final pathetic [sic] films she made in the 1970s.

• • Gerald Weales wrote: Hamilton traces this arc of West's professional life, stopping often to produce mini-essays on urban life at the turn of the century, on changing sexual mores, on sleazy and genteel vaudeville, on the economic and artistic politics of Broadway and Hollywood, on the changing image of the Bowery, on the real and the mythical Harlem, on the homosexual subculture of New York in the 1920s, on whatever social phenomenon she sees as contributing to or obstructing West's career. Much of the material is familiar and Hamilton repeats herself too often, but on the whole the book is an effective combination of social and theatrical history.
• • Note: The reviewer wrote about "She Done Him Wrong" in "Canned Good as Caviar," his book on American film comedy in the 1930s.
• • This book review by Gerald Weales has been concluded with this segment, which is Part 6. Hope you enjoyed it.
• • Source: The Washington Post; published on Thursday, 11 January 1996.
• • On Monday, 5 February 1934 in Scandinavia • •
• • "I'm No Angel" starring Mae West made its debut in Denmark on 5 February 1934.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Outstanding has been the Mae West picture. In second place, probably, was "Madame Du Barry," which Warners now anticipate releasing in a few weeks.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'll never do the smart thing because it is smart. For instance, I won't go to the opera. It's all right for people who honestly love it, but a certain percentage goes just to be seen. Personally, I'd rather watch prize-fights, and I do."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • The Motion Picture Daily mentioned Mae West.
• • We want our critics to see the list of enduring favorites that are to be made into films.
• • We are laying little stress on the Mae West pictures, the Gables, the Crawfords, the Rogerses because we know that the admirers of these stars will come out as usual, but we are stressing the pictures made from popular books because we know that is the best and most positive way to answer our critics, and at the same time reach that large group of folks who only rarely attend our theatres. …
• • Source: Motion Picture Daily; published on Saturday, 1 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 4,400 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,403rd 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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