• • New York Herald Tribune reporter Stanley Walker came up to see Mae West often in New York.
• • A section in Stanley Walker’s 1935 memoir discussed Mae West. This is Part 10 of 19 segments.
• • “Sex Comes to America” • •
• • the principal financial backer of “Sex” was Owney Madden • •
• • Stanley Walker wrote: From time to time somebody starts the rumor that Timony and Miss West are married, but there has never been any proof of a wedding. Timony, a Broadway lawyer with theatrical interests, organized the Morals Production Company, which produced the play "Sex.”
• • Naturally, Owney Madden remained in the background • •
• • Stanley Walker wrote: Owney Madden was a great admirer of Miss West's playwriting ability and, with his friends, regarded her as an authentic artist.
• • Stanley Walker wrote: In 1927 Mae West, Jim Timony and Charles W. Morganstern, associated with the production, were Indicted for staging an indecent performance, “Sex.”
• • Timony took a rosary from his pocket • • ...
• • This long chapter by Stanley Walker will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Chapter “Sex Comes to America” from "Mrs. Astor's Horse" written by Stanley Walker [NY: Frederick A. Stokes, 28 October 1935, 320 pages].
• • Tuesday, 25 March 1924 in San Antonio History • •
• • On Tuesday, 25 March 1924 Mae West appeared on a vaudeville program at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. It’s likely she took a room at the Menger Hotel during that trip. [See below.]
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The headline was "Mae West Could Be Star of Her Own Situation Comedy." Critic Rick Du Brow was favorably impressed. Papers in the U.K. and the USA reviewed the TV episode as well.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Saving love doesn’t bring any interest.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on a haunted hotel in San Antonio, Texas mentioned Mae West.
• • My San Antonio wrote: Any San Antonio ghost tour worth its salt will stop at the Menger Hotel for a spell of spectacular, spooky tales that give this spot the unofficial title of "Most Haunted Hotel in Texas."
• • My San Antonio wrote: Less than 25 years after the Battle of the Alamo, the Menger Hotel opened its doors to a motley bunch of travelers in San Antonio. And through the years, the hotel has hosted infamous characters from Sam Houston, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, Oscar Wilde, Babe Ruth, Mae West, and Bill Clinton.
• • My San Antonio wrote: But perhaps the Menger Hotel's most legendary visitors of all are the dozens of spirits that guests and hotel staff have reported encountering. …
• • Source: My San Antonio; published on Wednesday, 5 August 2015
• • 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 4,438th 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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