Mae West: Climactic Act

When there is a revival or a staged reading of a controversial MAE WEST play, people flock to the venue. This is Part 4 of 7 segments.
• • “Banned 1927 Mae West Play Gets a Reading at Vermont Pride Theater” • •
• • “The Drag: A Homosexual Comedy in Three Acts” • •
• • how sexual identities evolve • •
• • Dan Bolles wrote: “The Drag” is most certainly a fun story — — the climactic act is set at a lavish drag ball, for starters. But it's also an important work, and one in which West addressed issues — — not only sexuality but the corrupting power of wealth — — that few other playwrights at the time would approach.
• • Dan Bolles wrote: "In the end, the show shines light (in a black Vaudevillian comedic way) on sexual identities, CC and that wealth can hide corruption," actor Mark Rosalbo wrote in an email. Rosalbo plays Judge Kingsbury, a character he says represents "the predominant 1920s view of homosexuality ... that it was as pernicious as cancer.
• • Mae West's philosophy • •  …
• • This seven-part article by Dan Bolles will be continued on the next post.  
• • Source: Seven Days Vermont; published on Wednesday, 22 January 2020.
• • On Friday, 13 April 1934 in Film Weekly • •
• • The issue dated for Friday, 13 April 1934 featured Mae West on the cover of Film Weekly (Vol. 11) in the United Kingdom.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •

• • Mae West apparently is facing the future with confidence. She recently purchased a $30,000 car with special body to fit curves of same. Her apartment has been "done" in white satin and bright gold of Louis XV. Asked if she employed an interior decorator, Mae said: "Hunh? Oh, yeah, one of those birds that messes up hotel lobbies and things, y'mean?" 
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Mother continued to encourage me to write a play."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Playbill mentioned Mae West.
• • Provincetown Theater Postpones Production of Mae West’s “The Drag” • •
• • Andrew Gans wrote: “Mae West got cops shut down by the cops [sic] nearly a hundred years ago, and now Covid-19 is trying to take a swipe at her,” said Artistic Director David Drake in a statement. “But I’ll be damned if it’s going to stop us from eventually bringing her rollicking and relevant voice back to the American Theatre. And considering the theatrical legacy of Provincetown, and when we all reach the safe harbor, we’re committed to putting “The Drag” back on the boards on where it belongs. Stay tuned!” …
• • Source: Playbill; published on Wednesday, 25 March 2020
• • 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 4,451st 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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