• • “Banned 1927 Mae West Play Gets a Reading at Vermont Pride Theater” • •
• • “The Drag: A Homosexual Comedy in Three Acts” • •
• • Mae West's philosophy • •
• • Dan Bolles wrote: "My character, Judge Kingsbury, at least outwardly, concludes, much like all of society at the time, that if left unchecked, those with 'inverted sexual desires' would destroy the strong moral foundations of any society," Mark Rosalbo continued.
• • Dan Bolles wrote: "I believe in censorship," she once famously said. "I made a fortune out of it."
• • Dan Bolles wrote: Other characters in the 13-member cast represent views aligning more with Mae West's philosophy of acceptance and understanding.
• • “The Drag” did not hold up to modern views on sexuality, gender • • …
• • 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 Saturday, 14 April 1973 in Hollywood • •
• • It was an SRO celebration on Saturday night, 14 April 1973 when the Masquers Club honored the Empress of Sex with a "Mae Day" tribute. Unlike previous honorees, Mae had insisted on performing a shimmy and singing "Frankie and Johnny." The ceremony was attended by Sidney Skolsky and many other notables.
• • For instance, Mae's "Myra Breckinridge" cast mate Jim Backus attended the Masquers Club's salute as one of her "Gentlemen in Waiting" (along with George Raft, Jack LaRue, Steve Allen, Lloyd Nolan, etc.).
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The name of today's sex kitten Brigitte Bardot comes to the white living room and Mae West shrugs off the siren of the Seine's shedding of clothes.
• • "If you have to resort to that," says Mae West, "then you just haven't got it."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Old Father Time will turn you into a hag unless you show him who's the boss."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Gold Derby mentioned Mae West.
• • Remarkably strong female characters: 40 greatest films starring heroines, ranked • •
• • Gold Derby wrote: Despite the struggles women have faced bringing their stories to the big screen, there are many triumphs to be celebrated. In the Golden Age of Hollywood, the male-dominated studio system recognized the value of “women’s pictures” and actresses such as Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Crawford, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, Carole Lombard and Mae West, just to name a few, brought alive women who were smart, strong, funny, quirky and compassionate. …
• • Source: Gold Derby; 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 4,452nd 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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