Mae West: Paris Idol

Her rising star in Hollywood positioned MAE WEST as an influencer. Here Vogue re-caps articles about Mae from 1933. This is Part 5 of eight segments.
• • Mae West Ruled Fashion in 1933 • •
• • Vogue — — 15 June 1933 • •
• • “Midsummer News from Paris With a Prophetic Slant” by Marcelle McGuane, June 15, 1933
• • Marcelle McGuane wrote: “Maybe jazz is losing its grip on the world or maybe Mae West, whom Paris currently idolizes, has something to do with it — —but the Café de Paris these Friday nights (every one goes on Friday) has a distinctly new rhythm. Syncopation has given way to dreamy waltzes and tangos— —and the floor is an enchanting picture of whirling and twirling tulle dresses, billowing white cotton point d’esprit ones, and crisp, flowerlike organdies.” 
• • Vogue — — 1 July 1933 • •  . . . 
• • This fascinating 8-part series will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: Laird Borrelli-Persson’s article in Vogue; posted on Wednesday, 17 June 2020.
• • On Saturday, 6 July 1935 • •
• • Beverly Bryant wrote: Mae West is back again in "Goin' to Town," which comes to the Princess Theatre Sunday for three days. 
• • Mae is at her voluptuous best. The plot concerns the story of a cow-town dance hall girl who wins a bunch of oil wells when her fiance dies. . . .
• • No longer swathed in the clothes or the social amenities of the "Gay Nineties," Mae West becomes an up-to-date girl with ultra-modern ideas in modern surroundings. The opening scenes of "Goin' to Town" are laid in the middle west where Mae West acquires a lot of money by the process of getting rid of her wealthy husband. Then she really starts going places.  . . .
• • Source:  Urbana Evening Courier; published on Saturday, 6 July 1935.
• • July 2004: Mae West Blog launches • •
• • The Mae West Blog celebrates its Sweet 16th anniversary • •

• • What are we up to, writing about the Brooklyn-born bombshell for 16 sweet years now?
• • We've been the main Mae source for documentaries, solo shows, and biographies— — offering a trove of info, quotes, along with Westian arcana, thanks to 4,500+ posts.
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• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Jack LaRue, the lucky guy, was among those at the birthday party honoring Mae West, at the Cafe Lamaze. Not only that, look where Jack landed.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I built up a loyal public in the theatre and I'm going to keep faith with my public in pictures.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A newspaper in Perth, Australia mentioned Mae West.
• • "Mae West-ian'' Styles • •
• • New Trend in Fashion World • •
• • In Mae West's current Paramount production, "Belle of the Nineties," she will wear about 20 costumes from this romantic period. This revival of the Gibson girl is expected to cause the same international fashion revolution Miss West's "gay ninety" styles caused, Hollywood style-making authorities disclosed.  …
• • Source: The Sunday Times (Perth); published on Sunday, 26 August 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 16th 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 4,500 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,511th 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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