Mae West: Manchester Mavens

Folks in Manchester, England fondly remember when MAE WEST came to Great Britain.   This is Part 1 of 2.
• • Mae West says ‘Come up and see me sometime at the Palace Theatre, Manchester • •
• • Marilyn Shalks wrote: Mae West came to Manchester, England to star in her very own show that she had written herself called “Diamond Lil.” Despite it having censorship problems in America, due to the story line being about a racy woman in the 1890’s, the play drew a crowd.  

• • Mae West looks happy onboard • •
• • Marilyn Shalks wrote: This play was turned into a film in 1933. After hearing the folk song “Frankie and Johnny,” which was inspired by the St. Louis prostitute and “sporting queen” Frankie Baker, this became Mae West’s trademark song and it was featured in her film “She Done Him Wrong” in 1933. Her career started in (amateur) vaudeville at the age of 5.
• • Marilyn Shalks wrote: Like countless entertainers Mae West understood that sex, courting controversy and a good juicy story would be great for her career. After she became the highest-paid woman in America, Mae West said  “Censorship made me.” If you get the chance read her life story, please do and you will be mesmerised by it.
• • ‘Diamond Lil’• •  . . .  
• • Source: Manchester Theatre History; published on Tuesday, 12 November 2019.
• • On Sunday, 28 September 1930 • •
• • Mae West decided to take her play "Sex" on the road during August 1930. The N.Y. Times reported that "Sex" was booked in the Midwest.  The engagement at the Garrick Theatre in Chicago began on Sunday, 28 September 1930.
• • On Saturday, 28 September 1974 • •
• • The colorful Mae West room in Dalí Theatre and Museum opened on Saturday, 28 September 1974.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West has gone to sea — — maybe she's giving the sailing lads the eagle eye for her next epic.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said:  "Biographies — — that's what I like best.  I like everything that is true, I mean.  Everything that happened, otherwise I'm not interested.  If I wanna read fiction, somepin (sic) that isn't true, I can dream it myself if I want."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Screenland Magazine mentioned Mae West.
• • When Mae West appeared in the Motion Picture Hall of Fame at the Fair there was quite a flutter to be sure. An observer reported that he heard at least ten women say, "Isn't she tiny! I expected to see a big woman."
• • Screenland's columnist added: You see, Toots, the camera always makes one look larger than in real life.  . . .
• • Source: Screenland; published in the issue dated for September 1933
• • 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 4,570th 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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