Yesterday we read a fan letter about MAE WEST written from the viewpoint of Laura Brey, who had also been a child during the 1890s, and who appreciated how Mae schooled movie-goers in the fallacy of false modesty.
• • In February 1933, Variety had a different viewpoint on Tinseltown's newest movie queen. It is important to see how the press viewed Mae West in the early 1930s as she was becoming a screen star. This is Part 4 of 4 segments.
• • Mae West: Stands out as a distinct personality • •
• • Variety columnist Bige wrote: Mae West in pictures should stand out just as she did in legit — as a distinct personality.
• • Variety columnist Bige wrote: There’s no one just like her — — and Mae West can be built up to mean something for film box offices.
• • Variety columnist Bige wrote: But she needs extreme care in the literary department. Also some nursing. This premature shove to the foreground could retard her progress.
• • Variety columnist Bige wrote: Obviously due to studio hunger for a new attraction, somehow a newcomer like Miss West is expected to attract before she is known. If not rushed, she should be able to build all by herself.
• • Part 4 is the final segment of this vintage coverage.
• • Source: Variety; published on Tuesday, 14 February 1933.
• • On Monday, 5 February 1934 in Scandinavia • •
• • "I'm No Angel" starring Mae West made its debut in Denmark on 5 February 1934.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Already a highly regarded pianist by the age of 15, Lionel Newman toured for several years as accompanist for Mae West.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “Is that a gun in your pocket — — or are you glad to see me?"
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article and a new documentary on a theatre impresario mentioned Mae West.
• • Sylvester Z. Poli [1858—1937], born in Piano di Coreglia, Italy, became the largest theater chain operator in the USA.
• • Hartford Courant wrote: Sylvester Z. Poli built an empire that showed legends such as Harry Houdini, Mae West, Al Jolson, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Will Rogers and Hartford native Sophie Tucker. Later, his were among the first U.S. theaters to show movies. ...
• • Source: Hartford Courant; published on Thursday, 14 January 2021
• • 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 4,600 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,664th 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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