Mae West: Lowbrow End

MAE WEST gave various accounts about the inspiration for Diamond Lil and other particulars while she was a Hollywood newcomer. Caroline Somers Hoyt interviewed Mae in January 1933. Her piece was published in the May issue, available to subscribers at the end of April. This is Part 8 of 13.
• • Bad, Bad Woman: Meet Mae West, a truly remarkable woman • •
• • Caroline Somers Hoyt spoke to Mae for Modern Screen • •
• • Mae West: "I'll give 'em something different." • •
• • Hoyt wrote: Mae West was the first person — according to Mae West — to do the shimmie on any stage! That was way back when she was in musical shows.

• • Hoyt wrote: Another story goes: Mae West was a member of an acrobatic act in vaudeville. She lifted what was supposed to be a 500-pound weight.    
• • Hoyt wrote: When she got her chance to get out of the lowbrow end of theatrical life and to be a producer and star in her own right she figured — and she figured smart: "Every Broadway actress has her own line," Mae said. "I'll give 'em something different."
• • Mae West:The guy who described Diamond Lil, his old flame • • ...
• • Caroline Somers Hoyt's 1933 interview will continue on our next post.
• • Source: Modern Screen; issue dated for May 1933.
• • On Sunday, 2 March 1913 in NYC • •
• • It was on Sunday, 2 March 1913 that Mae West began a one week booking at Hammerstein's Victoria in the theatre district on West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • As she removed some of her diamond jewelry, Mae West said: "Let me pull some of my harness off and then I'll give you a few words of wisdom."
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Beards can do one of two things for men. One type becomes very distinguished looking, and the other achieves a primitive, sexy look. Some women say they couldn't bear to kiss a man with whiskers. All I've got to say is, whiskers or not, he's a man, isn't he?"
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article about the BBC mentioned Mae West.
• • Mae West, Elvis Presley, Attila the Hun, Benjamin Disraeli, Walt Disney, and Good Queen Bess have all featured on "Great Lives" over the BBC. ...
• • Source: Announcement: "Great Lives with Matthew Parris" for the BBC; posted on Thursday, 1 March 2012
• • 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 4,681st 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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