Mae West: Lillian Stand-In as Lil

MAE WEST had a stand-in, an Irish-American hopeful with similar coloring and a strong resemblance to the Paramount star. This is excerpted from a longer article by Gladys Hall that ran in Modern Screen.
• • New York native Gladys Hall [26 April 1891 — 18 September  1977] was an American journalist. Hall wrote a syndicated column, "The Diary of a Professional Movie Fan," during the 1920s, and interviewed movie stars for such fan magazines as Photoplay, Modern Screen, and Screenland.
• • Pity the Poor Stand-In Girl! • •

• • Gladys Hall wrote: Lillian Kilgannon is the regular stand-in for Marlene Dietrich. And she was stand-in once for Mae West in "She Done Him Wrong."
• • Gladys Hall wrote: She is outfitted with a copy of the gown or the ensemble (for example, Lillian has a duplicate of Marlene's costume for "Song of Songs" — though it is of cheaper material and shoddy workmanship). All of Lillian's costumes are never seen — like its wearer — except on the set.
• • Gladys Hall wrote: These stand-in girls have always fascinated me.
• • Gladys Hall wrote: Time and time again I have watched them standing-in for Mae West, Marlene Dietrich, Connie Bennett and many others. Standing-in and then — just stepping out again. And always I have wondered what must be going on in their minds, in their hearts.
• • Gladys Hall wrote: I have often wondered what resentments must scorch these stand-ins, what jealousies might sicken them, what hopes that some day, they, too. . . .
• • Gladys Hall wrote: "We are shadows," Lillian Kilgannon, stand-in for Mae West and Marlene Dietrich, told me.
• • Lillian discusses what Mae West is like on the set • • ...
• • This will be continued tomorrow.
• • Source: Modern Screen; published in the issue dated for October 1933.
 • • On Monday, 26 April 1926 on Broadway • •
• • Written by "Jane Mast" and starring Mae West as Margy LaMont, "Sex" opened in April — — on Monday, 26 April 1926. The Broadway debut occurred a few blocks north of Columbus Circle at Daly’s 63rd Street Theatre, the only playhouse available at the time. "Mae played a Canadian woman," noted Playbill, "with no time for those Mounties."
• • The N.Y. Daily News sent a reviewer who wrote: "Most of the 'Sex' appeal falls to the talents of Mae West, a vaudeville actress who somewhat resembles Texas Guinan."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Louella O. Parsons wrote "Eva Tanguay Backs Mae West in Her Dispute Over Husband." Notice the timing of Louella's supportive article and Mae's appearance on her radio program on April 26th. Hmmmm.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "That's the ninth man since January I'm supposed to have been married to."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on upcoming TV shows mentioned Mae West.
• • "TV Satire Series for Mae West" • •
• • Hollywood, April 24 — First six scripts of a proposed 26-episode tele-film series starring Mae West in satires on famous romantic heroines of history and literature have been completed by the actress and William LeBaron, who will produce. The latter is due in New York early next week to conduct negotiations for national sponsorship.
• • The six scripts already completed and ready for the cameras are half-hour episodes based on incidents in the lives of Priscilla and John Alden, Camille and Armand, Cleopatra, Madame DuBarry, Fatima, and Lady Hamilton.  ...
• • Source: Billboard Magazine; published on Saturday, 1 May 1954
• • 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/
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