Mae West: Queen of Sex

"An Open Letter to MAE WEST" was written by J. Eugene Chrisman, Western Editor, Motion Picture. His was a unique perspective as both an impartial journalist and yet an avowed fan. Let's take a look. This is Part 5 of 8 excerpts.   
• • Mae West: Helped her down-and-out pals  • •
• • J. Eugene Chrisman wrote: I'd like to know how many hungry families you've fed and how many down-and-out pals of other days you have given a new start, but I'm not asking you. That's your affair and no one else's. I do know of many of them, but I'm not telling about them here.

• • J. Eugene Chrisman wrote: SOMEONE once wrote that you are just a parody of Sex, but I know that not a leading man, from Cary Grant to Cavanaugh, have come away from even almost making love to you without being affected. I know that you are the very Queen of Sex, no doubt even greater than Cleopatra who was just a girl who took boat rides on the Nile, thousands of years ago.
• • Mae West: How you get to people, Mae • • ...
• • To be continued.
• • Source: Motion Picture; published in their issue dated for August 1935.
• • On Monday, 9 April 1928 on Broadway • •
• • "Diamond Lil" written by and starring Mae West opened at the Royale Theatre in NYC on Monday, 9 April 1928. It would be her defining role.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • The resemblance of Peggy Livesey's Courtesan to Mae West, for example, did not pass unnoticed.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "It's all a lot of strudel."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article in Australia mentioned Mae West.
• • "I'm No Angel"  — — So Says Mae West • •
• • See Her at the Tivoli • •
• • The West Wyalong Advocate wrote:  She shuffles in hearts and deals in diamonds. The Gold standard doesn't mean a thing to this "Come Up and See Me Sometime" girl, who loves her men 'til their diamonds run out.
• • Hear her sing, "That Dallas Man"; "I Want You, I Need You"; "I'm No Angel"; and "I've Found a New Way To Go to Town."
• • When she is "Bad" Oh Boy, is she Good!  Misbehaving Mae does 'em wrong again in the right way.
• • You'll gasp when she sings "That Dallas Man," and several other song bits. Just a rough Diamond in a platinum setting!  Mae West in "I'm No Angel" — — see it at the Tivoli Theatre (West Wyalong) this Tuesday,  Wednesday, and Thursday. The supporting attraction is ...
• • Source: The West Wyalong Advocate;  published on Tuesday, 9 April 1935
• • 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 4,700 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,709th 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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