Mae West: Cyclonic Rise

In 1934, Picture Play, piqued by a New York newcomer’s meteoric rise, pondered this: “Is MAE WEST a Fizzle? A bold discussion of an important question!” This is Part 1 of 29 segments.
• • Is Mae West a Fizzle? • •

• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: A sensation a year ago, Mae West's recent picture failed to show  that she could do more than repeat herself. Is she, then, just a one-role star, a flash in the pan?
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Speaking of curves, the curve of Mae West's popularity may drop if her new film does not establish her versatility.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: The cyclonic rise of Mae West is now screen history. But to what does Mae owe her astonishing success? She isn't youthfully youthful. She isn't beautifully beautiful.
• • Mae West: Dared to depict sex boldly • • …  
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Picture Play; issue dated for May 1934.
• • On Thursday, 18 January 1934 • •
• • On the third day of the robbery and jewel heist trial in Los Angeles, on 18 January 1934, Mae West was called to the witness stand to speak about Edward Friedman.
• • Worried after receiving death threats, and flanked by a human shield of husky detectives, Mae West entered the courtroom strikingly garbed in purple in Los Angeles. Career criminal Edward Friedman was charged with robbing the movie queen of $12,000 worth of diamonds and $3,400 in cash.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West was spotted recently by a Modern Screen reporter. Mae West was screaming in her excitement at the Friday night fights.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Homely man often have more sex appeal."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Modern Screen mentioned Mae West.
• • Latest from Hollywood ― What’s What • •
• • Personal to Mae West: Remember the evening a few weeks ago when you dined out with a pair of gentlemen friends? And one of them paid the check and generously slapped down two dollar bills for a tip? Maybe you were impressed and maybe you weren't.
• • Two dollars is a nice tip, but here's one we'll pass on to you.
• • If you recall, the big-hearted boyfriend was last to leave the table. In a perfect example of timing and poise, he made one of those hand-is-quicker-than-the-eye gestures and rescued one of his bucks. …
• • Source: Modern Screen; issue dated for December 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 17th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past seventeen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,800 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seventeen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,911th 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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