Mae West: Doesn’t Mingle

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 8 of 29 segments.
• • Is Mae West a Fizzle? • •
• • Mae West: In a critical position • •
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: That she doesn't mingle extensively in Hollywood proves nothing.  

• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: She was never a social butterfly in her halcyon stage days in New York.  
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Society in that city had sought her.  
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: In New York City it was considered smart to have the risque lioness of the footlights at one's party.  
• • Mae West: The risque lioness of the footlights • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Picture Play; issue dated for May 1934.
• • On Monday, 27 January 1930 in NYC • •
• • The death of Matilda Delker West was reported in The Brooklyn Eagle on Monday, 27 January 1930. A heartbreaking loss for her daughter Mae, who was born and bred in Brooklyn, where her mother introduced her to the vaudeville circuit.
• • On Friday, 27 January 1933 in the USA • •
• • The red carpet premiere of "She Done Him Wrong" took place in Hollywood on Friday, 27 January 1933. What a great day for Mae West.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •

• • They tell a funny story about Mae West.  
• • When she first read the script (written by John Bright) of "She Done Him Wrong," the story goes, Mae flew into a rage.  
• • "The bums!" she is said to have screamed, "they've taken all the charm out of it!"
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I've always taken the rap for the Code — — but it was really those racy Barbara Stanwyck pictures (i.e., 'Babyface') that did it."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on Pre-Code movies mentioned Mae West.
• • "Classic Hollywood: Pre-Code films out from Warner Archive" • •
• • Susan King wrote: Though a number of these films revolved around the gangster world, including 1930's "Little Caesar," 1931's "The Public Enemy" and 1932's "Scarface," these pre-Code films were generally dominated by strong female actresses such as Mae West, Barbara Stanwyck, Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, and Clara Bow.
• • Susan King explained: Women were much more sexually aggressive in pre-Code films, morals were loose. Their dialogue was suggestive. And their often skimpy outfits left little to the imagination. Some actresses who starred in pre-Code films flourished after the code crackdown in 1934. But others, like Mae West, whose image was so sexually charged, lost audiences as a more sanitized version of herself. ...
• • Source: The L.A. Times; published on Sunday, 8 January 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 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 4,918th 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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