Mae West: Easily Persuaded

Cineaste printed a tribute to MAE WEST, erroneously posting a teenage photo of Clara Bow [1905–1965] taken in 1921 by Nickolas Muray and labeling Clara as “young Mae.” The piece is fully available to subscribers (who, I hope are pointing out the incorrect picture). Since Cineaste called Mae “a ghost in the room,” their selection of a wrong picture is even more ironic. This excerpt is Part 3 of 5.
• • Playing Her Script Their Way: A Reconsideration of Mae West • •
• • Mae West: Only Shirley Temple’s films were close with ticket sales • •

• • J. E. Smyth wrote: Only Shirley Temple ever came close to West’s box office popularity in that era. As the star grumbled during one interview, “They oughta have a statue of me,” or, she added, leaving the irony to the rest of us, “at least a bust.”
• • J. E. Smyth wrote: Although female film-goers probably had to drag their boyfriends to Shirley Temple films or those fizzy Ginger Rogers confections or the “women’s films” of drama queens Greta Garbo and Bette Davis, men did not need much persuading to attend Mae West’s fare.
• • J. E. Smyth wrote: As her most famous screen creation Lady Lou says in “She Done Him Wrong” (1933), “When women go wrong, men go right after them.”  
• • [Note: However, J.E. Smyth misquoted Mae West's line saying, “When women go bad…” This misquoting continues Cineaste’s careless trend of using the wrong photo in this article.]
• • Mae West: Bad girls saying witty memorable lines • • …
• • This will continue on the next post with Part 3.   
• • Source: Cineaste, Vol. XLVII, No. 1; published in Fall 2021.
• • On Saturday, 13 January 1945 • •
• • "Catherine Was Great" featured Mae West onstage in her stunning Russian empress regalia. Mike Todd's lavish production was onstage from 2 August 1944 — 13 January 1945 on Broadway, which ran for 191 performances. The play was staged at the Shubert Theatre, then it moved to the Royale.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • "Mae West is a razzle, dazzle priestess of sexy, barroom humor, whose sayings have become part of the nation's folklore," a New York reporter wrote.  
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I had in mind several stories as possibilities, and between shows I secluded myself at my hotel or in my dressing room and did some real work."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A newspaper mentioned Mae West.
• • “Mae West to Open Monday Night” • •
• • Mae West, swaggering walk, drawling voice and impudent bearing, will impersonate Margie, principal figure in “Sex,” which will occupy the English all next week, beginning Monday night. “Sex” is a hot-tempered comedy drama. …
• • Source: Indianapolis Times; published on Thursday, 4 December 1930
• • 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 4,908th 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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