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 7 of 29 segments.
• • Is Mae West a Fizzle? • •
• • Mae West: A moral to the story • •
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Mae answered the letter.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: A few weeks later a second letter reached her.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: There is a moral in this little story.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: I wonder if Mae perceived it.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: I think Mae West will be just another flash in the pan if she continues to write her own stories, and I join those who contend she will not survive the four-year optional contract by which, in addition to her salary, she receives a percentage of the profits on her films.
• • Mae West: In a critical position • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Picture Play; issue dated for May 1934.
• • Diem Obiit Mater: on Sunday, 26 January 1930 • •
• • Mae West and her mother were really the love of each other's lives until Matilda died in the month of January — — on Sunday, 26 January 1930 — — at age 59. How terrifying it was for Mae during the winter of 1929, knowing that her mother's illness was worsening. After Matilda died, Mae felt, "There wasn't anyone to play to."
• • Note: On the April 1911 marriage license for Mae West and Frank Wallace, her mother's name is noted as "Matilda Dilker" not Delker, quite probably a clerical error.
• • On Monday, 26 January 1948 • •
• • “Diamond Lil” starring Mae West • •
• • Leonard Mosley wrote: "Mae West herself is a Restoration comedy rolled into one body — — earthy, happy, and outspoken. Shocked me? No. I just like her." ...
• • Source: The London Daily Telegraph; published on Monday, 26 January 1948.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West from N'Yawk wins us over with her Maudie Triplett in "Night After Night."
• • Onstage Jack LaRue played Lil's Latin lover Juarez. [Gilbert Roland played that role, under the Russian moniker Sergei, in the film version "She Done Him Wrong" [1933] with Mae West in her first starrer.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "If I went out as a star and flopped, I was through. If I went out as a nobody, I wouldn't be under the gun — — and I had a chance."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A fan magazine mentioned Mae West.
• • Mae West was cold-shouldered at her premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater. Very few stars turned out, except those from her own studio. …
• • Source: Picture Play; published in the issue dated for January 1934
• • 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 4,917th 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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