Mae West: Megaphone Figures

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 22 of 29 segments.
• • Is Mae West a Fizzle? • •
• • Mae West: Directors are important megaphone figures • •

• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: But that is Mae West.  
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Those she likes, she likes. Those she doesn't — well, she doesn't, that's all.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: But a Mae West director, whether he be Lowell Sherman or Wesley Ruggles — and both men are important megaphone figures — cannot be held entirely responsible for a Mae West talking picture.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Not so long as Mae continues to write her own stories for the silver screen.

• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: And there, to me, is the crisis that is currently confronting Mae West — that is, the writing of her own stories.  
• • Mae West: The fall of Ruth Chatterton • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Picture Play; issue dated for May 1934.
• • Broadcast on Thursday, 16 February 1950 • •
• • From "Mae West on the Air" [Sandy Hook LP and CD SH 2098]
• • "Little Red Riding Hood" performed by Mae West (from "The Chesterfield Supper Club" program aired on 16 February 1950).
• • "The Chesterfield Supper Club" was broadcast by NBC and sponsored by Chesterfield. The segment was pre-recorded in January (on 23 January 1950) for broadcast on February 16th, 1950 so that NBC could screen the content in advance. Mae sings a duet with Perry and tells her version of "Little Red Riding Hood." It's a very good show. Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra, The Fontane Sisters, Martin Block (announcer), Mae West: airtime: 28 minutes.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • W.C. Fields, annoyed that Mae West stopped the camera whenever he turned up drunk on their movie set, retaliated by describing Mae as “a plumber's idea of Cleopatra.”
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "People seem to read double meanings into every word I speak."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A fan magazine discussed Mae West.
• • “Hollywood High Lights” • •
• • Picture Play wrote: Mae West had been in court all week testifying in the case against the jewel robbers who took away some of her most valued ornaments a year or so ago.  
• • Picture Play wrote: Mae’s lateness to Gary Cooper’s wedding fete was explained by this fact, but it was also surmised that Mae was determined to make a grand entrance, and she did.  
• • Picture Play wrote: Mae was a sensation with the men. But women were slightly more reserved. …
• • Source: Picture Play; issue dated for April 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 4,932nd 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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