Mae West: New Lines

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 21 of 29 segments.
• • Is Mae West a Fizzle? • •
• • Mae West: “I’ve asked Mae to give me new lines” • •
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: "I can tell you this," Wesley Ruggles returned without hesitation. "Several occasions arose on the set when I asked Mae to give me new lines for such and such a situation. She thought it over and came back with the lines."
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Mae enjoyed working with Wesley Ruggles.

• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: She expressed her appreciation of him publicly when "I'm No Angel" opened in Hollywood.  
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: But Mae did not enjoy working with Lowell Sherman, who directed "She Done Him Wrong," and she said as much.
• • Mae West: Directors are important megaphone figures • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Picture Play; issue dated for May 1934.
• • On Tuesday, 15 February 1927 in Manhattan • •
• • In New York City on 15 February 1927 there had been a hearing against "Sex" in the Magistrate's Court, closely followed by The New York Times and other newspapers.
• • It was on that Tuesday in mid-February that Mae West's obscenity trial officially began.
• • Police inspector James Bolan was called as a witness for the prosecution in West Side Special Sessions Court.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • When he was at Paramount, William LeBaron was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture 1932 — 1933: "She Done Him Wrong" starring Mae West.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I've never had stage-fright in my life.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A fan magazine discussed Mae West.
• • “Hollywood High Lights” • •
• • Picture Play wrote: Gary Cooper is maintaining his place as a social king. His marriage to Sandra Shaw [a.k.a. Veronica Balfe] has only added to his distinction. [They wed in NYC on December 15, 1933.] He and his bride were feted at one of the biggest supper dances ever held in Hollywood.  
• • Emanuel Cohen, production chief for Paramount, gave it at his hilltop home, and the colony thronged to the party.
• • Mae West drifted in late in the evening, accompanied by Jim Timony.
• • Mae West had been in court all week testifying ...
• • 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 4,931st 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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