Mae West: Style Adviser

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 17 of 29 segments.
• • Is Mae West a Fizzle? • •
• • Mae West: Boris Petroff, style adviser • •
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Paramount pays his salary.      

• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Boris Petroff is usually present when Mae is busy with costume or beauty engagements.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: But even then Mae has dubious moments.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: I know, for instance, that in "I'm No Angel,'' she once appeared on the set almost an hour late because she had not liked the way her hair had been set. 
• • Note: Mae West wore wigs in her films. Having her "hair set" ...?
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Arriving on the set, she asked Director Wesley Ruggles how she looked.
• • Mae West: Hair style concerns • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Picture Play; issue dated for May 1934.
• • On Wednesday, 9 February 1927 • •
• • On 9 February 1927, Variety mentioned that Beverly West had been arrested on a disorderly conduct charge in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
• • The drunken brawl at the Arcade Hotel in Edward Elsner's suite is dramatized in the stage play "Courting Mae West" in Act I, Scene 2. An audience favorite, the serious-minded comedy based on true events can be brought to your theatre. Inquire.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Teaming Mae West and W. C. Fields commends itself as a first-class idea in showmanship. Wherefore the picture, "My Little Chickadee," will have plenty in its favor when distributed at the theaters throughout the nation.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "I'll never do the smart thing because it is smart. For instance, I won't go to the opera. It's all right for people who honestly love it, but a certain percentage goes just to be seen. Personally, I'd rather watch prize-fights ― and I do."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A fan magazine discussed Mae West.
• • Picture Play wrote: Mae West might be said to be the exact opposite of Dorothea Wieck. La West controls her following with leering innuendos and come-hither writhing.
• • Picture Play wrote: Miss Wieck has a calm power with which she could rule dominions and command legions. …
• • Note: Dorothea Wieck [3 January 1908―19 February 1986] was a German theatre and film actress.
• • 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 4,927th 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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