Mae West: Too Monotonous?

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 25 of 29 segments.
• • Is Mae West a Fizzle? • •
• • Mae West: How many close-ups of the star ruin a scene • •
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: A splendid scene is wrecked when the camera cuts from one player to a close-up of the star before that player has actually finished his scene.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: We may want to see the star, but we don't want to see her to the detriment of the story.

• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: If this occurs too often in a film, it becomes a monotony and a bore to the most lenient of audiences.
• • Dorothy Herzog wrote: Joan Crawford allows her supporting cast a fair break of footage.
• • Mae West: “Nobody else gets the laughs!” • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Picture Play; issue dated for May 1934.
• • On Wednesday, 21 February 1934 • •
• • It was on Wednesday evening, 21 February 1934, when the famed Mae West Jewel Robbery episode was dramatized on "Calling All Cars" over CBS Radio [without her personal participation in this traumatic drama]. Program #13 was sponsored by the Rio Grande Oil Company.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • John Miljan and John Mack Brown were arguing next summer's bathing suit trend for women, when Mae West glided in.
• • "What do girls do with their bathing suits in the winter?" queried Dorothea Wieck.
• • "Use 'em for book-marks," cracked Mae.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A fan magazine mentioned Mae West.
• • Mae West and Dorothea Wieck wouldn't copy Hollywood and pluck their eyebrows — and now Hollywood is copying them?  …
• • Note: Dorothea Wieck [3 January 1908―19 February 1986] was a German theatre and film actress.
• • Source: Motion Picture; published in the issue dated for February 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 • •
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