Depending on the person who wielded the pen, the fan magazine Picture Play could worship MAE WEST in fragrant ink or scold her. A year before publishing Dorothy Herzog’s skeptical sourness [May 1934], the zine printed a much more enthusiastic feature by Ben Maddox [April 1933] emphasizing Mae’s work ethic and down-to-earth side. This is Part 3 of 16 segments.
• • “Mae West: Don't Call Her Lady” • •
• • Mae West: Rumors and gossip • •
• • Ben Maddox wrote: Greta Garbo, as you know, flees from gossip. Joan Crawford suffers agonies from whispers. And Lupe Velez protests violently against rumors. They can't take it.
• • Ben Maddox wrote: As Diamond Lil, she starred as a bold Bowery vamp in her own play of the same name.
• • Ben Maddox wrote: Mae West has established herself as the most sensational star of the American stage.
• • Ben Maddox wrote: High-brow drama lovers fairly quaked with rage at her forwardness, while her out-and-out voluptuousness made her a box-office bonanza.
• • Note: The infamous "box office poison" ad that ran in The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday, 1 May 1938 included these stars: Mae West, Edward Arnold, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Katherine Hepburn, and Kay Francis.
• • Mae West: A brand-new kind of red-hot mama personality • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Picture Play; published in the issue dated for April 1933.
• • On Sunday, 16 March 1930 • •
• • It has been reported by multiple sources that Mae West's "Pleasure Man" trial began on 16 March 1930. But since March 16th was actually a Sunday, that date is imprecise. Postponed from its scheduled start on 4 February 1930, the battling finally did get under way on Monday, 17 March in New York, NY.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • During his time in Los Angeles, one of Derek Taylor's clients in his public relations company was Mae West.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "My pianist — — I never could remember his name. I always introduced him as Harry Rikeman, or Reekman, or Rachman, so we decided to give him a name I couldn't forget: Richman. He's known everywhere now — — Harry Richman, King of the Vagabond Songsters."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A Connecticut newspaper mentioned Mae West.
• • “Sex” by Mae West • •
• • … In contrast to this attitude is that of Mae West, buxom blonde author and leading woman of another of the raided plays, “Sex.”
• • Mae West has flung down the gauntlet for an open stage — any kind of play that will bring in the cash customers. She accuses other playwrights and producers of bringing about the police raid, through a jealousy of her success. ...
• • Source: Manchester Evening News (Manchester, Conn.); published on Tuesday, 1 March 1927
• • 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 4,900 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started seventeen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,951st 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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