Mae West: Undercover Hum

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 2 of 16 segments.
• • “Mae West: Don't Call Her Lady” • •  
• • Mae West: Call her savage • •
• • Ben Maddox wrote: Call her sexy, call her siren. Call her savage. Say that she's a wild woman — the last word, and Mae West will adore you.

• • Ben Maddox wrote: Innuendoes are the grist in her mill.
• • Ben Maddox wrote: Being a woman they talk about is her main object in life. It's the secret of her success.
• • Ben Maddox wrote: The whole country is talking about her since she's gone celluloid, wondering if she's as naughty as she seems.
• • Mae West: What sweet music this undercover hum is • •
• • Ben Maddox wrote: You've no idea what sweet music this undercover hum is to Mae's ears.  
• • Ben Maddox wrote: She isn't a bit like our old Hollywood settlers who want to cut loose and still be considered Park Avenue ladies.
• • Mae West: Rumors and gossip • • …  
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Picture Play; published in the issue dated for April 1933.
• • On Friday, 15 March 1940 in the USA • •
• • The Western-style comedy "My Little Chickadee" went into general release on Friday, 15 March 1940 in the United States.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • "Sextette," the 1978 film in which Ringo Starr appeared with Mae West, is being re-released in New York.  
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "A man in the house is worth two in the street."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A newspaper mentioned Frank Wallace and Mae West.
• • "Henderson's own LeMae was poured from Mae West mold" • •
• • Frank Boyett wrote: Reporters in New York City tracked down Frank Wallace, who was staying "in a theatrical hotel with his dancing partner, Trixie LeMae," and he affirmed the marriage was real.
• • Frank Boyett wrote: "The nerve of a brass monkey," was Mae West's response.
• • Source: Evansville Courier and Press [Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group]; published on Saturday, 14 August 2010
• • 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 4,950th 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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