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 15 of 16 segments.
• • “Mae West: Don't Call Her Lady” • •
• • Mae West: Must have time to rehearse • •
• • Ben Maddox wrote: “I told the executives a dramatic star might get by just reading the words off a blackboard as she sang. But the public expects me to be perfect. I must have time to rehearse so I can sing with feeling."
• • Ben Maddox wrote: "Too busy to settle down as a little woman. Producing shows and building up a personality is plenty for one person to tackle.”
• • Mae West: Packs a punch • • …
• • Image: Mae West rehearsing with her drama coach Boris Petroff on the set of "I'm No Angel." Travis Banton dressed Mae. She is shown wearing Tira's court scene costuming.
• • This will be concluded on the very next post, the sixteenth.
• • Source: Picture Play; published in the issue dated for April 1933.
• • On Wednesday, 1 April 1942 • •
• • On 1 April 1942, Lou Walters opened The Latin Quarter in Manhattan. During the 1950s, Mae brought the Mae West Revue there twice. Actress Jayne Mansfield was at a ringside table during one performance, staring at the handsome musclemen hired by Mae.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West confirmed she planned to go to Columbia Pictures with Emanuel Cohen, even though Paramount Pictures declared it had exercised its option and wanted their screen star to make two more pictures with the studio, the first one to start on Wednesday, 1 April 1936 — — and the second to start on Wednesday, 1 July 1936.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "People just don't eat right. For breakfast, I have sliced apples and raisins. Or fruit with a syrup made of powdered almonds, milk, and honey. At night all I have is a salad. During the day I drink carrot juice."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A newspaper mentioned Mae West.
• • April 9-13, 1939: For five days, Atlanta audiences had the rare opportunity to see Hollywood’s highest paid female star, Mae West, in person. The Mae West Revue played at the Paramount Theater on Peachtree Street.
• • On a Wednesday evening between shows, City Councilmember Howard Haire and Lillian Everett of the Atlanta Parks Department invited Mae West to the “Battle of Atlanta” show in the Cyclorama at Grant Park.
• • “It is the best history lesson I ever had,” said Mae West, “and I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. If there had only been something like this in Brooklyn, I might have been more interested in history when I went to school.” …
• • Source: Wire Service news rpt in Atlanta Intown; published on Friday, 1 April 2011
• • 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 4,963rd 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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