Mae West: “Sex” Verdict

On Wednesday, 6 April 1927, MAE WEST made national headlines.
• • Mae West Cool, Actors Sob at "Sex" Verdict • •
• • The N.Y. Daily News wrote: Theatrical producer C.W. Morgenstern, manager, comforted James Timony while the cast was being fingerprinted preliminary to the renewal of the $500 bail for each performer.
• • The N.Y. Daily News wrote: A titter swept the courtroom when it was announced that Timony's law firm, convicted with the members of the cast, was the Moral Productions corporation.

• • The N.Y. Daily News wrote: In charging the jury, Judge Donnellan practically asked "for a conviction” of Mae West. The defense had contended the play taught a moral lesson: "Thou shalt not do evil that good may come," the judge quoted to the jurors.
• • The N.Y. Daily News wrote: John Cort, owner of the Daly theatre, where "Sex" held forth, was acquitted with his company, the 63d St. Theatre corporation. The jurors held him not responsible for the indecencies of the show.
• • Image: Verdict in the "Sex" trial; Yvonne Sayers as Mae West. From the play "Courting Mae West" produced at The Algonquin Theatre, New York, NY.
• • The N.Y. Daily News wrote: In addition to those mentioned the following were convicted: Edna von Buelow, Pacie Ripple, Gordon Burby, Daniel J. Hamilton, Constance Morgenstern, Ann Reader, Warren Sterling, Thomas V. Morrison, Alfred L. Rigali, John Coleman, Mary Morrissey, Ida Mantel, Florence Dogherty, Peter Segretta, Edward Eisner, Ivan Jordan, and Lyons Wickland.
• • The N.Y. Daily News wrote: Attorneys for the defense said last night they intend to fight it out in the higher courts.
• • The N.Y. Daily News wrote: So it looks as though New York will have a "Sex" appeal, too.  
• • The N.Y. Daily News wrote: Will the "Sex" stars and producers win an appeal and escape their penalty? For developments read tomorrow's Pink and other editions of The N.Y. Daily News.
• • Note: “Courting Mae West” dramatizes Mae West’s trials during the Prohibition Era.
• • Source: The N.Y. Daily News; published on Wednesday, 6 April 1927.
• • On Wednesday, 6 April 1927 • •
• • On Tuesday, 5 April 1927 at Jefferson Market Court [on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village], the jury returned with a guilty verdict. As she left the courtroom, followed by reporters, photographers, and a mob of well-wishers, Mae told them, "You've got to fight in this world!" She added, "You've got to fight to get there — — and fight to stay there."
• • On Wednesday, 6 April 1927, articles about Mae were published in Variety, The New York Times, The N.Y. Herald Tribune, and elsewhere.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Bernhard Kaun went to California and spent 37 years in Hollywood. From 1931 — 1958, Kaun helped develop incidental music and themes for the soundtrack of 225 motion pictures including "Night After Night," a dull speakeasy talky which was saved by the snappy presence of newcomer Mae West.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "My play 'Sex' was a work of art!"
• • Mae West said: "Anybody who needs a dirty play ought to call on Mr. Wallace for suggestions."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Motion Picture Herald mentioned Mae West.
• • "Klondike Annie" ― Mae West, Victor McLaglen • •
• • Motion Picture Herald wrote:  William Randolph Hearst notwithstanding, we still like our "Mae," and our "Mae" does right by us by bringing in extra business.  
• • Motion Picture Herald wrote: While not as good, perhaps, as "Goin' to Town," it pleased all Mae's fans, of which there are many here. And as long as Mae makes 'em, we'll play 'em. — Ted Stump, Elted Theatres, Absarokee, and Columbus, Montana.  
• • Rural patronage. …
• • Source: Motion Picture Herald; published on Saturday, 4 April 1936
• • 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 • • 
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• • By the Numbers • •
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