Shocking and controversial in its time, a play by MAE WEST continues to be revived for open-minded audiences. This recent production was on the boards in Cape Cod. This is Part 3 of 9 segments.
• • Theatre Review: Doing the Time Warp in Mae West’s Play “The Drag” • •
• • Howard Karren wrote: At a young age, Mae rose from burlesque to Broadway, and, finally, in the 1930s, to Hollywood, where she quickly became the highest-paid star on studio contract.
• • Howard Karren wrote: She was not exceptionally pretty, but her figure was voluptuous, and her manner was forthright, clever, and confident in expressing sexual desire.
• • Howard Karren wrote: This worked with her hit play “Sex,” for which she was temporarily jailed.
• • “The Drag” by Mae West ― continued • • …
• • Source: The Provincetown Independent; published on Wednesday, 25 May 2022.
• • On Wednesday, 6 July 2022 • •
• • Everything You Need to Know about Elsa Schiaparelli Ahead of the Shocking! Exhibition in Paris.
• • Laird Borrelli-Persson wrote: Elsa Schiaparelli, who was known for her amusing prints, outdid herself in July 1937 with a particularly clever “passion thermometer” motif that depicted mercury rising between the poles of ‘Indifference’ and ‘Passion.’
• • Fashion’s love affair with the Italian designer has never been tepid, and is once again reaching boiling point as “Shocking! The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli” is set to open on July 6th at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
• • “Shocking!” was the name of the perfume Elsa created for Mae West, the Hollywood headliner she costumed in 1937 for her upcoming film “Every Day’s a Holiday” (1938).
• • Source: Vogue; published on Friday, 1 July 2022.
• • July 2004: Mae West Blog launches • •
• • What are we up to, writing about the Brooklyn-born bombshell for eighteen years now?
• • We’re here to keep Mae mavens up to date, correct errors, celebrate each revival of a play she wrote, post the latest Westian stage and book reviews. And answer our fan mail!
• • The light’s still on. Come up and see Mae every day.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West tendered this complaint to Hollywood insider Ellen Grant: "Last year they had me married to Jim Timony, my manager, this year they have me married to several guys named Wallace — — I suppose next year they'll have me arrested for bigamy!'' Which sort of sums up her attitude on the subject.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • About "Myra B." Mae West said: "They didn't use enough of me or my material until the budget had been run up high."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on business mentioned Mae West.
• • "The 'Mae West philosophy' might just bring down your business" • •
• • Earl Bell wrote: Mae West is credited as saying, “Too Much of a Good Thing Can Be Wonderful.”
• • Earl Bell wrote: While this might have worked in her life, it can spell disaster in the business world. ...
• • Source: Earl Bell’s article for http://www.fromlefttoright.com; published on Wednesday, 6 July 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 18th anniversary • •
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past eighteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 5,000 blog posts. Wow!
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started eighteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 5,031st 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.
• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
________
Source: https://maewest.blogspot.com/atom.xml
• • Be sure to bookmark or follow The Mae West Blog
• • Photo: • • Mae West • • in 1926 • •
• • Feed — — http://feeds2.feedburner.com/MaeWest
No comments:
Post a Comment