Mae West: Dissatisfaction Theme

MAE WEST came to the attention of Tinseltown ninety years ago in 1932. Step into the Time Machine with me for a long, leisurely ride. This is Part 8.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: Skipworth’s character thinks she is a prostitute • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: There’s a great exchange between the two in which Skipworth erroneously believes West to be a prostitute that probably stands as the highlight of the film.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: There is a theme of dissatisfaction at the heart of “Night After Night,” with Joe longing to shed his rough edges and climb the social ladder while his tutor Miss Mabel Jellyman longs to cut loose from the restrictions of that same ladder.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Miss Healey, meanwhile, is preparing to marry a man she finds dull while secretly being excited by the very roguishness that Joe is trying to ditch in order to impress her.
• • Mae West: Only Maudie Triplett is comfortable in her own skin • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Friday, 21 September 1934 in Pittsburgh • •
• • On Friday, 21 September 1934, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published this tidbit under "Hollywood Gossip": Mae West is planning to back a stock company on the coast. Her sister, Beverly, and her manager, James Timony, will head the enterprise.  
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West really enjoyed eating the eggplant parmigiana at a Westwood restaurant Casa D'Oro on Santa Monica Boulevard in California.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "TV is good training but you can get swallowed. You have to find your own style and go from there."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Wire Service Reuters wrote about Mae West.
• • Actress Mae West, 72, Has Nervous Collapse • •
• • Hollywood — Mae West, 72, was reported in "satisfactory" condition today in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital where she was admitted last Thursday for treatment of a "nervous collapse."
• • Attendants indicated Saturday that she would be released within a few days. …
• • Source: Huntingdon Daily News (on page 2) published on Monday, 21 September 1964
• • 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 • •
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