Mae West: Legendary Quips

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 25.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: Cary Grant turns up after 48 minutes • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: And there is another Mae West line that has passed into legend (“When I’m good I’m very good. But when I’m bad I’m better”).
• • Andy Goulding wrote: And this time she actually does say “Come up and see me sometime”!
• • Andy Goulding wrote: The fleeting songs are incorporated in a much livelier manner, with Mae West bursting into a number wherever she feels like it rather than waiting for a spotlight to hit her.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Once again, Cary Grant gets second billing for a comparatively small role (he doesn’t turn up for 48 minutes) but this time he seems more comfortable, his role better developed and his chemistry with West significantly increased.
• • Mae West: Black maids are stand-outs • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Friday, 18 October 1918 • •
• • In Billboard's review of "Sometime" printed on 18 October 1918, they reserved several sentences filled with praise for Mae West.
• • On Sunday, 18 October 1931 • •

• • The Herald Tribune reviewed Mae's Harlem play on Sunday, 18 October 1931.
• • On Tuesday, 18 October 1932 • •
• • On Tuesday, 18 October 1932 Will Hays wrote to remind studio boss Adolph Zukor that he must not register the titles "Diamonds" or "Diamond Lady" for any film project with Mae West.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Printed on page 4 was the sassy movie star Mae West, provocatively cupping her hands under her breasts in a motion picture advertisement for Paramount Pictures.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “First you gotta know your man and then go after him in the right way.”
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • An article on the Broadway play "Sometime" mentioned Mae West.
• • Billboard wrote: "Mae West, a pretty young girl of attractive personality, gave a fine performance of a vampire lady, exhibiting a delightful talent for comic art." …
• • Source: Billboard; published on Friday, 18 October 1918
• • 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 5,100 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started eighteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 5,103rd 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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