Mae West: Pomposity Pricked

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 37 of 68.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: Pricks the pomposity of the snobbish set • •

• • Andy Goulding wrote: I’ve always enjoyed films in which pomposity is pricked and the snobs are bested by the slobs.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Even at their most one-dimensional, these films still seem to satisfy some bitter part of my working class sensibility.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: In a superficial way, “Goin’ to Town” reminds me a bit of “Caddyshack,” with West in the Rodney Dangerfield role (West’s influence on Dangerfield’s own one liners and delivery has been noted by many, although his comedy includes a self-deprecating side which West’s crucially never did), and it results in the same simplistic satisfaction.
• • Mae West: Simple pleasures • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Sunday, 8 November 1931 in Brooklyn • •
• • The Brooklyn Daily Eagle recalled in its archives that on Sunday, 8 November 1931 Mae West performed her play "The Constant Sinner" in Brooklyn's Majestic Theatre.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • "I Met My Waterloo" from the Mae West picture "It Ain't No Sin" is on the other side. This is also by Duke Ellington and his orchestra.
• • In Her Own Words • •

• • Mae West said: "First impressions are what count. It's like when you first arrive at a party. That's when people will take a real long look at you. And if they're impressed, then that's how they will think of you. So if your makeup fades and if you get creases in your dress later on, that won't be what they remember."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A campus publication in Rhode Island discussed Mae West.
• • "A Philosopher Looks at Mae West" • •
• • Paul Connolly observed: The most peculiar point in the psychology underlying Mae's appeal, is that this appeal is felt only by people who are at least fairly cultured. To a vulgar person she would have no appeal, for she would not seem incongruous. To certain types she might seem perfectly natural but they don't know any better. Consequently, we have the paradox. The more cultured a person is, the more he appreciates Mae West.
• • Paul Connolly added: Yes, Mae West makes an interesting study. My only regret is that I cannot speak with more authority. …
• • Source: The Alembic (Providence College); published in the issue dated for November 1933
• • 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 5,115th 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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