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 56 of 68.
• • Mae West in Hollywood 1932 – 1943 • •
• • Mae West: W.C. Fields and his shambolic slapstick • •
• • Andy Goulding wrote: “My Little Chickadee” is passable fun.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: But for me here the major problem with their 1940 film is W.C. Fields himself.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Frankly, I am undecided on whether I enjoy W.C. Fields, either his work as a performer.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: The odd mix of Fields' verbose wordplay and shambolic slapstick is fascinating to watch.
• • Andy Goulding wrote: However, it needs a lot of space in which to work.
• • Unfortunately, W.C. Fields’ style does not blend with Mae West as a comedy partner • •
• • Andy Goulding wrote: Fields’ style doesn’t blend with a comedy partner, least of all one as equally dominant as Mae West.
• • Mae West: W.C. Fields and his pompously eloquent persona • • …
• • This will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Blueprint Reviews U.K.; posted on Friday, 3 December 2021.
• • On Friday, 13 December 1912 in Variety • •
• • At Hammerstein's Victoria the stagebill was always crowded.
• • In December 1912, the singing comedienne Mae West opened right after intermission, a difficult spot on the Program because the audience was still taking seats, waving to friends as they strolled down the aisle, and not paying attention to the act onstage.
• • Variety noted, in their issue dated for Friday, 13 December 1912 that Mae West was at a disadvantage that evening and "some of her very good material went for naught."
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Thank God for youth and the finer susceptibilities. As I say, Hollywood couldn't make Mae out.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "A man in love is like a clipped coupon — — it's time to cash in."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A newspaper in Brisbane mentioned Mae West.
• • Mae West as Star of Theatre • •
• • The Courier-Mail wrote: Mae West's latest film, now showing at the Majestic Theatre, is a story of broken romances. It also provides her with a more or less straight part to play as Mavis Arden, a theatre star under a five-year contract, which stipulates that she must not fall in love.
• • The Courier-Mail explained: Her press agent and adviser (Warren William) has a fulltime job to see that the clause of her contract is carried out, but he himself falls in love with her.
• • The Courier-Mail added: Before this, however, he manages to break up her romances with Harrigan (Lyle Talbot), an old sweetheart of hers, and a local farmer (Randolph Scott). ...
• • Source: The Courier-Mail (Brisbane); published on Monday, 13 December 1937
• • 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 5,135th 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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