Mae West: Perth Post

In January 1938, the NBC ban of the name of MAE WEST was making worldwide headlines.
• • “Mae West Is Banned Over Radio” • •
• • ("The Sunday Times" Special Message.)
• • New York, Saturday, 29 January — — The National Broadcasting Company from its headquarters here has issued definite instructions that the name of Mae West must not be mentioned over any station in the network which it controls.
• • It is believed that this is the result of violent objection that followed Miss West's recent appearance, after a four-year absence from the air, in a sketch entitled "Adam and Eve."
• • Source: Sunday Times (Perth, Australia); published on Sunday, 30 January 1938.
• • On Friday, 27 January 1933 in the USA • •

• • The red carpet premiere of "She Done Him Wrong" took place in Hollywood on Friday, 27 January 1933. What a great day for Mae West.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Directly under a striking color portrait of Mae West on the cover of the January 1934 issue of Screenland, the Smart Screen Magazine, the editors promised that you would find "Mae West's Personal Message to You!" on page 24.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “The time to worry is when they stop talking about you."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A British Columbia daily paper mentioned Mae West.
• • “An Open Letter to Mae West” • •

• • The celebrated Hollywood movie star writes to Zita Lomas, The Sun's graphologist, who bares Mae West's good and bad point (ignoring the "curves") in the tabloid magazine section of this week's Sunday Sun . . .
• • Note: Our fascinating handwriting analysis series begins on The Mae West Blog on Monday, 10 February 2020. What does Zita Lomas discover in Mae's penmanship style?
• • Source: The Vancouver Sun (Canada); published on Friday, 29 December 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 15th anniversary • • 
• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,300 blog posts. Wow! 
• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4,396th 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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Mae West: Narcotic Existence

Like MAE WEST, Diane Arbus was a native New Yorker. An Australian stage play, inspired by their Los Angeles meeting and photo session, was widely reviewed. To commemorate Arbus’s untimely death, age 48, in summer (July 26, 1971), let’s ponder some of those critiques.
• • Let’s hear from another Australian drama critic now. This is Part 10 of of 10 segments, the finale.
• • In Stephen Sewell’s charming “Arbus and West,” feminism boils to the surface • •
• • living in a dream state but yet trapped • •
• • Sandra D’Urso wrote: Sewell empathises with Mae West’s realisation that being a woman is tantamount to living in a dream state, trapped in a condition of artifice and alienation from the world.
• • Sandra D’Urso wrote: It is to enter a contractual agreement to live as though you were a species of living dead trapped beneath a crust of glamour. A narcotic existence, so seemingly pleasurable and sensual that the terror of it escapes all our notice.

• • Sandra D’Urso wrote: I may be over-reaching here, but in the era of #MeToo in the Australian theatrical context there is something deeply hopeful about our most prominent playwrights developing a feminist politics in their work.
• • The play “Arbus and West” was staged at Arts Centre Melbourne until 30 March 2019.
• • Sandra D’Urso’s review has concluded here with Part 10. So enjoyable to share it with you.
• • Source: The Conversation; published on Wednesday, 6 March 2019.
• • On Tuesday, 5 August 1913 • •
• • On Tuesday, 5 August 1913, The New York Tribune's critic commented that even Mae's low neckline and raunchy bumps and grinds were not enough to sway the hoi polloi at Hammerstein's.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In the early 1930s, when Mae West was vacationing at La Cinta, a posh resort favored by Paramount executives, she had an amazing experience with Amelia Earhart that she wrote about in her memoir “Mae West on Sex, Health and ESP.”
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Jazz suited me — — I liked the beat and emotions."
• • Mae West said: "I like my sexes stable."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Motion Picture Herald mentioned Mae West.
• • Hearst vs. Mae West • •
• • The William Randolph Hearst newspapers editorially lambasted Mae West's new picture this week and followed through with a refusal to accept advertisements for the key city showings now in progress.
• • "Mae West's 'Klondike Annie' is a disgrace to everyone connected with it," editorialized the Hearst papers, adding: "Paramount and Will Hays' office should be ashamed to allow it to be shown to the public."
• • The Paul Block newspapers in the East acted similarly. And, yes, they often do.  …
• • Source: Motion Picture Herald;  published on Saturday, 29 February 1936
• • 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 15th anniversary • •  

• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,200 blog posts. Wow!  

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4271st 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/
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Mae West: Enduring Misogyny

Like MAE WEST, Diane Arbus was a native New Yorker. An Australian stage play, inspired by their Los Angeles meeting and photo session, was widely reviewed. To commemorate Arbus’s untimely death, age 48, in summer (July 26, 1971), let’s ponder some of those critiques.
• • Let’s hear from another Australian drama critic now. This is Part 9 of of 10 segments.
• • In Stephen Sewell’s charming “Arbus and West,” feminism boils to the surface • •
• • the silent villain here is . . .  • •
• • Sandra D’Urso wrote: Here Sewell delivers a different kind of crime thriller that transcends the particulars of these characters’ lives. The silent villain is an enduring misogyny that sweeps across historical time like a nuclear explosion.
• • Sandra D’Urso wrote: Towards the end of the play, Arbus whispers a secret into West’s ear. It is a galvanising moment, where the pair become conspirators. After much suspicion and argument, West finally acquiesces to Arbus’s desire to photograph her candidly.

• • Sandra D’Urso wrote: It is as though the playwright is whispering to us. I can’t be sure of the message, but I suspect that Sewell has found a different way to be political with this play.
• • living in a dream state but yet trapped • • …
• • Sandra D’Urso’s review will be concluded on the next post with Part 10.
• • Source: The Conversation; published on Wednesday, 6 March 2019.
• • On Wednesday, 2 August 1944 • •
• • It was Wednesday, August 2nd and the applause rang out from the Shubert Theatre [225 West 44th Street], signaling the gala Broadway debut of "Catherine Was Great," when Mae West portrayed the Empress of Russia. Produced by Mike Todd, the show starred Mae as the Empress of Love who handled her men as skillfully as she handled affairs of state.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • In Hollywood, police raided an alleged "indecent" stage show and arrested James Timony, the business manager for Mae West, along with 13 of the cast of "Ladies by Request." The play had run for several weeks.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: “I liked boys. Girls seemed a foolish investment of my time.”
• • Mae West said: "Sex is good for you."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Motion Picture Herald mentioned movie promotions for Mae West.
• • John Musselman, Rialto Theatre, Louisville — — Paramount, "Klondike Annie"
• • "Klondike Annie" downtown window displays with Mae West dresses. Fur stores displays. 1,000 line ads in newspapers. Special lobby display of Western camp. 25-24 sheets illuminated. Special trailer two weeks in advance. 25 live-size standees placed in prominent windows.
• • Special lobby displays two weeks in advance. 10,000 cut-outs of Mae West distributed in city. Special newspaper story four weeks in advance. Radio broadcast.
• • Soda fountain tie-up and filling station tie-up. Ten cent stores' windows and music counter tie-ups. Radio and night club tie-ups.  …
• • Source: Motion Picture Herald;  published on Saturday, 22 February 1936
• • 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 15th anniversary • •  

• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fifteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,200 blog posts. Wow!  

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fifteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4270th 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/
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