Mae West: "Sex" Apart

At the end of last year, British scholar Dr. Will Visconti was writing about MAE WEST. This is Part 2.
• • Public indecency and the making of Mae West • •
• • Mae’s sexual content • • 
• • Dr. Will Visconti wrote: After nearly 12 months, the play was raided, and Mae West and her company, were charged with obscenity. Similarly, her later plays “The Drag” (1927) and “Pleasure Man” (1928) were raided and shut down, albeit much more swiftly. Despite Mae West’s best efforts, “The Drag” never made it to Broadway. It was a financial success during its run [sic] but was poorly received by critics primarily because of its sexual content (particularly its homosexual content). Within all of her plays are elements of the humour for which West became famous, alongside more serious subject matters like drug use, blackmail and human trafficking.
• • Note: Though “The Drag” had a handful of out-of-town try-outs, it never had “a run.”

• • Dr. Will Visconti wrote: What set “Sex” apart from other shows running during the period was West’s depiction of Margy LaMont, a tough but not heartless prostitute who tries to help a ‘fallen woman’ and a victim of blackmailing while trying to make a better life for herself beyond the world of toughs and gangsters.
• • for tighter restrictions on material • •  …
• • His article will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Talking Humanities, S.A.S., University of London; published on Thursday, 7 December 2017.
• • On Tuesday, 17 October 1933 • •
• • A review of the latest Mae West motion picture was published by Variety in their issue dated for Tuesday, 17 October 1933. Their movie critic Land wrote: "I'm No Angel" is going to help redistribute a nice chunk of the nation's coin.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • Mae West says that timid boys sometimes need to be suggested to or prompted.
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "Lady Godiva was the greatest gambler. She put everything she had on a horse."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • A California daily mentioned Mae West.
• • “Checking on Mae” • •
• • Frank Wallace, who expects to appear in the movie version of his own story, "Frankie and Mamie," is familiarizing himself with Mae West's photos. She has changed from the petite brunette Mae he said he wed. …
• • Source: Photo with caption in San Bernardino Sun; published on Wednesday, 16 October 1935
• • 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 14th anniversary • •  

• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fourteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,000 blog posts. Wow!  

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fourteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4064th 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: A Taboo Topic

At the end of last year, British scholar Dr. Will Visconti was writing about MAE WEST. This is Part 1.
• • Public indecency and the making of Mae West • •
• • Dr. Will Visconti wrote: Mae West — — comedienne, dancer, singer, actor, playwright, director, producer, novelist and sex symbol — — had a career that lasted more than 80 years [sic], which included performances that were famous, or infamous, for their power to shock. Below, Dr. Will Visconti explores the star’s fearless approach to topics considered taboo and how she created herself as her most enduring ‘character,’ whom she used as a mouthpiece to criticise hypocrisy.
• • Dr. Will Visconti wrote: In 1926, Mae West’s play, “Sex,” premiered at Daly’s 63rd St Theatre in New York. Under the pen name of Jane Mast, West wrote and starred in a melodrama in the style of popular pieces of the era, including those in which she had herself appeared or with which her own show was in competition.

• • Mae’s sexual content • •  . . .
• • His article will be continued on the next post.
• • Source: Talking Humanities, S.A.S., University of London; published on Thursday, 7 December 2017.
• • On Monday, 16 October 1933 • •
• • Time Magazine's review of "I'm No Angel" ran in the issue dated for Monday, 16 October 1933.
• • Overheard in Hollywood • •
• • A rather sympathetic headline appeared in The Hollywood Reporter: "Mae West Too 'Personal’; CBS Junks Interview Tape." 
• • In Her Own Words • •
• • Mae West said: "When you make the right demands, the studios are delighted."
• • Quote, Unquote • •
• • Entertainment Weekly mentioned Mae West.
• • Maureen Lee Lenker wrote:  In addition to filming at Tinseltown landmarks like Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and the Hollywood Bowl, the 1937 film [“A Star Is Born”] also includes references to real stars and thinly veiled allusions to various studio moguls, fixers, and members of the press. Janet Gaynor, a talented mimic, has a delightful sequence in which she attempts to impress Hollywood brass with her impressions of Greta Garbo, Mae West, and Katharine Hepburn while working a catering gig.  …
• • Source: Entertainment Weekly; published on Sunday, 7 October 2018
• • 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 14th anniversary • •  

• • Thank you for reading, sending questions, and posting comments during these past fourteen years. Not long ago, we entertained 3,497 visitors. And we reached a milestone recently when we completed 4,000 blog posts. Wow!  

• • By the Numbers • •
• • The Mae West Blog was started fourteen years ago in July 2004. You are reading the 4063rd 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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