Article: THE WILD MAE WEST.(Books)(Review)

Article: Diamond Lil; A showbiz life.('Mae ...
The Economist (US);  August 11, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... if you mix the exuberant and curvaceous Mae West with an analytical professor? Egg on ... incorrect lady not to be absurd. Indeed, any Mae West biographer starts with a hefty handicap ... as a "trickster" and "signifier", Mae West appropriated black survival characteristics ...

Encyclopedia entry: Diamond Lil
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre;      420 words ...Diamond Lil (1928), a play by Mae West . [ Royale Theatre , 171 perf.] Lil (West) is the mistress ... trash, or rather impure trash though it is, I wouldn't miss Diamond Lil if I were you.” A nearly year‐long run ...

Article: MEMORIES West is best as Diamond Lil Mae dazzles ...
Evening Times;  July 15, 2008 ;     314 words ... ... A Pie, A Play and Pint at Oran Mor 1947 HOLLYWOOD legend Mae West quite literally stopped the traffic when she arrived in Glasgow in 1947 to produce her self- penned play Diamond Lil at the city's Alhambra Theatre. Film-mad Glaswegians ...

Article: Diamond Lil Still Sparkles.
The New York Observer (New York, NY);  February 10, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... lt;![CDATA[ She Always Knew How: Mae West--A Personal Biography By Charlotte ... when it comes to the utter cool that was Mae West. Seriously! Just try to imagine an Angelina ... who has most definitely studied the Mae West playbook--has pushed the boundaries ...

Article: Thursday Book: The sex goddess who understood spin Mae ...
The Independent - London;  November 8, 2001 ;     700+ words ...BY THE 1930s, Mae West had established her reputation as ... mirror emblazoned with the words "Mae West - SEX - Diamond Lil". After a few suspenseful moments ... her. From the earliest days, when Mae West cut her teeth on the vaudeville circuit ...

Article: Book review: Mae West: Way-out west
The Scotsman;  November 3, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... the Gay Nineties. Diamond Lil wore a tight corset ... published by Virago). Mae West created the character Diamond Lil and then played ... who went to see Diamond Lil on the London stage ... But in the end Mae West just went out of ...

Article: 'BLONDE' BOMBSHELL PLAYHOUSE PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON MAE ...
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  May 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... makes a pilgrimage out to Mae West's Grave (in Brooklyn ... other through their love of Mae West.'' Before the two stories ... fitting corseted gowns, Mae West gained fame in the play ''Diamond Lil'' and later the film version ...