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1、美国名人女演员，编剧、歌手、剧作家梅韦斯特MaeWest:TheWildWomanofFilmandStageplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-17:26repeatByDanaDemange2006-4-22(THEME)VOICEONE:mBarbaraKlein.VOICETWO:AndImSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutfilmactressMaeWest.Shewasalsoawriter;producerandbusinesswoman.Thesexualnatur
2、eofherlifeandartrepresentedherliberalandoftendisputedideas.HerfunnyjokeshavebecomepartofthelanguageOfAmericanpopularculture.(THEME)VOICEONE:MaeWestwasborninBrooklyn,NewYorkineighteenninety-three.Herfather,JohnWest,hadseveraljobsbutstartedhiscareerasacompetitivefighter.Mae,smother,Matilda,playedanimp
3、ortantroleindevelopingherdaughterscareerasanentertainer.Maestartedtoperforminlocaltheatergroupsasayoungchild.Bynineteenohsevenshewaspartofanationalvaudevilletourthatperformedacrossthecountry.Vaudevillewasatheatricalshowwithseveralentertainersperformingsongs,dancesandjokes.Vaudevillewasverypopularint
4、heUnitedStatesduringtheearlynineteenhundreds.WhenMaeWestwasabouteighteenyearsoldshestartedperformingonBroadway,thefamoustheaterareaofNewYorkCity.SheappearedinmanymusicalshowssuchasHello,ParisandAIaBroadway.ForthenextfifteenyearsshesanganddancedinbothBroadwayandvaudevilleshows.VOICETWO:Inthemiddlenin
5、eteentwenties,MaeWeststartedtowrite,produceandactinherownplays.Shealsostartedtocreatethesexualjokesthatwouldmakeherfamous-andalsogetherintotrouble.HerfirstBroadwayplaywascalledSex.Theplaywasverypopular;butsoonclosedtemporarily.CityofficialsputMaeWestinjailformorethanaweek.Thepolicearrestedherbecause
6、theysaidtheplaywasnotmoral.MaeWestknewthatthisincidentwouldmakeheranationalsuccess-anditdid.ServingtimeinjaildidnotstopWestfromwritingmoreplaysorcausingnewdisputesovertheirsexuallysuggestivesubjectmatter.Infact,shesaidthatshelearnedfromherjailexperience.Shesaidthepeopleshemetinjailinfluencedthechara
7、ctersshelatercreated.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:MaeWestwrotemanykindsOftheatricalproductions,butsomedetailsremainedthesame.Herhumorwasoftensexual.Butherjokeshadtwomeanings.Herstatementswerehumorousandintelligentbecausetheycouldbeunderstoodintwodifferentways.Shewasalsofunnybecauseshegreatlyoverstatedhersexynatu
8、reandloveformen.MaeWestalwaysplayedtheroleofayoungandstrongwoman.Shealsomadesurethatshealwayshadthebiggestrole.Shewantedeveryonetoknowshewasthestarandshewasincharge.VOICETWO:OneofhermostfamousplayswascalledDiamondLil.MaeWestmadecarefulchoiceswhenwritingthisplaysothatitwouldbepopularwithawideaudience
9、.ShesettheplayinafamousNewYorkCityareacalledtheBowery.Audiencesknewthehistoryofthisdangerousarea.Westalsohadthestorytakeplaceinthelatenineteenthcentury.Sheknewthattheclothingfromthisperiodlookedgoodonherlargeandcurvybody.Shethoughtthatolderpeoplewouldlikethetimeperiod.Femaleaudienceswouldlikeherrich
10、clothing.Andyoungerpeoplewouldliketheplaysactionandsexystyle.WestplaysasingernamedLilwhoworksinasaloon,apublicdrinkingplace.Shewalksaroundinverytight,shinydresses.Shehasshingolden,wavyhair.Shewearsdiamondjewelsandlargehats.Shehasmanyloversandadventures.VOICEONE:DiamondLilwasabigsuccess.Itwasperforme
11、dmorethanthreehundredtimesonBroadway.Thenitwasperformedalloverthecountry.LilbecamethemostrepresentativeexampleofMaeWestscharacters.Itwasaroleshewouldplaymanytimesinherlife.DiamondLilshowsthewayMaeWestappearedinmanyofherproductions,andeveninreallife.MaeWestoncesaid:ItisntwhatIdo,buthowIdoit.Itisntwha
12、tIsay,buthowIsayit,andhowIlookwhenIdoitandsayit.VOICETWO:Afterthestockmarketcrashofnineteentwenty-nine,MaeWestfacedadifficultperiod.Manytheaterscouldnolongerremainopeninthistimeofeconomicdepression.Shealsohadtodealwithlegalbattlesoverthedisputedsubjectsofherplays.HerlatestmusicalwasafailureonBroadwa
13、y.And,innineteenthirtyhermotherdied.ItwassoontimeforMaeWesttomakeachange.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Innineteenthirty-twoMaeWestmovedtoHollywood,Californiatostartherfilmcareer.HerfirstfilmwascalledNightAfterNight.Atfirst,MaeWesthadrefusedtobeinthefilmbecauseshewasnotsatisfiedwithhercharacter.Buttheproducerallow
14、edhertorewritepartsofthestory.Westhelpedgivethefilmaspecialhumorandexcitement.ThenextyearshestarredinthemovieSheDoneHimWrong.Thiswasthefilmversionofhersuccessfulplay,DiamondLil.Butmakingthismoviewasnoteasy.TheHaysOfficehadforbiddenseveralofMaeWestsplayssuchasDiamondLilfrombeingmadeintomovies.TheHays
15、Officewasinchargeofenforcingasevereproductioncode.ThiscodecontrolledwhatwasconsideredmorallyacceptablesubjectmatterforAmericanmovies.VOICETWO:Tomakethismovie,theproducerschangedthenameoftheplayanditscharacters.AndMaeWestbroughtherintelligencetothefilm.ShecreatedsexystatementsthattheHaysOfficehadtoac
16、cept.Insteadofdirectsexualcomments,sheperfectedhersexuallysuggestivejokes.Inthisfilm,CaryGrantplaystheroleofMaeWestsmainloveinterest,CaptainCummings.ThisisoneofCaryGrantsearliestroles.HesoonbecameabigHollywoodstar.Inthisscenefromthemovie,MaeWestmakeshermostfamousstatement.Hercharacter;LadyLou,isinlo
17、vewithCaptainCummings.Sheistryingtogethimtocomeupandseeher.(SOUND)1.adyLou:Youknow,Ialwaysdidlikeamaninauniform.Thatonefitsyougrand.Whydontyoucomeupsometimeandseememhomeeveryevening.CaptainCummings:mbusyeveryevening.1.adyLou:Busy?Sowhatareyoutryingtodo,insultme?CaptainCummings:Whyno!Notatall.mjustbu
18、sy,thatsall.Yousee,wereholdingmeetingsinJacobsensHalleveryevening.Anytimeyouhaveamomenttospare,dbegladtohaveyoudropin.Youremorethanwelcome.1.adyLou:Iheardyou.Butyouaintkiddingmeany.Youknow,vemetyourkindbefore.Whydontyoucomeupsometime,huh?CaptainCummings:Wellzl1.adyLou:Dontbeafraid,Iwonttell.Comeupzl
19、ltellyourfortune.VOICEONE:ThismoviemadeMaeWestagreatsuccess,Whydontyoucomeupandseemesometimebecameoneofthemostfamousstatementsinfilmhistory.Foraperiod,shewasoneofthehighestpaidfemaleentertainersinAmerica.SomeexpertssayhermovieshelpedsavetheproductioncompanyParamountPicturesfromfinancialruin.Audience
20、sallovertheworldeitherlovedorhatedthiswildwoman.MaeWestbothstarredinandwrotehernextfilm,ImNoAngel.Sheplayedacircusperformer.Asalways,hercharacterdrivesmencrazywithdesire.Whenthefilmopened,itbrokerecordsforattendanceandprofits.HereisMaeWestperformingthethemesongofthismovie.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:MaeWestcont
21、inuedtomakefilms-andtrouble-throughoutthenineteenthirtiesandearlyforties.Criticssaythiswasthemostexcitingpartofhercareer.Theysaythatafterthisperiod,sheonlyrepeatedherself.Whileshehadoffersforfilms,sherefusedtoplaytheroleofanolderorweakwoman.Westcontinuedtoactonstage,wrotebooksandappearedontelevision
22、.Attheageofeighty-fiveshestarredinafilmcalledSextette.Notsurprisingly,MaeWestplayedasexywomanthatmencouldnotresist.Somecriticsdismissedthefilm.Otherspraisedherspiritforneversurrenderingtooldageonfilm.Twoyearslater,MaeWestdiedatherhomeinCalifornia.Shewaseighty-seven.VOICEONE:MaeWestremainsoneofthemos
23、tfamousandliberatedactressesinAmericanfilmandstagehistory.Sheusedheryellowhair,playfulvoice,andshapelybodytocreateawholenewkindofHollywoodstar.Shewasastrongwomanwhokeptcarefulartisticcontroloverherwork.Herindependence,humorandsexynaturecontinuetoinfluenceperformerstoday.(THEME)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyDanaDemange.mSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndmBarbaraKlein.JoinusagainnextweekforPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.
