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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,isinlovewithCaptainCummings.Sheistryingtogethimtocomeupandseeher.(SOUND)1.adyLou:Youknow