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1、美国名人演员编剧歌手剧作家梅韦斯特MaeWest,1893-1980:TheWildWomanofFilmandStageplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:28repeatByDanaDemange2008-11-22VOICEONE:mBarbaraKlein.VOICETWO:AndImSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutfilmactressMaeWest.Shewasalsoawriter;producerandbusinesswoman.Thesexualnatur

2、eofherlifeandartrepresentedherliberalandoftendisputedideas.HerfunnyjokeshavebecomepartofthelanguageofAmericanpopularculture.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:MaeWestMaeWestwasborninBrooklyn,NewYorkineighteenninety-three.Herfather,JohnWest,hadseveraljobsbutstartedhiscareerasacompetitivefighter.Maesmother,Matilda,playe

3、danimportantroleindevelopingherdaughterscareerasanentertainer.Maestartedtoperforminlocaltheatergroupsasayoungchild.Bynineteen-oh-sevenshewaspartofanationalvaudevilletourthatperformedacrossthecountry.Vaudevillewasatheatricalshowwithseveralentertainersperformingsongs,dancesandjokes.Vaudevillewasverypo

4、pularintheUnitedStatesduringtheearlynineteenhundreds.WhenMaeWestwasabouteighteenyearsoldshestartedperformingonBroadway,thefamoustheaterareaofNewYorkCity.SheappearedinmanymusicalshowssuchasHello,ParisandAIaBroadway.ForthenextfifteenyearsshesanganddancedinbothBroadwayandvaudevilleshows.VOICETWO:Inthem

5、iddlenineteentwenties,MaeWeststartedtowrite,produceandactinherownplays.Shealsostartedtocreatethesexualjokesthatwouldmakeherfamous-andalsogetherintotrouble.HerfirstBroadwayplaywascalledSex.Theplaywasverypopular;butsoonclosedtemporarily.CityofficialsputMaeWestinjailformorethanaweek.Thepolicearrestedhe

6、rbecausetheysaidtheplaywasnotmoral.MaeWestknewthatthisincidentwouldmakeheranationalsuccess-anditdid.ServingtimeinjaildidnotstopWestfromwritingmoreplaysorcausingnewdisputesovertheirsexuallysuggestivesubjectmatter.Infact,shesaidthatshelearnedfromherjailexperience.Shesaidthepeopleshemetinjailinfluenced

7、thecharactersshelatercreated.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:MaeWestwrotemanykindsOftheatricalproductions,butsomedetailsremainedthesame.Herhumorwasoftensexual.Butherjokeshadtwomeanings.Herstatementswerehumorousandintelligentbecausetheycouldbeunderstoodintwodifferentways.Shewasalsofunnybecauseshegreatlyoverstatedher

8、sexynatureandloveformen.MaeWestalwaysplayedtheroleofayoungandstrongwoman.Shealsomadesurethatshealwayshadthebiggestrole.Shewantedeveryonetoknowshewasthestarandshewasincharge.VOICETWO:OneofhermostfamousplayswascalledDiamondLil.MaeWestmadecarefulchoiceswhenwritingthisplaysothatitwouldbepopularwithawide

9、audience.ShesettheplayinafamousNewYorkCityareacalledtheBowery.Audiencesknewthehistoryofthisdangerousarea.Westalsohadthestorytakeplaceinthelatenineteenthcentury.Sheknewthattheclothingfromthisperiodlookedgoodonherlargeandcurvybody.Shethoughtthatolderpeoplewouldlikethetimeperiod.Femaleaudienceswouldlik

10、eherrichclothing.Andyoungerpeoplewouldliketheplaysactionandsexystyle.WestplaysasingernamedLilwhoworksinasaloon,apublicdrinkingplace.Shewalksaroundinverytight,shinydresses.Shehasshiny,golden,wavyhair.Shewearsdiamondjewelsandlargehats.Shehasmanyloversandadventures.VOICEONE:DiamondLilwasabigsuccess.Itw

11、asperformedmorethanthreehundredtimesonBroadway.Thenitwasperformedalloverthecountry.LilbecamethemostrepresentativeexampleofMaeWestscharacters.Itwasaroleshewouldplaymanytimesinherlife.DiamondLilshowsthewayMaeWestappearedinmanyofherproductions,andeveninreallife.MaeWestoncesaid:ItisntwhatIdo,buthowIdoit

12、.ItisntwhatIsay,buthowIsayitzandhowIlookwhenIdoitandsayit.VOICETWO:Afterthestockmarketcrashofnineteentwenty-nine,MaeWestfacedadifficultperiod.Manytheaterscouldnolongerremainopeninthistimeofeconomicdepression.Shealsohadtodealwithlegalbattlesoverthedisputedsubjectsofherplays.Herlatestmusicalwasafailur

13、eonBroadway.And,innineteenthirtyhermotherdied.ItwassoontimeforMaeWesttomakeachange.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Innineteenthirty-twoMaeWestmovedtoHollywood,Californiatostartherfilmcareer.HerfirstfilmwascalledNightAfterNight.Atfirst,MaeWesthadrefusedtobeinthefilmbecauseshewasnotsatisfiedwithhercharacter.Butthepro

14、ducerallowedhertorewritepartsofthestory.Westhelpedgivethefilmaspecialhumorandexcitement.ThenextyearshestarredinthemovieSheDoneHimWrong.Thiswasthefilmversionofhersuccessfulplay,DiamondLil.Butmakingthismoviewasnoteasy.TheHaysOfficehadforbiddenseveralofMaeWestsplayssuchasDiamondLilfrombeingmadeintomovi

15、es.TheHaysOfficewasinchargeofenforcingasevereproductioncode.ThiscodecontrolledwhatwasconsideredmorallyacceptablesubjectmatterforAmericanmovies.VOICETWO:Tomakethismovie,theproducerschangedthenameoftheplayanditscharacters.AndMaeWestbroughtherintelligencetothefilm.ShecreatedsexystatementsthattheHaysOff

16、icehadtoaccept.Insteadofdirectsexualcomments,sheperfectedhersexuallysuggestivejokes.Inthisfilm,CaryGrantplaystheroleofMaeWestsmainloveinterest,CaptainCummings.ThisisoneofCaryGrantsearliestroles.HesoonbecameabigHollywoodstar.InthisscenefromthemoviezMaeWestmakeshermostfamousstatement.Hercharacter;LadyLouzisinlovewithCaptainCummings.Sheistryingtogethimtocomeupandseeher.1.ADYLOU:Y