"Diamond Lil" by Mae West Returns to Lower Manhattan

NEW YORK - July 15, 2013 - PRLog -- New York, NY — Come up and see Mae West and celebrate her 120th birthday. The best event in August is FREE and open to the public.  Put on your Bowery bonnets or your Delancey Street derby and join us.

• • Save the Date: Monday, August 12th • •
• • Monday, 12 August 2013 will be the next Mae West Tribute in Manhattan and this entertaining and informative afternoon affair will start at 4:00 pm in Greenwich Village.  Again this year Mae-mavens will enjoy an indoor event (ahhh, air conditioning), a multi-media presentation with music, and attendees will be seated.
• • Where: The Auditorium of Hudson Branch Library, 66 Leroy Street, New York, NY 10014; Tel. (212) 243-6876. Please note: this spacious room is on the lower level and the building is not accessible to wheelchairs.
• • When: Monday, 12 August 2013 from 4:00pm — 5:45pm. Attendees can select a seat starting at 3:45pm [open seating].  
• • Who: Actress Darlene Violette reads from the novel "Diamond Lil" written by Mae West and published in New York by The Macauley Company in 1932. Ms. Violette, clad in period costume, will sing songs performed by Mae in "She Done Him Wrong" [Paramount Pictures, 1933].
• • Who: NYC historian and dramatist LindaAnn Loschiavo gives an armchair tour of the actual addresses Mae West used in Chinatown, Nolita, and on the Bowery to create the world of Diamond Lil, Gus Jordan, and Captain Cummings; you'll see rare vintage images of downtown Manhattan and learn the real identities of her fictional characters. Ms. Loschiavo, author of "Courting Mae West," will be in period costume.
• • Who: Brian McInnis provides delightful live musical accompaniment.
• • What else: The ever-popular Mae West Raffle will offer rare prizes once again to a number of lucky attendees. The public is invited.
• • Admission: free. Raffle tickets are always free.
• • RSVP: 212-243-6876 [Hudson Branch Library's phone number].
• • Mae West was born in Brooklyn, NY on Thursday, 17 August 1893.
• • Closest MTA subway stations: Christopher St. or West Fourth St.; or take the M7 bus.
• • Closest PATH station: Christopher St.
• • Illustration from "Frankie and Johnny" [NY: Albert and Charles Boni, 1930].