Near Riot Outside New York Theatre
(N.Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) NEW YORK, June 25. Mae West, looking nowhere near her 78 years, nearly caused a riot on
Broadway on Wednesday night when thousands of fans surged forward to get a closer look at the apparently ageless screen siren.
At least two people were arrested and several crushed against barricades in wild scenes before the premiere of the controversial film, “Myra Beckinridge.” When Miss West, swathed in white fur over a glistening full-length gown, arrived for the performance at New York’s Criterion Theatre, the fans did not wait for the famous, huskily - drawled catch-phrase, “Come Up and See Me Sometime,” —they just charged. The thin blue line of police, which had been holding back the throng for hours, finally gave way as her car pulled up. Several fans managed to crawl over the car before they were dragged off by mounted police. Chaos raged for several minutes before Miss West—smiling at the turmoil—managed to escape into the theatre with police fighting a rear-guard battle behind a curtain of photographers.
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Press, Issue 32333, 26 June 1970, Page 2
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176Near Riot Outside New York Theatre Press, Issue 32333, 26 June 1970, Page 2
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