Mae West Performs her famous "Diamond Lil Soliloquy," 1973

A compilation of still and moving images illustrating an audio recording of Mae West's 1973 performance at the Hollywood Masquers Club of her "Diamond Lil Soliloquy," telling the humorously lurid tale of the legendary character persona she wrote and performed for stage and screen. At the end of the stage performance, she offers a rendition of her signature song, "Frankie and Johnny," To read about this and her first known staging of it at the University of Southern California in 1968, go to: www.carlanthonyonline.com.