“Come Up and See Me Sometime”
By Maggie Magoffin
When Mae West arrived in Denver in July 1949 to perform her play, “Diamond Lil,” at the Central City Opera House, it seemed as if she was the biggest star ever to visit Colorado. Along with members of the Central City Opera staff, state and city officials greeted West and the rest of the play’s cast when they arrived at Union Station. Festivities included performances by the University of Denver’s Dudes and Dames square dancers, the university’s cowboy band, contestants in a Mae West look-a-like contest, and Morris Sharp and his orchestra. There were live radio broadcasts from the station platform, and then West was presented with the Distinguished Denver Citizen award.
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