It was eventually shut down by the New York City Police Department due to obscenity, and West was sentenced to 10 days in jail because of it.

Rocky receives an unwanted visit from Dawson, a police officer he has been paying off to keep quiet about a murder.

The first is her best friend Agnes, who, despite Margy's warnings about rejection, plans to return home to her parents once she's saved enough money.

Gregg encourages Margy to follow the fleet around and entertain the military men so she can see the world and get rich.

Rocky returns with his "society dame" Clara, whom he quickly drugs and hauls into the bedroom once she is unconscious.

Margy and Gregg return to have a drink and discover that Rocky has fled and left behind Clara, who is now near death.

Gregg enters and tells Margy he is leaving the next day for Australia, then asks if she will come with him and be his wife.

Upon meeting Jimmy's mother, Clara, Margy instantly recognizes her as the "society dame" from Montreal.

Once Jimmy and Gregg have left, there is a knock at the door, and Clara answers it to reveal Rocky, who demands money.

Margy knows that Rocky has been blackmailing Clara, but she lets him run before the police arrive when he promises to leave them alone forever.

Jimmy and Gregg return and begin to talk with Clara, but Margy interrupts, dressed to leave and carrying her suitcase.

When the show opened, Broadway had been in a commercial slump, yet in spite of this and negative press, Sex played to full audiences.

Sex was the only play on Broadway that season to stay open through the summer and into the following year.

[5] The original production of Sex was directed by Edward Elsner, produced by C. William Morganstern, and stage managed by Alfred L.

[1] The original cast featured Mae West as Margy LaMont, Al Re Alia as Curley, Conde Brewer as Condez, Gordon Earle as Waiter, D. J. Hamilton as Jones, Frank Howard as Jenkins, Michael Markham as Spanish Dancer, Constance Morganstern as Marie, Mary Morrisey as Red, Barry O'Neill as Lieutenant Gregg, Ann Reader as Agnes Scott, Pacie Ripple as Robert Stanton, George Rogers as Captain Carter, Warren Sterling as Rocky Waldron, Eda Von Buelow as Clara Smith, and Lyons Wickland as Jimmy Stanton.