Life, 1892-01-07 · page 10 of 16
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# Life Magazine Drama Section - Analysis This page reviews theatrical productions, primarily discussing Miss Rehan's revival of Shakespeare's *Rostand* and praising her performance. The text critiques operatic music criticism and discusses Mr. Dave Braham's theatrical scores. The two sketches illustrate scenes from plays: 1. **Upper right**: A domestic scene showing a woman waiting for a man, captioned "First Girl (waiting for the man who doesn't come)" with a quote attributed to David: "All men are liars." 2. **Lower illustration**: A restaurant/dining scene showing a waiter and customers in conversation about a sandwich with no meat—apparently a comedic commentary on poor restaurant service or food quality. Both cartoons use humor to satirize everyday social frustrations typical of the period.
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us. In the present revival MISS REHAN'S Rosalind is already fa ' LAs Like It” she has carried her conception of the char- acter yet a step further, and Ltr: is laboring under the impression that ven with more grace, vivacity and human interest it has never L With every seni adds a delicacy, a fres! gives a new charm to Shakespeare's lines, and ness, an exquisite humor which we half suspect would have surprised the bard himself. ° « * OME. amusing examples of the value of nsical criticism have been uring in the New York Zridune, The erratic scribe admirer of Wagnerian music, fortunately his mental recently apy who furnishes these outbursts is a which is praiseworthy, and to be respected, atesa correspond t that French and into ate outfit is such that his love for one class of nuusic nece: T ven th in bare announcem: hector of any ot Italian opera was to be ew this partial er port ical fury, and he opera is actu: Mect has 1 Metropolitan are served up ecumbed » quivering ren in the columns of the Zribune e this excitable citizen can invent. with the sharpest saw pared with these outpourings the utterances of the infuriated ntly the Tribune is of to the student who wishes to discover the relative and forbearance. Conseq) At the Metropolitan Opera Ho: There is much less talking in the boxes goes on [¥ the meantime t merrily and) musically than of yore, a fairly reliable sign that this sectu noes is vre interested in the performances than under t régime. Lire never had a lofty opinion of either the intelligence or good taste of the bos-talkers, but on the principle that real e breast,” it is fair to argue that the Franco-Italian com- nusic hath power to sav bination is methin ore closely resemt German outfit did. Ms DAVE BR successes in The Last of the Ho; AHAM has scored—in both senses—two popular ns." One is * The Knij ainbow Walk. of the Mystic Star, the © The * . * uflerin, 1 people have them mentally and p 2, but it knows when ly bad sically. ‘The present fact “THE American Pobtic is gentle it has had e ch. Numer this truth impressed o: f sndition of what is 1 farce-comedy ill strate First Girl (waiting for the man who doesn't come): Davi SMD IN HIS HASTE: ‘ALL MEN ARE LIARS. The Other Bitter One: Ve We LIVED IN THE PRESENT AGE, HE MIGHT HAVE MADE THE STATEMENT AT HIS LEISURE Traveler: SAV, MY FRIEND, THERE'S NO MEAT IN Tits SANDWICH Wartress: No? Traveler: DON'T YOU THINK YOU'D BETTER GIVE THAT PACK ANOTHER SHUFFLE AND LET ME DRAW AGAIN ? comicbooks.com