Life, 1893-08-03 · page 3 of 18
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page (Volume XXIII, Number 553) This page contains two brief satirical pieces. The main illustration depicts a social scene where a wealthy woman claims to have "one million in government bonds" while dismissing a suitor as "about ten years too young." **"A Little Too Moral"** critiques theatrical morality—specifically that a play's success shouldn't depend on having "approved" actors, and that workingmen show good judgment by refusing to pay for non-exhibition shows. **"His Experience"** is a brief comedic exchange about a girl with money but no sense, contrasting her wealth with her lack of common sense. The satire targets wealth, social pretension, and gender dynamics of the era. The exact historical context remains unclear without additional publication details.
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NUMBER 553. Iss BELLE, I AM SIXTY-EIGHT, BUT I HAVE ONE MILLION IN GOVERNMENT BONDS. BOUT TEN YEARS TOO vouNG!" Do you THINK I AM TOO OLD FoR You?” 0, INDEED, YOu'RE A LITTLE TOO MORAL. Trt the opening of the World’s Fair on Sundays should have succeeded even as well as it did, points a great big moral. What theatre could expect so much success from a play in which only those actors appeared who approved of the piece ? The workingman shows he is not a fool when he refused to pay for a show which is not on exhibition, litate 1 ad | HIS EXPERIENCE. HE : Do come to Bar Harbor, Cousin Tom. nice girl with lots of money. Col . Tom (dejectedly but firmly) : girls never have a cent. I know a You don’t. Nice Are you engaged to Dorothy Bronson ? Ask her! ENELOPE : Bop: Really, I don’t know. comicbooks.com