Life, 1899-03-09 · page 6 of 20
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 186 **Top Cartoon ("Did You Say Beer?"):** A large cow is being milked by two small figures. The satirical point plays on the phrase "beer" sounding like the cow's sound, creating a visual pun. This likely references Prohibition-era anxieties about milk as a substitute for alcohol, mocking the absurdity of such replacements. **Bottom Cartoon ("Something at Steak"):** Shows a formal dinner scene with a waiter presenting food to diners. The title puns on "stake" versus "steak," suggesting uncertainty or risk in dining choices—possibly satirizing restaurant quality or pricing concerns. **Lower Section:** Contains theater advertisements (Wallack's, Daly's Theatre, Ada Rehan) and editorial commentary about theatrical managers' reluctance to discuss their business publicly, presented as a humorous social observation about professional secrecy in entertainment.
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186 When Betty Brews. ws Lady Betty brows yo tea Sho smiles above my cuppe, Until yo fragrant, rare Bohea Is wine a god might suppe. Like nectar sweeto it seems to be, When Betty brows a cuppo of tea, But not yo charm of Betty's glance, Or oko hor radiant smile, That makes ye cuppe with ploasure dance And cheeres my soul yo while Till it brims over, full with gleo, When Lady Betty brows ye tea— 'Tis that I catch ber laughing eye, And tippo hor oft ye winke To fille my cuppe, alle on yo slyo, With rummo unto its brinko, Gadzooks! She makes a hitte with me When Betty brows a cuppo of tea, Kate Masterson, T is noble to go to the suc- cor of the weak and the oppressed, to say nothing of the presidential patronage it “pip rou sar Beer?” sometimes creates, In All Humility. Lire dares to submit a couple of ideas in bebalf of V ITH fear and trembling, Lirz dares to make a suggestion tothe theatrical the general public. These suggestions are models for a managers of Now York. It knows, that, with the exception of doctors and musicians, theatrical managers more than any other class of men resent the W LLAC K’S ! insinuation that anyone outside of A H co their own tankscan tell them any- Broadway and 30thSt,{ thing about their business. -E Notwithstanding a glad admis- mou doy ens sion of the supertority ———_* "* "*" of tho gray matter ap- OLGA NETHERSOLE. pertaining to the aver- TAR TERMAGANT.” age theatrical manager, ADMIT ONE. ORCHESTRA CHAIR, . . $2.00., 0 i paiuaie.y oe) IQ) UTE ‘ge8t ‘que wendny oO curs S.MOVITVAL theatrical advertisement and fora ticket of admission, The ad- vertise- ment oc- cupiesthe smallest space the average managor is willing to pay for, and each conveys all the information the cringing public dares to want about the shows it pays to see, To be sure, there is very little room for the self-adulatory line that “ Mr. Charles Frohman presents” anything, or for other superfluous matter, but they tell all the really necessary fucts which concern the location of tho theatre, tho time of beginning and the prico of “ SOMETHING AT STEAK.” admission. DALY'S THEATRE. B'way and goth St. Evenings, 8.15. Mats, Wed. and Sat. 2.15, Prices, $2, $1.50, $1 and ADA REHAN in “Tie Scuoot ror ScaNDAL.” Po Oe