Life, 1901-05-23 · page 20 of 22
Life — May 23, 1901 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or editorial content. The top half advertises the Brooklyn Jockey Club's racing schedule at Gravesend, Long Island, promoting daily horse racing with convenient train service from Brooklyn Bridge. The lower half advertises **"A Widow and Her Friends,"** a two-act comedy play based on Charles Dana Gibson's cartoon series. Gibson was famous for his "Gibson Girl" illustrations—idealized images of fashionable American women that defined early 1900s aesthetics. The play was adapted by Marguerite Merrington and illustrated by Gibson himself. It could be purchased by mail for fifty cents. The sketch shows a fashionable woman's profile in Gibson's recognizable style. The page targets genteel audiences interested in both horse racing and theatrical entertainment based on popular illustrated humor.
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BROOKLYN JOCKEY CLUB Offices: 399 Fulton Street | Race Course BROOKLYN, N. Y. GRAVESEND, LONG ISLAND RACING DAILY AT 2.30 Trains from Brooklyn Bridge every 15 minutes direct to track RACING DATES AND ORDER OF STAKE EVENTS . . Saturday, May 25—The Expectation, 2 year-olds; The Brook- | Wednesday, June 5—The Gazelle, 3-year-old fillies lyn Handicap, 3 and up | Thursday, June 6—The Manhanset, 2-year-olds; The Empire Monday, May 27—Patchogue, 3 and up State Steeplechase Tuesday, May 28—The Clover, 2-year-old fillies; The Preak- | Friday, June 7—The Myrtle. 3 and up ness, 3-year-olds | Saturday, June 8—The Great American, 2-year-olds; The Wednesday, May 29—Overnight Events | Broadway, 3-year-olds Thursday, May 30—The Bedford, 2-year-olds; The Parkway | Monday, June 10—The Kensington Hurdle; The Standard, Handicap, 3 and up 3and up Friday, May 31—The May, 3-year-olds Tuesday, June 11—The Hanover, 2-year olds Saturday, June 1—The Hudson, 2-year-olds; The Carlton, Wednesday, June 12—The Greater New York Steeplechase 3-year-olds Thursday, June 13—The Tremont, 2-year-olds; The Derby, Monday, June 3—The Criterion, 2-year-old fillies 3 year-olds Tuesday, June 4—The Brookdale Handicap, 3 and up Friday, June 14—Overnight Events Boxes for the Meeting can be had by addressing the Secretary H. D. McINTYRE, Secretary P. J. DWYER, President THE GIBSON PLAY A TWO-ACT COMEDY:::: Fey BASED ON MR. CHARLES DANA GIBSON’S SERIES Via ew a OF CARTOONS: ::::iiit: “A Widow and ATTRACTIVELY BOUND f BY MARGUERITE MERRINGTON, IN BOARD AND ILLUS- AUTHOR OF “CAPTAIN TRATED BY MR. GIBSON. \ LETTARBLAIR,” ETC. Copyright, 1900, by Lize Pubtisning Co. \ Sent by mail to any address on receipt of Fifty Cents. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY. 19 West Thirty-first St., New York City NOTICE.—This little play was written for performance by amateurs, Persons wishing to secure the right to produce the ptay for charitable or other PArposes must frst secure written permission frotn the publishers. No charge for royalty will be made asa rule, bat no performances must be given without permission tn writing. comicbooks.com