Life, 1902-02-27 · page 12 of 20
Life — February 27, 1902 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 172 This page contains theater reviews rather than political satire. The main illustration depicts "Historic Bits" — showing an old bellringer sharing news about Continental Congress proceedings, with a boy rushing to spread word via "ding-ring" of a bell. The cartoon's humor relies on historical contrast: it imagines how news traveled in colonial America (via church bells and word-of-mouth) versus the magazine's present era. The bellringer's exclamation about Continental Congress references American Revolutionary history, but the satire targets no specific political figure or event — instead it's gentle comedic nostalgia about communication methods. The right column lists current Broadway productions with brief critical reviews, making this primarily an entertainment guide page rather than political commentary.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
LIFE'S CONFIDENTIAL GUIDE TO THE THEATRES. Academy of Muste.—" Under Two Flags.” Military and melodramatic, Spectacular, Bijou.—Amelis Bingham and company in “The Cinders," Clever play of Amerl- can family life, Broadway.—Gorgeous spectacle, The Beauty and the Beast," Fanny and me- lodious. Criterion. — Mrs. Leste Carter as Du Barry. Flaborate production of an tnter- esting play. Daly's. — Last weeks of “Frocks and Frills.” Cleverand amusing. « Empire—Last week of The Wilder ness.” Pleasing comedy well acteg | Garrick." A Message from Mars” ts nearing the close of tts long engagement, Well worth seeing. Herata Square.—“* Dolly Varden,” Pretty comic opera, with Luin Glaser in the tive role. Knickerbocker. — Comle opera, * The Toreador.” Not likely to set the East River on fire, Lyceum. + Annie Russell {n The Girl and the Judge." Diverting comedy well acted, Manhattan. — Mr. Herbert Kelcey and Miss EMe Sbannon in “Her Lord and Master.” Notice later. Madison Square,—Voubte bill, consisting of “Sweet and Twenty" and “ Roman- esques."" Not remarkable, Republie.—Henrletta Crosman in “Mis. treas Nell.” Clever play well presented, Savoy —Clyde Fitch's “The Way of the World.” Soctety play. Fulrly interesting. Victoria, — Primrose and Dockstader's negro minstrels. Watlack’s.—Mr. Kyrie Bellew in * A Gen- tleman of France.” Romantic melodrama well acted. Weder and Fiede's Musie Hall. — Vaudeville and bur- ) lesque, Amusing but expen- sive. Play. a BRETISH fair play,” sneered the Boer, with a bitter laugh, ‘tis about ona par with British gun play!" IGHEAD: Remarkable man, that Jones, Gayzoy : In what way? HISTORIC BITS. “He has failed in so many GER SAT GLOOMILY SUAKING HIS HEAD, MUTTERING 2 “THEY'LL NEVER DO TT ways, that from tho point of view LW NEVER DO IT.” of having experience, his life is a JUST THEN THE ROY BURST UP FROM BELOW WITH THE LATEST NEWS OF THE CONTINENTAL, success.’? CoNoRESs, AND silovTED t “ mNo—nINo 1” comicbooks.com