Life, 1905-05-18 · page 19 of 32
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This page contains theater criticism and two satirical items: **Theater Review**: Discussion of the play "Adrea," critiquing actors Tyrone Power and others. The text praises Power's performance while criticizing another actor's portrayal as "grotesque" and "miscast." **Main Cartoon (top right)**: A photograph labeled "Vladimir de Pachmann, the Original Chopinzee"—a caricatured comparison of the pianist to a chimpanzee, mocking his appearance. **Libel Suit Story**: The page satirizes Professor Triggs of Chicago University, who sued the *Sun* newspaper. During the lawsuit examination, he was asked basic literary questions about "Romeo and Juliet" and classic poems. He failed to answer simple questions (character names, plot locations, famous passages). The joke: he taught English literature yet demonstrated profound ignorance, making the university's "high grade of scholarship" claim absurd. He received only six cents in damages. The bottom cartoon shows fashion predictions for summer fashions.
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great heights, In the last act—which, by the way, seems an unnecessary prolongation of an already long play—she shows a tenderness grateful ia itself a with the more heroic depictions that have id artistic in its contrast gone before, Mr. Stephenson's Quaeso was grotesque to the point of the ridiculous at the first presentation of + Adrea.” His personal been since relieved of some of He is an actor, good in suitable rites, but here sadly miscast and a appearance ts ludicrous features, serious detriment to performance, Mr. Tyrone Power, on the other hand, is excel lently in the picture, and makes his character credible, Mr. Benrimo rendering of the abhorrent fool, gives an excellent * Adrea testify the thousands who have seen it, and the thousands who will see it next season when it is restored to the stage. This later estimate of its faults and ments, an estimate which does not vary materially from the hasty first impressions recorded in these columns, may be justified of the space it takes by the renewed interest in Mr. Belasco and his actual mplishments . . . HED libel suit of Chicago University against produced some amusing developments. was well worth seeing, as will Professor Triggs of the Sun The Tees hes ies ae et i oS el ise ret tee NG TO THE FASHION EXPERTS, WE MAY EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE TIS DURING THE SUMMER, VLADIMIR DE PACHM professor, who taught English literature at that institution, was put through an examina- tion in “ Romeo and Juliet,” ** Maud Muller,” and “* Barbara Frietchie.” It was developed that he did not know who Mercutio, Tybalt and Benvotio were, he could not locate the scene of the play, he did not know the names of the two houses who were at war, and he could not place passages from the poems known to almost every school boy. He was given a verdict of six cents, and Mr. Rockefeller’s university received an official endorsement for its high grade of scholarship. Metcalfe. SN, THE ORIG SAL CHOPINZEE. From Adam Down. HEY say he’s a perfectly devilish child—does the most unnatural things, “Well, that’s natural.” Poor. YER: Were the revival meetings at your church a success? Ryer: I believe not. The collec- tions amounted to only one hundred dollars. comicbooks.com