Life, 1906-09-06 · page 37 of 40
Life — September 6, 1906 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising** for alcoholic beverages and consumer products, with brief editorial commentary on theatrical management. The main visual element is an illustration for "A Club-Cocktail" showing a well-dressed man enjoying a drink—typical 1910s-era advertising celebrating cocktails as sophisticated refreshment for leisure activities. The editorial section discusses a **New York court decision** allowing theater managers to exclude theater critics from performances without providing free passes. The commentary criticizes this ruling, arguing that theaters—while technically private businesses—serve public functions and that managers shouldn't be able to exclude critics without consequences. The piece expresses concern that managers could punish critics for unfavorable reviews by denying them access. Other ads promote Pabst Beer (emphasizing nutritional value), Lea & Perrin's Sauce, and Dr. Sheffield's toothpaste. The "Southern View" heading suggests this reflects regional newspaper commentary on the theatrical management debate.
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Sample "eae. sae ox es EMESSIK/ Sy Hovlevard St. Martio, Parts, France. gil Lal Pd ag A Southem View A theater may be in law a private place, but in ethics and education it is full of public bearings. that public cducation and public morals in a cater are beyond public supervision is certainly 2 bit surprising, and it suggests the need of several curb bits on the theatrical stecd. A theater has long public place, and not a few laws are based on that assumption in the States and even in the Federal Government. The New York deci- sion as it stands is almost a revolution, and if it is to stand for good it behooves all to know who it is that controls their amusements and. stage education. ‘The dictators of the stage are, under the New York men who have no bosses, no superiors, who, in fact, need not tolerate critics on the spot. This is a wide departure from plans and views that had almost. become custom.—Birmingham (Ala.) Herald. been considerec decisi No Quest The decision, while applying to one State, seems likely to prove far-reaching. Regarded as a prece- dent, it tends to disestablish the long-cherished popular belief that the theatcr is a public place and that managers may not exclude persons who be themselves. If the New York Appellate Di is right, the fact is radically wrong, since the public must depend upon the newspapers for information concerning the character and quality of given plays and players, and since, under the decision noted, any manager might, because of a fancied grievance, exclude those who pursue the calling of criticising plays for the public prints. Hitherto it has been possible for the newspaper writer denied the accus- tomed managerial courtesy of a free pass to pur- chase a seat, and in this way the newspaper-reading public has been furnished light upon dramatic and other presentations, whether the managers wished it or not.—York Dispatch. Critics Mu Mask The Metcalfe case will make for anonymous criticism. The only way to gag the press is to lock thetheaterdoor. Or will the box-office Ciwsar stand, owl-cyed, picking out the dangerous faces as they pass ?— Yond’ Cassius has a lean and hungry look, He thinks too much; such men are dangerous. Your Cesar wants sleck-headed men and such as sleep o’ nights. But can he keep the serpent out of his paradisc—of houris?—Springfield Republican. If Not a Conspiracy, What? The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has decided that a combination of theater managers banded together toexclude Critic Metcalfe, of Lire, from theaters in New York City have not conspired in a legal sense. Possibly not. But what has happened is clear. The Theatrical ‘Trust has punished candid criticism by barring reputable dramatic writers, and has managed to drive others from their posts. The net result is a standard of dramatic criticism discreditable to the city and bad for the American stage. If it was not conspiracy, it was a most effective combination, by which a respec- table person, though he holds a ticket in his hand, can be shut out of the theater as if a private house.— Boston Record. What Will the Harvest Be? It will be interesting to note the effect of this de- cision or dramatic criticism in New York, as it fol- lows that any manager whose play receives an adverse review may debar the offending critic whether or not he has, to the best of his ability, told the honest truth.—AMassillon Independent. LD CROW RYE sredtair WHIS KEY soz BOTTLERS, NEW YORK Found in every well equipped pantry. The bottle has been copied by many, but the Sauce has never been equalled John Duncan’s Sons, Agts., N.Y. heffield’s Anti-Septic Creme f pOcTon SHEFFIELDS Used by the Elite of the World Since 1850 Or. Sheffleia’s Tooth Powder put up conveniently for Tourists. SOLD. EVERYWHERE. H. B. KIRK & CO. comicbooks.com