Life, 1907-06-20 · page 29 of 32
Life — June 20, 1907 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** for the Autocar automobile company, with two editorial pieces in the left column. The editorials discuss: 1. **"The Literary Zoo"** — a brief comment on slang usage, arguing it should only be employed by writers with sufficient education and vocabulary to use it effectively as seasoning, not as a crutch. 2. **"Irishmen"** — commentary on Irish nationalist protests at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin (and a parallel Brooklyn incident involving "The Irish Servant Girls" sketch). The author notes that Irish audiences and the Gaelic League are sensitive to stereotypical portrayals of Irish character, yet ironically the League itself engages in questionable artistic choices. The reference to poet W.B. Yeats establishes the Abbey Theatre's literary reputation, contrasting it with the crude material that provoked protests. The **Autocar advertisements** showcase two vehicle models with performance records from endurance races and long-distance runs, emphasizing reliability and engineering quality.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
rary}}Zo0o > mmr? somewhat remotely upon the virtues of thrift, and so we cannot be quite sure whether the old lady’s manifest bewilder- ment arose from the irrelevance or the phraseology of the child's impulsiveavowal, “I'm going to plant all my dough in a Like.” * oe 8 IKE Mr. Paul, we would not pass for a prig; but surely “private conversa- tion” has its propricties, and here is a “case,” with at least the worth of a maga- zine page, for Mr. Henry James. As we see it, the one valid objection to slang is its use by persons who are slangy and nothing more. In such a case it ceases to be expressive. Pepper and salt crudely applied do not season, but sicken. As a condiment to written speech especi- ally, it calls for the educated taste of the ex- pert. The writer who would use it effect- ively must make it plain that his stock of English is pure and abundant. Its skil- ful employment on the editorial page of The Sun is a joy to the jaded reader; in the hands of the gentlemen who provide the “yellow”? press with esoteric essays on sport it is apt to be a weariness to the flesh. Inshmen * A CHASTENED imagination would be slow in observing an analogy between a vulgar and trashy play acted in Brooklyn and the aesthetic output of the poet Yeats and his fastidious fellow-craftsmen ; yet the doings of certain irate Irishmen at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin are in a measure paralicled by the egg-throwing Hibernians who rebuked the offending Thespians in our sister borough. The Brooklyn demon- stration against the Orpheum sketch en- titled “The Irish Servant Girls” was pre- meditated, and offensive missiles were liberally used; but Justice Fleming, in the Court of Special Sessions, held that the ten arrested disturbers were justified in rebuking such a shocking performance, and so he discharged them forthwith. The poetry and plays of Mr. Yeats him- self are of a kind to arouse only the gentlest of emotions. Into what palpable indis- cretions his associates in the Abbey Theatre have been led, in their endeavor to represent racial characteristics, and which have called for the presence of the police to maintain order, we are at a loss toimagine. The Celt is curiously sensitive to anything which seems to distort him, even though the offender be a son of the sod. Dion Boucicault discovered that, when he made the wake in ‘Con the Shaugraun” a bit realistic. But that the Gaclic League, in an effort to promote the Irish literary movement, should tread on the tails of its own coat must surely be counted as characteristic as anything it has consciously labeled so. 30 h.-p. Touring-car Four vertical cylinders. Sliding gear, roller bearing transmission. ‘Three forward speeds and reverse. Direct shaft drive. 112-1nch wheel base. Three-point unit suspension of power plant. PERFORMANCES THAT PROVE RELIABILITY Twenty-four Hour Endurance Derby at Point Breeze Track, Philadelphia, May 24-25. Won by Autocar stock touring car, 30 horse-poxver—55 miles ahead of nearest competitor. Ten contestants. Philadelphia-Harrisburg Endurance Run, January 1-2, over 220 miles of muddy roads. Won by Autocar stock runabout, 12 horse-power, 225 points ahead nearest competitor. Record Run from Savannah to Augusta over 132 miles of worst roads in South without a single adjustment—Autocar stock runabout, 12 horse-power. Endurance Run of New Jersey Motor Club, June 1. Perfect score. These are the kicd of teste that establish the supremacy of Autocar construction and prove Autocar Reliability. Speed when speed is desired, but Reliability always, The Autocar Runabout—most highly developed motor car in the world. Ab- solute standard in runabouts, Two horizontal-opposed cylinders. Motor under hood. Sliding- gear, roller- \ é bearing trans- J Ly mission. Three speeds forward AS as Kips Randbone “ and reverse. Di- -P- a : rect shaft drive. WRITE FOR THE AUTOCAR BOOK “The Flpkocar Coupany Fourteenth Street, ARDMORE, PA. All Autocars sold with standard warranty of N. A. A. M. Member Association Licensed Automobile Manufacturers for Liquor and Drug Using A scientific remedy which has been skilfully and successfully administered by medical specialists for the past twenty-seven years. At the following Keeley White NOY. Col Deight, 11 Ted, 4, Me. Grand Kayéds, Mich. 8 3 965 So. Callexe Ave, Lonvion, England. comicbooks.com