Life, 1911-01-26 · page 27 of 44
Life — January 26, 1911 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon - "A Very Forward Pass":** A satirical critique of theater ticket pricing. The sketch shows a woman aggressively approaching men, labeled as a "reminiscence of games we have seen played." The accompanying price list mockingly suggests that experiencing a theater performance requires escalating payments—not just for the ticket itself, but for viewing it, touching it, and discovering its price and seat location. This attacks the practice of hidden fees and price gouging in early 1900s entertainment venues. **"Swing Low, Flying Men":** An editorial commentary mourning aviation fatalities. The piece expresses concern about early airplane crash deaths, acknowledging aviators' courage while urging caution. It suggests fatalities are slowing aviation progress and asks pilots to prioritize safety over record-breaking. **"No Mystery":** A quip about bestselling books—suggesting readers cannot understand what they're about even after finishing them. **Bottom cartoon:** Warns debutantes against choosing overly attractive chaperones, implying such choices create complications.
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A VERY FORWARD PASS A REMINISCENCE OP GAMBS WE HAVE SEEN PLAYED 1911 Schedule of Pavement Prices Sound of approaching ticket. o $0.50 and up Sight of ticket. 1.00 and up Good look at a ticket. 1.50 and up Permission to touch tick 2.00 and up Investigation of date of ticke: 2.50 and up Price of ticket... .. 4.00 and up Location of seat.. d balcony and up Swing Low, Flying Men HE airmen do not seem to mind being killed, but we mind it who read about their falls. There scem to be plenty more fliers to take the place of those who are killed, but we deplore the lives lost. These daring men are valuable human stuff. We do not like to sce them prematurely lost out of the world of adventurous experiment. Be careful, flying men! Let the high flight record, for example, go hang. There are lives enough to be spent in thel extension of human powers, but none to spare for fooling. Fatalities delay the game, and it is such an interesting game! And, besides, they hurt our feelings. ANTED: A society for the prevention of the multiplica- tion of charitable institutions. No Mystery TRANGE, is it not, that of the myriads who Before us read the six best-sellers through, Not one can tell us what they are about Which to discover, we must read them, too? WARNING TO PLAIN DEBUTANTES DON’T SELECT TOO ATTRACTIVE A CHAPERON comicbooks.com