Life, 1911-01-26 · page 39 of 44
Life — January 26, 1911 — page 39: what you’re looking at
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This page combines theatrical content with period advertising. The main feature is "The Goose," a multi-act theatrical play (concluded from page 222) that uses bird characters as political allegory. The plot involves a kingdom of birds seeking a rightful heir to their deceased monarch, King Aquila (the Eagle). A goose serves as regent, managing competing factions—an ostrich and auk inciting mob unrest—until a legitimate successor appears in the form of an eagle's egg. The satire likely comments on succession disputes and political legitimacy, though the specific historical reference remains unclear without earlier context. The advertisements—Hunter Whiskey, Moon automobiles, and Buffalo Lithia Springs Water—are typical of Life's commercial content from this era, positioning luxury products as markers of quality and health.
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_+LIFE: EVERY TEST PROVES IT THE BEST WUNTER Ray ‘anmone RY tarmone RY 1 by jobbers. Itimore, Md. The Goose (Concluded from page 222 Where traitors multiply and friends are few. (Enter the Ghost of King Aquila the Eagle through trapdoor, L., and moves, doing the ghost-wag- gle, across the stage.) Guost: I am thy Monarch who died of a Saturday. Cast into limbo, I wait till the Latter Day. Well do I know thy devotion to Royalty. Guard well thy Mistress; I trust to thy loyalty. Soon shall an Object of snowy con- vexity, Free all my subjects from evil per- plexity. True birds shall hail it and traitors shall bow to it. Thou shalt be Regent; I give thee my vow to it. (Ghost disappears.) Goose: Ah, worthy Ghost, divinely sent! IT wait, conten, the Grand Event. (A Noise off Stage.) What cries are these of rage or wild alarm? Ho, guards! awake! I fear some deadly harm, (Exit, hurriedly, Center.) (Enter, tunultuously, L., a mob of birds of many species, incited by Os- trich and Auk. Cries of “A King! A King!” “No Queens for us!” “Down with the Queen!” “Long live the noble Ostrich!” The Royal Guards, under Adjutant Crane, rush on, R., to drive back the mob. Re-enter Goose, Center, mounts the rock and stills the tumult with outstretched wings.) Goose : Hear! good my friends. Full well I know your grief And pledge my word to give ye quick relief. A King, ye seek? But who so fit to reign As one of Aquila’s undoubted strain? If such there be, will ye at once de- clare That noble Seed the Kingdom's rightful heir, And guard the Eagle’s blood from every ill? Mor: We shall; we shall! We will; we will; we will! The constitution of a Car depends largely upon its backbone-- the Crankshaft Bc bearings mean long life, smooth running, stcady ser- vice. Total length of main bearings of our crankshaft is 10 inches, diameter 134. Same size, same dimension as our big 45 horse-power car. You simply must have a copy (free) of my Big Book of Charts in colors. Compares all automobiles. Plain, clear+ cut comparison of different cars, Edition limited. One copy free to cach inquirer. 1911 Moon Model “30” . ($1,500 Foredoor Torpedo 1,600 Moon Motor Car Co., St. Louis, U.S. A. Jos. W. Moon, President BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS WATER. Guaranteed by Buffalo Lithia Springs Water Co., under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906, Prescribed by Physicians for URIC ACID, GOUT, RHEUMATISM, DIABETES, ETC, Goose : Then Ict the trumpet bray, the tocsin ring! Shout, Birdland, shout! Oh, Fowls, behold your King! [Enter Stork, Center, carrying a bas- sinet hung with purple, in which, on satin cushions, reposes an Eagle's Egg, crowned. Guards, directed by Goose, seize Ostrich and Auk and lead them off the scene, R. Triumphal tableau.) CURTAIN, comicbooks.com