Life, 1913-02-13 · page 33 of 44
Life — February 13, 1913 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It features: **Left side:** Musical calendar listings for New York opera and concert performances (February 11-14), plus advertisements for Gold Armor Whiskey and Rad-Bridge whiskey accessories. **Right side:** Large advertisement for Texaco Motor Oil, emphasizing its superior cold-weather performance—it "will not congeal at zero" unlike competitors' oils that become "lumpy" in winter. **Context for modern readers:** The advertisements reflect early 20th-century concerns: classical music was elite entertainment; mail-order whiskey was legal (pre-Prohibition); and motor oil quality was a serious selling point when automobiles were still relatively new technology. The Texaco ad's emphasis on winter performance addressed a genuine practical problem for early car owners in northern climates. There is no political satire or cartoon on this page—it's a standard issue showcasing cultural events and commercial products.
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—— Life's Musical Calendar Tuesday, February 11, Carnegie Hall. —Joint recital by Ysaye and Madame Frances Alda of the Metropolitan com- pany. Aeolian Hall.—Fourth concert of the Kneisel Quartet: A programme of un- usual interest, presented with the assist- ance of four’ other instrumentalists. Wednesday, February 12, Metropolitan House (Afternoon).—Wagner’s * fried": The third of the special es of performances of the } cycle, with a new tenor in 2vening).—Puccini’s “Tosca,” with the regular “capacity” cast, including Farrar and Caruso. Aeolian Hall (Afternoon).—Piano re- cital by Henrietta Michelson. Rumford Hall—Chamber music, from the feminine point of view, presented by the Olive Mead Quartet. Thursday, February 13, Metropolitan Opera House.—Wagner's |" Meistersing- 7": The German conception of musical comedy, resulting in an occasional break- down of the leading voices and a regu lar exodus from the boxes before the fall of the final curtain, Carnegie Hall.—Wagner_ anniversary concert by the Philharmonic Orchestra, commemorating the h of the com: poser, February 13, 1883. Friday, February 14, Metropolitan Opera House. di’s “La Traviata” An Italian opera well known, but seldom sung, owing to the unusual demands of the coloratura role; but in which Miss Frieda Hempel has shown the ability to overcome all the handicaps of tradition, costume and a wooden tenor. Carnegie Hall (Afternoon).—A_repe- tition of the Wagner anniversary pro- gramme by the Philharmonic Orcacstra colian Hall (Afternoon).—Second The Test of Winter Put a motor oil to the supreme test, use in Winter weather, and you can judge well of its quality. It will break down then if ever. Many fairly good oils that give fairly good service in summer fail utterly under the extreme conditions of winter. They congeal, grow “‘lumpy,”’ lose their TEXACO MOTOR OIL power of lubrication. is not a fair weather oil. It gives as good service in winter as in sum- mer. It gives maximum power with minimum consumption and without carbon deposit. There is a reason for this. Texaco Motor Oil shows a zero cold test. It will not congeal_at zero. It is practically unaffected by cold. Look forthis quality when you buy. Buy Texacoand you won't look far. Nearly all good garages and supply shops sell Texaco Motor Oil in 1 and 5 gallon cans. Inquire at yours, Fora booklet, ‘Maintaining a Motor Car," that may help you with some of your motor troubles and that will enable you to identify any car you mect on the road, address Dept. B, 2 West St., New York THE TEXAS COMPANY HOUSTON branch of: NEW YORK St Louis New Orleans Pablo (on Philadelphia” Norfolk Dallas Tulsa Chicago Atlanta FI Paro When you want a whiskey that isa little bet- terthan you can get at your club, I have it for you. V. O. S. GOLD ARMOR WHISKEY _ A blend of straight Bourbons, one selected for | its aroma, another for its bedy and a third for its favor, and all taken {rom my own family’s collec- tion of rare old Bourbons—so harmonized as to | — Produce that exquisite beuquet, the eternal quest the conncisseur. Undoubtedly an ideal in whiskey, but if you don't find it so you can have Your money returned, Sold only by mail, 4 quarts $6. Send check or use your business stationery. Express prepaid. | RANDOLPH ROSE, | Opera Howse (Afiernoon).—Puccini's Yor hive fine old whiskies, | “Manon Lescaut,” with Lucrezia Borgia, Street, Newpart, Kentucky. alias Bori, and ‘Enrico Caruso, whose dramatic tearfulness in the wilds of ent bank account America is a regular feature of the per- Aeolian Hall (Afternoon).—The New formance. York Symphony Ogchestra, with Max Evening).—A_ continuation of the Pauer, the inguished German_pian- series of extra popular price perform- ist, and a new composition by Victor ances, with Wagner’s “ Walkare,” prob- Kolar, a member of the orchestra. x “ costume Edmond C entertainment in which an prano and a French. te characters of with a flowery background, welcome relief to the gaudiness Acolian Hall, Saturday, February 15, Metropeli Metropolitan concert which artistic ability triumphs even over the dullness of conventionality exhibited in the setting of the and the boxes. Carneg all (Afternoon).—Another violin recital by Ecgene Ysaye: A great virtuoso whose frequent appearances in New York this season have added little to his past laurels, but much to his pres- comicbooks.com