Life, 1913-02-27 · page 29 of 40
Life — February 27, 1913 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and entertainment listings**, not political satire. The dominant content is a **Palmolive Soap advertisement** featuring a smiling baby, emphasizing the product's gentleness for infant care. The ad claims hospital endorsement and positions Palmolive as superior because it contains only palm and olive oils without harmful alkali. The left column contains "Life's Musical Calendar"—listings of classical music performances in New York (opera, recitals, symphonies) from February-March, appealing to the magazine's educated readership. A smaller ad for **Evans' Ale** appears at bottom left, marketing it as more than merely a beverage but "a pleasure." There is **no political cartoon or satire** visible. This represents Life magazine's commercial function: entertaining affluent readers with cultural programming while selling consumer products—typical of early 20th-century American magazines blending editorial content with advertising.
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Life’s Musical Calendar Tuesday, February Metropolitan Opera House.—Kienzl's “ Kuhreige operatic novelty, presented in under the title “Le Ranz des Vaches” by the Philadelphia-Chicago Opera Com- pany. Aeolian Hall (Afternoon). song recital by Elena Gerhardt: A pro- gramme of German “Lieder” presented with authoritative art by a distinguished interpreter, with h Wolff, an accom- panist of unusual ability, at the piano. (Evening).—Concert by the Margulies Trio: The popular but little heard com- bination of violin, ‘cello and piano in chamber music of the most classical type. Carnegie Lyceum.—The Max Jacobs String Quartet in another laudable effort to win public favor, Wednesday, January 26, Metropolitan Opera House—A Lenten offering by Mr, Gatti-Casazza’s band of singers. Carnegie Hall.—Violin recital by Max- imilian Pilzer, concert master of the Russian Symphony Orches Aeolian Hall (Afternoon) —Re ital by Frederick Weld, baritone, in which a number of American songs will figure en the programme. Thursday, February 27, Metropolitan Opera House.—Continuation of the pop- ular repertoire to which New York has become accustomed, Carnegie Hall (Afternoon).—Julia Culp, the great Dutch singer, in another of her remarkable recitals: An. object lesson in the possibilities and ideals of the concert stage, with an additional revelation of the art of accompanying Second by Coenraad von Bos. (Evening).—The Philharmonic Socie- ty, assisted by Madame Schumann- Heinck, who will sing two new German songs composed by Josef Stransky, con- ductor of the orchestra. Aeolian Hall.—Joint recital by James Liebling, ‘cellist, and Egan Putz, pianist. Friday, February 28, Metropolitan Opera Ho: nd of the fourth month New York’s well-filled operatic sea- son. Carnegie Hall (Afternoon).—A _ repe- tition of Thursday’s programme by the Philharmonic Orchestra, with Madame Schumann-Heinck. Aeolian Hall (Afternoon).—Piano re- cital by Cornelia Rider-Possart, another name in a long and rather tiresome list. Saturday, March 1, Metropolitan Op- ¢ra House-—Two performances by the Metropolitan. company, the first aiming vans’ | Fle Is more than a drink— It’s a pleasure diene, delicious ely brilliant ly grat: Sieh melfous rly atri ect ridin Restaurants, Grocers, Dealers. ACCESSORIES fe cr we ape (ess ear eaniooe wan, 4 7 “ tern or er a eres base In a famous hospital, three babes are bom daily. The care of these infants has become an exact science. The nurses use nothing but soft tepid water and pure olive oil for baby's bath the first week of its life ol After that Palmolive naturally fol- lows. e*8 # W Baby's first soap and water bath TQf should be always a Palmolive bath— AZ smooth, soft, creamy suds, of warm Ay fresh water and Palmolive Soap. % Many physicians recommend Palm- p. olive as the perfect soap for a Baby's delicate skin, because it is made of the L two necessary palm and olive oils. And because it does not contain free alkali, or anything that can injure the tenderest skin. Palmolive Soap re- Baby’s First Bath Send two 2-cent stamps for sample cake of Patmoltye Soap and ree booklet, “The Easy Way to Beauty, PALMOLIVE ia sold by all good dealers Made by B. J. JOHNSON SOAP CO., Milwaukee, Wis freshes and invigorates the skin, pre- venting redness, irritation or chafing Since Palmolive Soap is best for the tender skins of children, it certainly is best for grown women and men. Palm- olive Soap ig unlike any other toilet soap—because of the soothing, cleans- ing, softening effects of the wonderful palm and olive oils, That is why more Palmolive is used than any other high- gradetoiletsoap. Price 15 cts. per cake. PALMOLIVE SHAMPOO is de- lightfully cleansing. It stimulates the hair to healthful lustre and luxuriant growth. Price 50 cts. PALMOLIVE CREAM is pure and delightful. It whitens and nour- ishes the skin, and imparts a soft and delicate refinement to @ woman's toilet. Price 50 cts. to meet the popular taste and the sec- ond the popular purse. Carnegie Hall—Young people's con- cert. Rumford Hall—Début_ of Samuel Gardner, a young American violinist, well known as the pupil and protégé of Franz Kneisel. Sunday, March 2, Metropolitan Opera House. Sunday’ concert illustrating the drawing power of individual reputa- tions, quite apart from the music pre- sented and the manner of presentation. Carnegie Hall—The Philharmonic Or- chestra, with Rudolph Ganz, pianist. Aeolian Hall (Afternoon).—The New 40 York Symphony Orchestra, presenting a new symphony by Sibelius, and assisted by Arthur Hartmann, violinist. ening).—Marum-Brock recital of compositions for violin and piano, Monday, March 3, Carnegie Hall— Farewell recital by C nerley Rumford limited to songs rogramme wisely in the English language Sue (in the theatre) : spoil your view? He (sitting behind madam, I've cut it off. —London Opinion. Does my feather her): Oh, no, comicbooks.com