Life, 1913-04-17 · page 40 of 52
Life — April 17, 1913 — page 40: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The dominant content is a contest by Pompeian Massage Cream offering $100 for the catchiest title for an accompanying romantic fireside image (visible on the left). The photograph shows an intimate couple by a fireplace—likely meant to evoke romance and beauty. The contest invites readers to suggest titles like "Love-light" or "Hearts on the Hearth," playing on the image's sentimental appeal. The page also includes typical 1913 beauty product advertisements (Veda Rose Rouge) and a "Musical Calendar" listing upcoming Metropolitan Opera performances and concerts. **No political satire is present.** This is a straightforward early-20th-century women's magazine page mixing editorial content with marketing for beauty products—targeting female readers interested in self-improvement, cosmetics, and cultural events.
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Life's Musical Calendar Tucsday, April 13, Carnegie Hall (Afternoon).—Farewell, recital by Elena Gethardt, the German “ Liedersinger.” Wednesday, April 16, Metropolitan Opera House.—Last performance of Mr. Walter Damrosch's “ Cyrano,” an Amer- ican opera which might possibly find favor if the American public could only decide definitely what an American opera should be. Carnegie Hall—Concert by the Co- lumbia University Festival Chorus, un- der the direction of Walter Henry Hall. Thursday, April 17, Metropolitan Opera Howse (Afternoon).—Final pop ular price performance of Mozart's “Magic Flute,” an opera whose sumptu- 1 has been one of the features , ical season and the means of introducing Miss Frieda Hempel, the ' German coloraturist, to American en- thusiasts. (Evening).—Sccond and last perform- ance of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale,” an f old-fashioned comedy which gives’ Mr. Pini-Corsi a chance to display his inimi- table humor. Carnegie Hall.—Postponed concert of the MacDowell Chorus of the Schola Cantorum, under the leadership of Kurt Schindler A programme of modern choral works, including compositions by Strauss, Bantock and Grainger, sung without accompaniment. Friday, April 18, Metropolitan Opera House (Afternoon) repetition of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony by Mr. q cning).—Puccini’s “ Tosca,” pre- senting the lachrymose Mr. Caruso in his last operatic appearance of the sca- son, for the special benefit of the “ Glad M Hand Society” of America. Carnegie Hall—Concert devoted to T the compositions of Harriet Ware. nq Saturday, April 19, Metropolitan Opera House (Afternoon).—Fourth perform: ance of Moussoysky's “ Boris Godounoff,” A most astonishing work ever sented by the Metropolitan company, incoherent, disjointed, yet overwhelm- ingly dramatic portrayal of the carcer of a Russian Czar (who combines the qualities of a Macbeth and a Richard III), rendered doubly realistic by its vivid, almost articulate musical setting A d the splendid faithfulness of its stag g. Unquestionably the greatest triumph ever achieved by Mr. Gatti-Casazza’s forces and a revelation of the unsus- pected powers of the Mctropolitan chorus (00) and minor principals . ; (Evening).—A final performance of anus Ver Aida,” at popular prices, ring- mayi ing down the curtain on the operatic Samp season of 1912-13 Gres comicbooks.com