Life — February 19, 1914 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Content Analysis This page is **not a political cartoon**. It's a **program or plot summary** for "Lay Boheem," an opera in four reels with French text by Henri Malinger and music by Poorsheeni. The page documents the opera's four scenes across different locations (an attic, a quarter street, a kibosch exterior, and an attic again). It lists the characters—Rudolph, Marcel, Schaunard, Colline, Mimi, and Musette—and provides scene-by-scene descriptions of the plot involving these bohemian characters. At the bottom, it's credited to Quincy Kilby. This appears to be **Life magazine's** humorous take on or parody of Puccini's "La Bohème," using satirical stage directions and commentary rather than straightforward synopsis.