Life, 1915-02-18 · page 13 of 44
Life — February 18, 1915 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a contest announcement and one cartoon. The cartoon, titled "The Bunny Family Goes to the Movies," satirizes cinema attendance policies of the era. It depicts a mother rabbit with numerous children approaching a movie theater ticket office. The ticket agent displays a sign reading "Children Unaccompanied by Parent or Guardians Not Admitted." The mother rabbit's response—"Oh, dear, no! My husband will come later with the others"—suggests she's attempting to circumvent the rule by claiming some children will arrive with the father later, implying they're all her children regardless of who accompanies them. The satire targets both theater admission restrictions for children and parents' creative attempts to work around such rules during the early cinema era, when theaters imposed rules to manage child behavior and safety.
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LEFE What Has Just Been Said ? For the Best Answer to the picture on the opposite page, LIFE will give $500. For the Second best, $200. For the Third best, $100. Seven other prizes of $10 each will be awarded. Total Amount S870, Conditions of the Contest ‘The title, with sub-title, or in whatever form sub- mitted, must not exceed twenty words, and may be either original or a quotation. The paper upon which the title is sent should contain nothing but the title, with the name and address of the author in the upper left-hand corner. If this rule is violated the judges reserve the right to debar the contribution. Manuscripts should be addressed to The Contest Editor of Lire, 17 West 31st Street, New York. Contributions addressed in any other way will not he considered. All titles submitted must be at Lire office not later than Saturday, April The contest will close at noon of that date. Within one week from April 24 checks will be sent to the winners. Announcement of winners will be made in Lire’s issue of May 13. It is not n order to compe every one, Only one title from each contestant will be con- sidered. No man ary to be a subscriber to Lire in The contest is open free to ipts will be returned. The editors of Lire will be the judges. award the prizes to the titles which, in their judg- They will ment, are the most deserving. THE BUNNY FAMILY GOES TO THE MOVIES Ticket Agent: MADAM , WILL -YOU SWEAR THFSE ARE ALL YOUR CHILDREN? “OH, DEAR, No! MY HUSBAND WILL COME LATER WITH THE OTHERS,”