Life, 1915-11-11 · page 37 of 44
Life — November 11, 1915 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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This page combines editorial commentary with period advertisements. The main essay "Ignorance of the Law" argues that legislation fails because lawmakers lag behind public needs and desires—that people's natural progress outpaces legal frameworks, rendering statutes obsolete before implementation. The advertisements promote player pianos (the Angelus and Rythmodik brands), technology that allows non-musicians to reproduce professional pianists' performances. These ads are notably placed beneath an essay about laws failing to keep pace with modern life—an ironic juxtaposition suggesting technological advancement (automatic music playing) represents genuine progress, unlike stagnant legal systems. The page reflects early 20th-century tensions between rapid technological/social change and conservative institutional lag. Player pianos themselves exemplified modernization that disrupted traditional piano manufacturing and music instruction industries.
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Ignorance of the Law T isn’t the people's ignorance of what the law is that causes the damage, but the law’s ignorance of what the people are thinking about and what they need and what, in the long run, they are bound to have in spite of statutes, Statesmen and stercotypers. Led by the irresistible life lure, people keep pushing on and on and on, while the poor little legislators tag along always behind, part of them trying to formulate into understandable lan- guage the rules that govern our ac- tions, part of them merely drawing their regular stipends from the public treasury, and part of them urgently MUSIC ROLL OFFER That You Cannot Afford To Miss WE want you to know RYTH- MODIK RECORD MUSIC ROLLS, andweare willingtosubmit to any judgment, even the exacting judgment of the expert pianist, this marvelous achievement, which will completely transform the quality of your player piano’s performance. RYTHMOpI RECORD MUSIC ROLLS are so different from all other rolls that no comparison is possible. They are not merely the recording of the notes, but the way the artist plays the notes; the touch, tone coloring and phrasing of cele- brated pianists are all there. You will be surprised and delighted when you hear how. your old favorites sound when played on Rythmodik Records. If you have never heard a Rythmodik Roll you have been missing a very inter- esting and delightful experience. To prove these points we are offer- ing a limited number of Rythmodik Rolls for 20 cents. Send for one or all of the rolls listed below. Rythmodik Rolls are sold by dealers everywhere. AMERICAN PIANO CO. 437 Fifth Avenue, New York Check the names of the pieces you wish — detach the 20 cents in coin of stamps for each (1) Frade Op. 25, No. 1. Chopin, played by Brockway. (2) Hamoresgue, Op. 45, Fria played by Volary. (3) Lallaby from Erminie, played by Keulta, 4) My Hoaolula Hula Gitl, fox tret for dancing. played by Pete Wendling. Name Oe a Tria Ten EANGELUS MUSIC IS PERSONAL MUSIC: 2 THE SUPREME QUALITY OF THE ANGEEUS PLAYER PIANO IS THAT THE MUSIC 18 YOUR OWN WHEN Jou play the ANGELUS the music produced is just as much your own as though your fingers were highly trained and in immediate contact with the keyboard of the piano. This perfect simulation of finger playing is ath PHRASING LEVER, fl : . 1¢ most valuable and important ex- peculiar to the ANGELUS, and is due to its presen devies os ry cheer piano, different and superior construction and to the of ellsheinftevariaonn of tempo, resulting in artistic effects that can- incorporation of patented and exclusive con- far be wcured with on) other on trolling devices that are absolutely necessary "to" drvew hefieed f ‘on that ch: . MELODANT to the lom of expression that characterizes ‘This device stomatal brings out manual playing. fae ge Carrhae degree of emphasis or “color” thet YOU CAN PLAY ALL THE Jou desire. MUSIC OF ALL THE WORLD DIAPHRAGM PNEUMATICS Through this wonderful pneumatic and play it well, with all the grace and charm system you obtain « pliant, resilient touch like that of the human fingers. of personal expression, by means of the — The legato effects of the Angelus are so different from the hard, me- ANGELUS. chanical touch of ether player pianos. KNABE-ANGELUS — Grands and Uprights. CHICKERING.ANGELUS — Grands and Uprights. EMERSON.ANGELUS —Grands and Uprights. ANGELUS PIANO—An upright made expreniy for the Angelus. LINDEMAN & SONS.ANGELUS—Uprights. In Canada—The GOURLAY-ANGELUS end ANGELUS PIANO. Any of theve instruments can be played by hand in the ureel manner, cre WILCOX & WHITE CO q N Business Established 1877. MERIDEN, CONN. 233 Regent St., ne iste s THM MMMM MAT TTT Asencien all over the world. 4 None % Em F TTT TATA notifying us that we are doing things wrong to-day because we did them “Engaged to four girls at on xe differently yesterday. With upraised laimed the horrified uncle.“ How do fingers they solemnly warn us not to you explain such shameless ¢ stray too far away from the old Puri- “T don't know,” said the tan law, the old English law, the old nephew. “T guess Cupid must have shot Roman law, the old Mosaic law, the me with a machine g old antediluvian law or any other law —Ladies' Home of an antique nature. The ignorance of the law certainly Mrs. S. Krxsixctox: We have such doesn't excuse itself, and it is doubt- good news from the front! Dear Charles ful if the rest of us need any excuse. is safely wounded. at last—Rogue. on comicbooks.com