Life, 1916-11-30 · page 40 of 42
Life — November 30, 1916 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is an advertisement for *Everybody's Magazine*'s December issue, promoting upcoming articles and serials to readers of *Life* magazine. The page advertises five features: an exposé on actor Douglas Fairbanks' movie stunts by George Creel; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's account of WWI's Battle of Ypres; O.K. Davis's interview with Japanese Count Okuma about Japan's intentions in China (using the dated idiom "a bull in a china shop" to suggest Japan as a threat); Booth Tarkington's serial fiction featuring character Lucius Brutus Allen; and Ernest Poole's serial "His Family," praised as an authentic romance of American life. The silhouette image on the right appears to be Douglas Fairbanks in a characteristic acrobatic pose, illustrating the Creel article's focus on his physical exploits and whether they're genuinely performed. The overall tone positions *Everybody's* as serious and timely, addressing both entertainment and contemporary geopolitical concerns.
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What Makes a Movie Hero Move? ARE the extraordinary stunts of the most active of ‘‘movie’’ heroes actually photographed from life? In ‘‘A ‘Close- Up’ of Douglas Fairbanks,’’ George Creel takes the popular film actor apart and shows what makes him go. If you doubt the genuineness of his hair-raising exploits—if you think that art, good looks, ‘‘pull,’? or luck make a star—if you would know where Douglas Fairbanks got his preliminary training, see this illuminating ‘‘close-up’’ in the December issue of Everybody's. CONAN DOYLE In ‘Empires at Grips’ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle contributes another account of British fighting in France. This time it is the first battle of Ypres, visualized in detail and illustrated with scenes of action. JAPAN IN THE CHINA SHOP \ Recent happenings in China directly concern American trade relations. Can we strengthen our position by diplomacy? Must we withdraw from China? Or must we prepare to fight? O. K. Davis puts the question squarely and gives an answer based on authoritative knowledge of the Far East, gained during a long residence as war correspondent. His interview with Count Okuma, here published for the first time, is a frank revelation of Japan’s attitude and the reasons fer it. BOOTH TARKINGTON The new Tarkington character, Lucius Brutus Allen, appears again in ‘‘Maud and Bill,” a complete short story. This month, the two youngsters who have kept the whole popu- lation of Marlow on the gui vive join forces with their mother’s suitor—and you'll have to read the story for yourself to appreciate the rest. ERNEST POOLE Of ‘‘His Family,”’ Ernest Poole’s new serial, a disinterested publisher of prominence writes: “In my judgment it is the sanest, the most genuine, the most humanly-appealing romance of American life published by any magazine in a number of years.’’ A summary of previous instalments enables you to begin with the December issue. Out November 23d. Gyebodss 15 cents at all news-stands for DECEMBER ee PETER J. CAREY, PRINTER