Life, 1918-01-03 · page 23 of 40
Life — January 3, 1918 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a theater review page from *Life* magazine featuring a political cartoon and theatrical notices. The main cartoon depicts a farmer stopping a man from waving red flags at a bull, saying "Ye kin stop wavin' them red flags now, mister; ye've got him started." **The Satire:** This is anti-labor/anti-socialist commentary. The "red flags" reference labor radicals and socialists (red being their symbolic color). The farmer represents the American public or establishment—the cartoon suggests that radical agitators have successfully "riled up" the bull (the masses or public sentiment), so further provocation isn't needed. The joke mocks both radical propagandists and implies public anger is now self-sustaining. **Context:** This reflects early 20th-century American anxiety about labor movements, socialism, and perceived revolutionary threats, particularly relevant during WWI-era tensions. The remainder is standard theater criticism for Broadway productions, listing shows with brief reviews.
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Farmer: Ye KIN STOP WAVIN’ THEM RED FLAGS NOW, MISTER; YE'VE COT HIM STARTED simpler theme and centres the interest, he will write a very worth-while play. Tis novelty of treatment makes “ Yes or No” entertaining, and the story holds the attention throughout. In its quick ses of scene it has the moving pic- res almost beaten in their own special field. It is worth seeing as a theatrical curiosity. ew Var’ BW OoVee HE sudden failure of “Words and Music” to materialize on the Satur- evening when it was to have its first riormance threw an amusing side-light ne processes of Sunday journalism: n New York. The strain on the re onti sources of the New York Sunday news- papers, caused by their many and mam- moth supplements, reduces their ability to print late news, so the reviews of the- atrical productions on Saturday evening have lately been deferred to Monday morning. This does not apply to adver- tisements, however, so the managers in the advertising of “ Words and Music” told the New York public to “ read what the critics say in to-morrow’s papers.” Everyone knows that critics are omni cient and that some of them have written criticisms of plays they never saw, but even the necessities of New York jour- nalism could hardly make a critic write a review of a performance that never took Metcalfe. utide place FORMATION Astor—* Why Marry?" Notice later. Retasco.—" Polly with a Past.” | Mr. Relas- co's clever staging of an amusing comedy with Ina Claire the charming heroine. A sort ic, dane- in able fun, Booth, —“ The Masauerader" with Mr. Guy Rates Post. Titeresting London drama with the star ina dual role. Broadhurst. — Revival of “Lord and Lady Algy with) Mr. ersham and) Maxine Elliott in the title roles. Notice later. Casino.—" Ob. Roy!” Musical farce, tune; tul and abounding in laughs. Century, —" Miss 1017." Expensive, elabo- ate and lacaely staged not very ¢ © gith Supper and dancing with nig wom ost agreeable Cocoanut Gr the Spanish ye accompaniment. Cohan and Harris. Diverting and well” pl r-Made Man.” farcical con trating again that clothes do not make 8. “ohan’s.— The King” with Mr. Leo Dit richstein. Very amusing and well ac h comedy, high-flavored but laughable are Mayers he Washington § 23 in four playlets, Entertainment amusing by its contrasts and originality. Cort.—* Flo Fio."" See above. Criterion, — Laurette Taylor in Happi- ness,” by Mr. Hartley Manners, Notice later. Eltinge— Business Before Pleasure.” The moviepicture industry amusingly assauited by those laughable princes of trade, Messrs. Pot- ash and Perlmutter. _Empire.—Ethel, Barrymore in “The Lady of the Camellias."" Notice later. Forty-fourth Street. — Moving pictures of the United States navy. Fortyfourth Street Roo} Over the Top.” The gitl-and-music form of drama elevated to position where it can shine in spite of ‘larkened Broadway. Forty-eighth Strect—" Yes or No," by Mr. Arthur Goodrich, See above. Fulton. =“ Words and Music later. Globe," Jack o° Lantern” with Mr. Fred Stone. The. star energetically funny’ in a brilliant setting of girl.and-music surround- ings. Harris, —" The Naughty Wife." Very laughable farcical comedy, well produced and well played. Hippodrome.—" Cheer Up." Big demon: stration of the entertaining possibilities of vaudeville, spectacle and ballet. Hudson.—" The Pipes of Pan," by Mr. a+ ward Childs rpenter. Cheery comedy with a bit of sentiment and showing that love is not entirely dead in middle-age. Knickerbocker. — Mrs, Fiske in, the title role of “Madame Sand," by Mr. Philip Moeller. Not so much a ‘play as interesting Costume pictures of celebrities, Longacre. —“ Leave It to Jane.” “The Hege Widow" turned into tuneful and fairly funny musical comed Tiger Rose.” Well staged m its setting in the Canadian No: Notice draina with § west Lyric.—Moving pictures, janhattan Opera Howse. — Chu Chin The old. story, of “The. Forty Thieves” in colorful and musical Oriental spectacle. Marine Elliott's, — Marjorie Rambeau “The Eyes of Youth.” Ingeniously con- trived drama, well staged and very well acted. Morosco.—" Lombardi, Ltd.” by Mr Mrs. Hatton. “The New York fashio dressmaking establishment shown to have a domestic as well as a flashy side. Park.—" The Land of Joy." An American comedy camouflage thrown about the delight fal dancing of a company cf Spanish girle Playhouse —Margaret Anglin in“ Billeted.” y Messrs. Jesse and Harwood. Notice later. Plymouth." The Gipsy Trail Robert Housum. Very charming ly, very well played by an excellent ¢ Princess,—Closed. Kepublic.— Parlor, 5 hy Messrs. Bell and Swan. Notice later. Shubert. —" Maytime.” Delightfully pre- sented play with music and having the novelty of an interesting plot. Theatre du Views Colombier.—Fairly com: petent French stock company in repertory of short plays. Thirty-ninth Street_—" Blind Youth" with Mr. Lou Tellegen. "The star as a Latii Quarter artist transplanted to New York an Working out an intense sex problem. Winter Garden.—" Doing Our Bit.” Flabo- rate large-scale girl-and-music show with the usual appeal to the tb. m. Bedroom and Rath,” Ea comicbooks.com